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• N.N. Arends, Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1945)
• Lana Booy († 1985)
• Brigitta Hillegonda van Asma, Den Helder († 2016)
• JOSEPHINA JOHANNA PETRONELLA MARIE VROEMEN, Sittard († 1949)
• Leo Alphonse Todd, California, Verenigde Staten († 2018)
• Sheila Jane FOLEY, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan († 2001)
• Moerbeek, Halsteren
• Tonia Imhoff, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1994)
• Doodgeboren kind Folkersma, Kommerzijl, Oldehove, Gr, Nederland († 1945)
• Cornelis Schotanus, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands († 1973)

• Anna Cornelia Hilhorst (22), Baarn
• Albert Potgeter (82), Allendale, Ottawa, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Gerardina Nooij (71), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis GODSCHALX (70), 's-Hertogenbosch (N-B)
• Bernardus Nijman (85), Heemskerk
• Bernardus Nijman (85), Heemskerk
• Anna Wilhelmina Dubbelman (9), Raamsdonksveer, Nederland
• Adriana Wilhelmina Kranenburg (80), Rotterdam
• Anna Margaretha Hendriksdr. Homan (73), Monster, Nederland
• Anna Maria Homan (48), Monster

• 1943 » Carl Wayne, English singer and actor († 2004)
• 1943 » Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
• 1943 » Martin Mull, American actor and comedian
• 1944 » Paula Danziger, American author († 2004)
• 1944 » Robert Hitchcock, Australian sculptor and illustrator
• 1945 » Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and author († 1994)
• 1945 » Sarah Dash, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1945 » Värner Lootsmann, Estonian lawyer and politician
• 1948 » James Jones, English bishop
• 1948 » John Scarlett, English intelligence officer

• 1919 » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
• 1940 » Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
• 1943 » Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
• 1964 » Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
• 1968 » Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (b. 1881)

• 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 21 » World War II: the Brazilian Expeditionary Force defeat the German forces in the Battle of Monte Castello on the Italian front.
• March 21 » World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.
• March 30 » World War II: Soviet forces invade Austria and capture Vienna; Polish and Soviet forces liberate Danzig.
• April 5 » Cold War: Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito signs an agreement with the Soviet Union to allow "temporary entry of Soviet troops into Yugoslav territory".
• April 25 » United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
• July 28 » A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26.

The temperature on August 18, 1945 was between 12.1 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (40%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.