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• Laurens Hendricus Theodorus Maria (Rens) VROOMEN, Eindhoven (NL/NB) Geldrop (NL/NB) († 2000)
• Constance Mirah Bakker Schut, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Johannes N. Duijnisveld, Monster († 1993)
• Adrianus Johannes Siben, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Maria Antonia Nijkamp, Langeveen († 1945)
• Gerardus Joseph Johannes Wolvekamp, Delft († 1945)
• Lucien EVERAERTS, Rillaar Vlaams Brabant († 1995)
• de Kort, Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Herman Hesselink, Neuringe († 2017)
• Garry William Martin († 2001)

• Arie Sopjes (23), Maastricht
• Antje Loon (68), rotterdam (zuid holland)
• Adrianus van den Bogaard (84), Vriezenveen
• Arnoldus Theodorus Wikkerink (78)
• "Otto" Joseph Maria Aloysius Hubertus Günther Thomas zu Stolberg-Stolberg (56), Ostrava, Tchéquie
• Arend Willem Gerard van Otterloo (54), Westerbork
• Antoon Jan Kleuver (19), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus van den Bogaart (84), Vriezenveen, Overijssel, Nederland
• van Spronsen, Den Haag
• Antonius Siroen (56), Mill en Sint Hubert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1944 » Henri Richelet, French painter and etcher
• 1945 » Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1945 » Lucienne Robillard, Canadian social worker and politician, 59th Secretary of State for Canada
• 1946 » Iain Matthews, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 » Jodi Rell, American politician, 87th Governor of Connecticut
• 1946 » John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever, English businessman and politician
• 1946 » Karen Dunnell, English statistician and academic
• 1946 » Neil MacGregor, Scottish historian and curator
• 1946 » Rick Adelman, American basketball player and coach
• 1946 » Tom Harrell, American trumpet player and composer

• 1939 » Chick Webb, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1905)
• 1940 » DuBose Heyward, American author (b. 1885)
• 1944 » Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek general (b. 1905)
• 1946 » Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
• 1952 » Andrew Lawson, Scottish-American geologist and academic (b. 1861)
• 1953 » Margaret Bondfield, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (b. 1873)
• 1955 » Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter (b. 1864)
• 1958 » Imre Nagy, Hungarian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1895)
• 1958 » Pál Maléter, Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (b. 1917)

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. John
14. Gerardus
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.
• March 11 » World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established with Bảo Đại as its ruler.
• April 7 » World War II: The battleship Yamato, one of the two largest ever constructed, is sunk by American aircraft during Operation Ten-Go.
• April 12 » World War II: The U.S. Ninth Army under General William H. Simpson crosses the Elbe River astride Magdeburg, and reached Tangermünde—only 50 miles from Berlin.
• April 17 » World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
• April 21 » World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
• April 25 » Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.

The temperature on June 16, 1945 was between 6.8 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.