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Events in the year 1945 in the Netherlands.
References
- ↑ Leendert Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands (in Dutch)
- 1 2 Leeuwen, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
- ↑ Van Leeuwen Documentation at the same site.
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