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• Milford LeRoy van Gerpen, Avon, South Dakota († 2005)
• Jan van der Galien
• Gerarda van Lagen, Garderen gem. Barneveld († 1945)
• Margriet Janny Klazes de Boer († 2000)
• Leonardus Peter Marie Potten, Venray, Limburg, Nederland
• levenloos geboren kind († 1945)
• Nienke Anny Pool, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
• Margriet Janny de Boer († 2000)
• Itske Ates Atsma, Scharl, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland († 1999)
• Leuntje Boone, Arnemuiden, Walcheren, Zeeland, Nederland († 1945)

• Adriana van der Blom (68), Leiden
• Albertes Johannus Stenvert (1), Deventer (O)
• Adriana van den Blom (68), Leiden
• Adrianus Jan Klaris (33), Dublowitz, Böhmen, Tchécoslovaquie
• Albert Thijmensz Klappe (71), Vollenhove, ov.nld
• Adriana van der Blom (68), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Martinus van Iersel (85), Udenhout
• Aafje de Wit (54), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Alida van der Vegt (86), Weesp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Andreas Slangen (83), Bunde, Meerssen

• 1942 » John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist († 2006)
• 1942 » John Thaw, English actor and producer, played Inspector Morse († 2002)
• 1943 » Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor
• 1944 » Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author
• 1945 » Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1946 » John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1946 » Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer († 2002)
• 1947 » Fran Cotton, English rugby player
• 1947 » Zulema, American singer-songwriter († 2013)
• 1948 » Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer

• 1933 » Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)
• 1933 » Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
• 1943 » Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)
• 1946 » William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)
• 1956 » Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1864)
• 1956 » Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886)
• 1956 » Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)

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 23 » World War II: The 11th Airborne Division, with Filipino guerrillas, free all 2,147 captives of the Los Baños internment camp, in what General Colin Powell later would refer to as "the textbook airborne operation for all ages and all armies."
• March 7 » World War II: American troops seize the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen.
• April 26 » World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army are liberated in Baguio and they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita.
• May 9 » World War II: The final German Instrument of Surrender is signed at the Soviet headquarters in Berlin-Karlshorst.
• September 16 » World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end.
• December 15 » Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.

The temperature on January 3, 1945 was between 2.7 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.