1945 in the Netherlands
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Events in the year 1945 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Wilhelmina
- Prime Minister: Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (until 25 June); Willem Schermerhorn (from 25 June)
Events
- Dutch famine of 1944–45
- 3 March – Bombing of the Bezuidenhout
- 5 April to 20 May – Georgian uprising on Texel
- 7 to 8 April – Operation Amherst
- 12 to 16 April – Liberation of Arnhem
- 17 April – Inundation of the Wieringermeer
- 13 May 1945 German deserter execution
Births
- 4 January – Jean Bessems, carom and artistic billiards player
- 6 January – Anja Meulenbelt, politician and writer
- 10 January – Henri Bol, still life painter (d. 2000)
- 25 January – Lennaert Nijgh, lyricist (d. 2002)
- 3 February – Willeke Alberti, singer and actress
- 16 February – Toon van Driel, cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist
- 16 February – L. H. Wiener, writer
- 17 February – Chris Dolman, martial artist and professional wrestler
- 3 March – Gee van Enst, rower.[1]
- 14 March – René de Boer, sculptor
- 14 March – Herman van Veen, stage performer, actor, author, singer/songwriter and musician
- 28 March – Bert Groen, corporate director, civil servant and politician
- 29 March – Willem Ruis, game show presenter (d. 1986)
- 4 May – Jan Mulder, footballer, writer, columnist, and TV personality
- 8 May – Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, politician, jurist and civil servant
- 25 May – Nicolaas Matsier, novelist
- 12 June – Gaby Minneboo, cyclist
- 15 June – Corrie Bakker, track and field athlete.[2]
- 16 June – Roy Ho Ten Soeng, politician
- 20 June – Jan Dietz, information systems researcher
- 9 July – Erik van der Wurff, pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor (d. 2014)
- 17 August – Rudi Lubbers, boxer.[3]
- 27 August – Jan Sloot, electronics engineer (d. 1999)
- 28 September – Vincent Mentzel, photographer
- 24 October – Ernst Jansen Steur, neurologist
- 30 October – Fred Rompelberg, cyclist
- 2 November – Cees Stam, track cyclist
- 19 November – Hans Monderman, road traffic engineer and innovator (d. 2008)
- 27 November – Phil Bloom, artist, entertainer and actress
Full date missing
- Christian Dumolin, businessman
- Henk van der Flier, psychologist
- Jan Plas, kickboxer (d. 2010)
- Madelon Vriesendorp, artist
Deaths
- 2 January – Arie Bijl, physicist (b. 1908)
- 30 January – Jur Haak, footballer (b. 1890)
- 1 February – Johan Huizinga, historian (b. 1972)
- 9 February – Piet Klijnveld, accountant (b. 1874)
- 12 February – Walraven van Hall, banker and resistance leader (b. 1906)
- 17 February – Gabrielle Weidner, resistance fighter (b. 1914)
- 1 April – Piet Tekelenburg, footballer (b. 1894)
- 15 April – Joannes Cassianus Pompe, pathologist (b. 1901)
- 17 April – Hannie Schaft, communist resistance fighter during World War II (b. 1920)
- 28 May – Lothar van Gogh, footballer (b. 1888)
- 16 August – Nico Richter, composer (b. 1915)
- 25 August – Henriëtte van der Meij, feminist (b. 1850)
- 7 September – Harry Kuneman, governor (b. 1886)
- 22 October – Jac. van Ginneken, linguist, priest and Jesuit (b. 1877)
- 13 November – Albert Heijn, entrepreneur (b. 1865)
Full date missing
- Anne Frank, diarist (b. 1929)
- Margot Frank (b. 1926)
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gee van Enst". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Corrie Bakker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rudie Lubbers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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