Events in the year 1945 in the

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Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

: Wilhelmina *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (born Pieter Gerbrandij; 13 April 1885 – 7 September 1961) was a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 3 September 1940 until 25 June 1945. He oversaw the government-in-exile ...

(until 25 June);

Willem Schermerhorn Willem "Wim" Schermerhorn (17 December 1894 – 10 March 1977) was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 25 June 1945 until 3 July 1946. He was a member of the now-defunct Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB) a ...

(from 25 June)

Events

Dutch famine of 1944–45 Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

*3 March –

Bombing of the Bezuidenhout The bombing of the Bezuidenhout ( nl, bombardement op het Bezuidenhout) took place on 3 March 1945, when the Royal Air Force mistakenly bombed the Bezuidenhout neighbourhood in the Dutch city of The Hague. At the time, the neighbourhood was more ...

*5 April to 20 May –

Georgian uprising on Texel The Georgian uprising on Texel ( nl, Opstand der Georgiërs) (5 April 1945 – 20 May 1945) was an insurrection by the 882nd Infantry Battalion ''Königin Tamara'' (Queen Tamar or ''Tamara'') of the Georgian Legion of the German Army stationed o ...

*7 to 8 April –

Operation Amherst Operation Amherst was a Free French and British SAS attack designed to capture intact Dutch canals, bridges and airfields during World War II. It was led by Brigadier Mike Calvert of Chindit The Chindits, officially as Long Range Penetratio ...

*12 to 16 April –

Liberation of Arnhem Operation Anger (sometimes known as Operation Quick Anger), was a military operation to seize the city of Arnhem in April 1945, during the closing stages of the Second World War. It is also known as the Second Battle of Arnhem or the Liberation of ...

*17 April –

Inundation of the Wieringermeer On 17 April 1945, the retreating German occupying forces inundated the polder of Wieringermeer, the Netherlands. Preparations In 1945 German forces occupying the Netherlands planned to destroy the Zuiderzee Works to cover their retreat. Militar ...

* 13 May 1945 German deserter execution

Births

*4 January – Jean Bessems, carom and artistic billiards player *6 January –

Anja Meulenbelt Anja Henriëtte Meulenbelt (born 6 January 1945 in Utrecht) is a Dutch writer and former politician of the Socialist Party (SP). She wrote ''De Schaamte Voorbij'' (''The Shame is Over''), published in 1976, which was an important piece of second ...

, politician and writer *10 January –

Henri Bol Henri Cornelis Bol (10 January 1945 – 10 July 2000) was a Dutch still life painter, whose work was noted for its realism and ''trompe-l'œil'' technique. Life and career Bol was born and raised in Eindhoven as the eldest son of painter Kees ...

, still life painter (d. 2000) *25 January –

Lennaert Nijgh Lennaert Herman Nijgh (January 25, 1945 in Haarlem – November 28, 2002 in Haarlem) was a Dutch lyricist. Nijgh was most commonly known as the lyricist for Boudewijn de Groot. Biography Nijgh was an only child and grew up in Heemstede. He w ...

, lyricist (d. 2002) *3 February –

Willeke Alberti Willeke Alberti (born 3 February 1945) (real name: Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer and actress, the daughter of entertainer and singer Willy Alberti (1926–1985) and Hendrika Geertruida Kuiper (1921–2011). Biography Willeke Albe ...

, singer and actress *16 February – Toon van Driel, cartoonist, comics writer and comics artist *16 February –

L. H. Wiener Lodewijk Willem Henri Wiener, writing as Lodewijk-Henri Wiener and (since 1980) L.H. Wiener (born February 16, 1945 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. Wiener debuted with stories in the Dutch literary journal ''Tirade'' in 1966 with (''Gentlemen!' ...

, writer *17 February –

Chris Dolman Christiaan "Chris" Dolman (born February 17, 1945) is a Dutch retired judoka, sambo player and wrestler. He won a silver medal at the European championship in judo and a gold at the world championship in sambo, counting as the first non-Russian ...

, martial artist and professional wrestler *3 March – Gee van Enst, rower. *14 March – René de Boer, sculptor *14 March – Herman van Veen, stage performer, actor, author, singer/songwriter and musician *28 March –

Bert Groen Lubertus Cornelis "Bert" Groen (born 28 March 1945 in Haarlem) is a Dutch corporate director and former civil servant and politician of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and his successor the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). From 2002 to 2003 he ...

, 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 Arthur Docters van Leeuwen (8 May 1945 – 14 August 2020) was a Dutch politician, jurist and civil servant. He was member of the liberal political party VVD. Between 1999 and 2007 he was chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial ...

, politician, jurist and civil servant *20 May –

Saskia Holleman Saskia Holleman (20 May 1945 – 10 June 2013) was a Dutch actress, lawyer and model. She became widely known in the Netherlands when a picture in which she was naked in a meadow was used by the left-wing, pacifist political party Pacifist Sociali ...

, actress, lawyer and model (d. 2013). *25 May –

Nicolaas Matsier Nicolaas Matsier (born Krommenie, 25 May 1945) is a Dutch novelist. Nicolaas Matsier is a pseudonym of Tjit Reinsma. Prizes * 1987: Zilveren Griffel for ''Ida stak een zebra over''. * 1995: Ferdinand Bordewijk Prize for his novel '' Gesloten hui ...

, novelist *12 June – Gaby Minneboo, cyclist *15 June – Corrie Bakker, track and field athlete. *16 June – Roy Ho Ten Soeng, politician *20 June –

Jan Dietz Jean Leonardus Gerardus (Jan) Dietz (born 20 June 1945) is a Dutch Information systems researcher, Emeritus Professor of Information Systems Design, and part-time Professor of Enterprise Engineering at the Delft University of Technology, known for ...

, information systems researcher *9 July – Erik van der Wurff, pianist, composer, arranger, producer and conductor (d. 2014) *17 August –

Rudi Lubbers Rudolfus Josefus Maria "Rudie" Lubbers (born 17 August 1945) is a retired Dutch boxer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he finished ninth as light-heavyweight and in 1968 fifth as heavyweight. Nationally, Lubbers won six ...

, boxer. *27 August – Jan Sloot, electronics engineer (d. 1999) *28 September – Vincent Mentzel, photographer *24 October –

Ernst Jansen Steur Ernst Nicolaas Herman Jansen, (born 24 October 1945 in Kamperland, Netherlands), later known as Ernst Jansen Steur, is a former Dutch neurologist, who garnered notoriety for misconduct and lost his license to practice medicine. Career Ernst Nico ...

, neurologist *30 October –

Fred Rompelberg Fred Rompelberg (born 30 October 1945, in Maastricht) is a Dutch cycle sport, cyclist who is mainly known for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he motor-paced cycling, cycled behind a motor ...

, cyclist *2 November –

Cees Stam Cees Stam (born 2 November 1945 in Koog aan de Zaan) is a former Dutch track cyclist and four-time world champion stayer. Cees Stam was almost exclusively active as a stayer and at six-day races. In 1968 he became Dutch champion amateur sta ...

, track cyclist *19 November –

Hans Monderman Hans Monderman (19 November 1945 – 7 January 2008) was a Dutch road traffic engineer and innovator. He was recognised for radically challenging the criteria used to evaluate engineering solutions for street design. His work compelled tra ...

, road traffic engineer and innovator (d. 2008) *27 November –

Phil Bloom Phil Bloom (born 27 November 1945 in Berkel en Rodenrijs) is a Dutch artist, graphic designer and performer. She was the first person to appear completely nude on Dutch television, on 28 July 1967 during the show ''Hoepla'', which caused scandal ...

, artist, entertainer and actress

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Christian Dumolin Christian Dumolin (born 1945, Kortrijk) of Sint-Denijs is a Belgian businessman, President and CEO of Koramic Investment Group, President and CEO of Koramic-Koceram and Vice-Chairman of Wienerberger Supervisory Board. After he graduated in econ ...

, businessman *

Henk van der Flier Hendrik (Henk) van der Flier (born 1945) is a Dutch psychologist, and Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and at its Kurt Lewin Institute (KLI), known for his work on comparability of psychological te ...

, psychologist *

Jan Plas Jan Plas (16 March 19451 September 2010) was a Dutch professional kickboxer, trainer and founder of the Mejiro Gym in Amsterdam. He is considered to be the father of kickboxing in the Netherlands. Career Plas began his career in martial arts i ...

, kickboxer (d. 2010) *

Madelon Vriesendorp Madelon Vriesendorp (born 1945, Bilthoven) is a Dutch artist, painter, sculptor and art collector. She was married to Rem Koolhaas and best known as one of the co-founders of the Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in the early 1970s (toget ...

, artist

Deaths

*2 January –

Arie Bijl Arie Bijl (Maassluis, 23 December 1908 – Hamburg- Neuengamme, 2 January 1945) was a Dutch theoretical physicist and resistance man. Arie Bijl was the youngest child of Simon Bijl (1869–1951), owner of a milk factory, and Willemijntje van der ...

, physicist (b. 1908) *30 January –

Jur Haak Jurriaan Haak ( – ) was a Dutch footballer. He was part of the Netherlands national team, playing two matches and scoring two goals. He played his first match on 17 November 1912. He had been a reserve on the national team in the 1908 Olympics ...

, footballer (b. 1890) *1 February –

Johan Huizinga Johan Huizinga (; 7 December 1872 – 1 February 1945) was a Dutch historian and one of the founders of modern cultural history. Life Born in Groningen as the son of Dirk Huizinga, a professor of physiology, and Jacoba Tonkens, who died two y ...

, historian (b. 1972) *9 February –

Piet Klijnveld Pieter 'Piet' Klijnveld (16 August 1874 – 9 February 1945) was a Dutch accountant who started a practice that, after several mergers, would grow into the international accounting firm KPMG. Life and career Pieter Klijnveld was born on 16 Aug ...

, accountant (b. 1874) *12 February –

Walraven van Hall Walraven "Wally" van Hall (10 February 1906 – 12 February 1945) was a Dutch banker and resistance leader during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. He founded the bank of the Resistance, which was used to distribute funds to ...

, banker and resistance leader (b. 1906) *17 February –

Gabrielle Weidner Gabrielle Weidner (Brussels, 17 August 1914 - Königsberg in der Neumark, 17 February 1945) was a Dutch resistance fighter playing an active role in the French Resistance during World War II. Early life Gabrielle Weidner was born in Brussels to ...

, resistance fighter (b. 1914) *1 April – Piet Tekelenburg, footballer (b. 1894) *15 April – Joannes Cassianus Pompe, pathologist (b. 1901) *17 April –

Hannie Schaft Jannetje Johanna (Jo) Schaft (16 September 1920 – 17 April 1945) was a Dutch resistance fighter during World War II. She became known as "the girl with the red hair" ( nl, text=het meisje met het rode haar, german: text=das Mädchen mit d ...

, 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 Albert Heijn is the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands with a market share of 34.8% in 2020. It was founded in 1887, and has been part of Ahold Delhaize since 2016. History The chain was founded on 27 May 1887, when Albert Heijn boug ...

, entrepreneur (b. 1865)

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Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (, ; 12 June 1929 – )Research by The Anne Frank House in 2015 revealed that Frank may have died in February 1945 rather than in March, as Dutch authorities had long assumed"New research sheds new light on Anne Fra ...

, diarist (b. 1929) *

Margot Frank Margot Betti Frank (16 February 1926 – ) was the elder daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank and the elder sister of Anne Frank. Margot's deportation order from the Gestapo hastened the Frank family into hiding. According to the diary of her ...

(b. 1926)

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