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• Hendrik van Doornik, Enkhuizen († 2008)
• Gradus Gelmers († 1946)
• Andreas Antonius Franciscus Schrijver, Dalfsen († 2014)
• Gerrit Dirks Tjoelker, Surhuisterveen, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland († 1945)
• Cornelis Hazenoot, Katwijk († 2009)
• Bertus Michel († 2022)
• Gerrie de Goede, Amsterdam († 1987)
• Elly Brusik, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1994)
• Bennie Krebbers, Grootegast,, Groningen, Nederland († 1961)
• Jan Iwema, Lucaswolde († 2014)

• Adolf Leijten (25), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Adrianus Arnoldus Bertens (55), Utrecht, UT Netherlands
• Adriana Hendrika Briene (76), Beesd, Gelderland, Nederland
• A.H(Aleida) Wolkotte (70), Borne
• Abraham Bijl (66), 's-Gravenhage / den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus van der Velden (48), Alphen aan de Rijn
• Abraham Pais (26), Gross-Rosen (Rogoznica) (Polen)
• Abraham Pagrach (56), Gross-Rosen-Ext.kommando Senftenberg, Brandenburg, Duitsland
• Aaron Bosnack (27), Gros-rosen, Neder Silezie, Polen
• Adelaide Countess Of Solms (69)

• 1941 » Kevin Crossley-Holland, English author and poet
• 1943 » Eric Foner, American historian, author, and academic
• 1943 » Gareth Hunt, English actor († 2007)
• 1945 » Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player and journalist
• 1946 » Gérard Jean-Juste, Haitian priest and activist († 2009)
• 1946 » Héctor Babenco, Argentinian-Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter († 2016)
• 1946 » Pete Postlethwaite, English actor († 2011)
• 1946 » Sammy Johns, American country music singer-songwriter († 2013)
• 1949 » Jacques Duchesneau, Canadian police officer and politician
• 1949 » Joe English, American drummer and songwriter

• 1937 » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845)
• 1938 » Harvey Samuel Firestone, American businessman, founded the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (b. 1868)
• 1939 » Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator and stage designer (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano and actress (b. 1874)
• 1959 » Daniel François Malan, South African minister and politician, 5th Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1874)
• 1959 » Guitar Slim, American singer and guitarist (b. 1926)
• 1959 » Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874)
• 1960 » Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1903)
• 1963 » Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (b. 1902)

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 30 » World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp.
• February 9 » World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: HMSVenturer sinks U-864 off the coast of Fedje, Norway, in a rare instance of submarine-to-submarine combat.
• April 9 » The United States Atomic Energy Commission is formed.
• April 30 » World War II: Stalag Luft I prisoner-of-war camp near Barth, Germany is liberated by Soviet soldiers, freeing nearly 9000 American and British airmen.
• July 28 » A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.
• August 30 » The Allied Control Council, governing Germany after World War II, comes into being.

The temperature on February 7, 1945 was between 5.5 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.