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• Herman Adriaan Holleman, Stellenbosch, West-Kaap (RSA) († 2007)
• Lambert Frederik Wuite, Amsterdam († 2007)
• Egon van der Vegt, Everswinkel, Duitsland († 1996)
• Antje Schiphof, Berlikum († 1945)
• Bert van Thiel, Amsterdam († 2006)
• Naamloos van Diemen, Noordwijkerhout († 1945)
• N.N. Zuithof, Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland († 1945)
• Johannes van Veen, Boskoop († 1945)
• Gerardina Elisabeth Cornelia de Bie, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Adrianus Kalkman, Rotterdam († 1945)

• Albertus Antonius Maria Wever (35), Breda
• Abraham Eijgenraam (64), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Eijgenraam (64), Delft,-
• Abraham Mozes Noach (51), Kdo Langenbielau Concentration Camp
• Aldegonda Adriana van Heijst (45), Tilburg
• Adriana Maria Jagt (74), Kampen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albertus Gerardus Steenvoorden (60), Leiden
• Adrianus Johannes Munckhof, van den (21), Neuengamme Duitsland
• Albertus Oosterop (50), Tjimahi, Java, Indonesië
• Adhemar STROBBE (60), Beernem,,BELGIE

• 1943 » Barry Mealand, English footballer, right back († 2013)
• 1943 » Peter Struck, German lawyer and politician, 13th German Federal Minister of Defence († 2012)
• 1943 » Sharon Tate, American model and actress († 1969)
• 1943 » Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
• 1944 » David Gerrold, American science fiction screenwriter and author
• 1944 » Gian-Franco Kasper, Swiss ski official
• 1945 » Eva Janko, Austrian javelin thrower
• 1945 » John Garamendi, American football player and politician, 1st United States Deputy Secretary of the Interior
• 1945 » Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer and screenwriter
• 1946 » Michael Ontkean, Canadian actor

• 1920 » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)
• 1939 » Maximilian Bircher-Benner, Swiss physician, created Muesli (b. 1867)
• 1943 » John Burns, English trade union leader and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1858)
• 1960 » Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1886)
• 1961 » Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American pole vaulter and businessman, founded the A. C. Gilbert Company (b. 1884)
• 1962 » Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Turkish author, poet, and scholar (b. 1901)
• 1962 » André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Stanley Lord, English naval captain (b. 1877)
• 1965 » Winston Churchill, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)
• 1966 » Homi J. Bhabha, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1909)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Robert
9. Petrus
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. John
15. Dirk
16. Jacob

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Geertruida
14. Irene
15. Mary
16. Helena

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• February 8 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
• March 21 » World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
• April 25 » Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
• May 3 » World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay.
• May 5 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath becomes effective, encompassing all German armed forces opposing the 21st Army Group in northwestern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
• August 16 » The National Representatives' Congress, the precursor of the current National Assembly of Vietnam, convenes in Sơn Dương.

The temperature on January 24, 1945 was between -9.8 °C and -0.4 °C and averaged -4.7 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.