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• Anna Louwes, Boerakker, Nederland († 1993)
• Koop Jan Willem Tuytel, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• Johanna "Ansje" Maria Heere († 2010)
• Bertus Tames, Den Helder († 2016)
• André Bralts, Exloo, Drenthe, Nederland († 2010)
• Eddy Johan De Jonge, Oudenaarde († 1946)
• Marion David Wright, Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1951)
• Patricia L. Folkerth († 2018)
• Paula Lucretia Groenhof, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 2017)
• Duane Allan Jans, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2021)

• Cornelia De Graaf (74), Velsen, Nederland
• America G Miracle (86), Bell County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Christiaan Helenus Hermannus AALDERS (31), Nagasaki Japan
• Adriana Scholtens (46), bloemendaal
• Berend Jan Boerrigter (84), Pueblo (CO)-CAN-
• Cornelia de Graaf (74), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bosman (71), Neeroeteren, Limburg, Belgium
• Aaltje van Rheenen (79), Maarsseveen, Nederland
• Adriana Antonia Teulings (65), Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands
• 'Yvan' Emile Marie MALISOUX (55), Beez, 5000, Namur, Belgique

• 1943 » Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer
• 1943 » Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician
• 1944 » John Dunt, English admiral
• 1945 » Steve Martin, American actor, comedian, musician, producer, and screenwriter
• 1945 » Wim Wenders, German director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 » Larry Graham, American soul/funk bass player and singer-songwriter
• 1946 » Susan Saint James, American actress
• 1946 » Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and businessman († 2010)
• 1947 » Bruce Nash, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 » Maddy Prior, English folk singer

• 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
• 1943 » Lore Berger, Swiss author and translator (b. 1921)
• 1951 » William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)
• 1954 » Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
• 1954 » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek activist (b. 1901)
• 1955 » Herbert Putnam, American lawyer and publisher, Librarian of Congress (b. 1861)
• 1956 » Bertolt Brecht, German poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)

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 17 » World War II: The Vistula–Oder Offensive forces German troops out of Warsaw.
• January 23 » World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal.
• 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.
• May 2 » World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
• May 9 » World War II: The final German Instrument of Surrender is signed at the Soviet headquarters in Berlin-Karlshorst.
• August 8 » The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.

The temperature on August 14, 1945 was between 13.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain during 6.2 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.