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• Magdalena M.P. van Geest († 2018)
• Frederik William (Fred) Almas, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada († 1992)
• Jacob Huisman, Verlaat (Steenwijkerwold) († 2016)
• Geertje Aleida Scholten († 2022)
• Hendrik de Vries, amsterdam, Nederland († 1952)
• Colleen GOLOB († 1992)
• G.T.M. (Trees) Speelman, Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Nederland († 2019)
• Rientje Harmina Dontje, meeden († 1978)
• Egbert Stroom, Oberhausen,, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland († 1987)
• Els Bartels, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 1977)

• Annie May COLLESS (71), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Anthonius Johannes Maria Goemans (1), Venray, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Hendrina Heres (64), Delft
• Alexander MACDONELL (89), Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia RN16661
• Adriana Maria Huijsmans (51), Japans interneringskamp
• Anne Geert Bakker (29), Wagenborgen, Termunten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Albert Doek (74), Emmen
• Adriaan Bernard Langeler (44), Gorssel, ge.nld
• Antonius Wuisman (32), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Joosten (85), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland

• 1941 » Don Rich, American country musician († 1974)
• 1941 » Jim Brothers, American sculptor († 2013)
• 1942 » Pete York, English rock drummer
• 1943 » Eileen Bell, Northern Irish civil servant and politician, 2nd Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
• 1944 » Dimitris Sioufas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
• 1945 » Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician, 9th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
• 1946 » Jimmy Webb, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1947 » Rakhee Gulzar, Indian film actress
• 1948 » Patsy Gallant, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1948 » Tom Johnston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1928 » Anatole von Hügel, Italian ethnologist and academic, co-founded St Edmund's College, Cambridge (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Paul Signac, French painter and author (b. 1863)
• 1935 » Wiley Post, American pilot (b. 1898)
• 1935 » Will Rogers, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
• 1942 » Mahadev Desai, Indian activist and author (b. 1892)
• 1945 » Fred Hockley, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1923)
• 1945 » Korechika Anami, Japanese general and politician, 54th Japanese Minister of the Army (b. 1887)
• 1951 » Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist and engineer (b. 1875)

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 19 » World War II: Battle of Iwo Jima: About 30,000 United States Marines land on the island of Iwo Jima.
• March 21 » World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
• March 26 » World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
• April 6 » World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
• May 1 » World War II: A German newsreader officially announces that Adolf Hitler has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin.
• May 11 » World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USSBunker Hill is hit by two kamikazes.

The temperature on August 15, 1945 was between 13.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 8.3 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.