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• Geertruida maria theodora Veerman († 2010)
• Lammert Gerrit Oosting, Sappemeer, Groningen, Nederland († 1994)
• Petronella Henrica Anselma Rovers, Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1986)
• Jacobus Willems Heins, Gaastmeer, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1999)
• NN Frissen, Maastricht († 1945)
• Geziena Johanna Maria Meijer, Meppel († 1946)
• Marga Foskea Buurma, Gasselternijveen, Gasselte, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1982)
• Jacob Minderhoud, Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL († 1947)
• Anita Marian Kostelijk, Groot-Schermer († 1946)
• Gerrit Johan Stormink, Gorssel († 2011)

• Aede de Boer (77), Jellum, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Bos (56), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Matthew andries (64), Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
• Bernardus Weening (70), `s Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arendje Plokker (61), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Meijer (78), Bellingwolde
• Albert Matthews Andries (64), Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States
• Bernardus Engelbertus (Bernard) Ragas (73), Zeelst Veldhoven
• Adriana Donkersteeg (54), Leusden, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Anna Maria van Neer (85), Susteren, Limburg Nederland

• 1943 » David Douglas-Home, British businessman and politician
• 1943 » Veronica Hamel, American actress and model
• 1944 » Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwean field hockey player
• 1944 » Louie Dampier, American basketball player and coach
• 1944 » Wayne Maki, Canadian ice hockey player († 1974)
• 1945 » Deborah Eisenberg, American writer, actress and teacher
• 1946 » Algimantas Butnorius, Lithuanian chess Grandmaster († 2017)
• 1946 » Duane Allman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1971)
• 1946 » Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
• 1946 » Samuel E. Wright, American actor, voice actor and singer

• 1938 » Edwin Hall, American physicist (b. 1855)
• 1938 » Maud of Wales, queen of Norway (b. 1869)
• 1940 » Arturo Bocchini, Chief of Police under the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Robert Lane, Canadian footballer (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Tim Coleman, English footballer (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1901)
• 1944 » Maria Jacobini, Italian actress (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Francis William Aston, English chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• 1947 » Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (b. 1921)
• 1950 » Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (b. 1866)

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.
• January 1 » World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.
• January 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
• February 8 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada commence Operation Veritable to occupy the west bank of the Rhine.
• 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.
• May 8 » Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the Sétif massacre.
• August 17 » Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.

The temperature on November 20, 1945 was between -0.9 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.