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• gerardus peter henricus (sraar) manders, maasbree († 2008)
• Derk van der Zwaag, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 2010)
• Albertus Theodorus van der Kroft, nijmegen († 2002)
• James Donald Wright, Columbus County, North Carolina († 1936)
• Elisabeth Cornelia Hekelaar, Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland († 1936)
• Arend Snippe, Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Nederland († 2013)
• Doodgboren kind Gijsbertsen, Renswoude, Utr, Nederland († 1936)
• Derk van der Zwaag, Vlagtwedde, Groningen, Netherlands († 2010)
• Gerard De Kerf, Bazel († 2007)
• cornelis gerardus reijnen, helden-egchel

• Anna Cornelia Helena Akkermans (78), Fijnaart
• Alfred S. Donau (69), Culiacan Mexico
• Antonie Kosterink (77), Weerselo
• Alida Maria Dijkshoorn (76), Den Haag
• Benjamin VERMEER (55), Scheveningen
• Antje van der Sleet (72), Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Harkink (74), Lochem
• Anne Idzes Tjaarda (86), Echten
• Adriana Johanna van 't Hof (90), Willemstad
• Anna Cornelia Helena AKKERMANS (78), Fijnaart, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1933 » Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author
• 1933 » Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer
• 1934 » Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• 1934 » Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer († 2008)
• 1935 » Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician
• 1937 » Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica († 2014)
• 1938 » K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo († 2006)
• 1938 » Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician
• 1939 » Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor († 2013)
• 1939 » Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player

• 1923 » Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (b. 1883)
• 1927 » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1856)
• 1931 » Joseph Joffre, French general (b. 1852)
• 1933 » Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896)
• 1933 » Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
• 1943 » Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879)
• 1946 » William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (b. 1906)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Antonius
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Helena
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Mary

• 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
• July 20 » The Montreux Convention is signed in Switzerland, authorizing Turkey to fortify the Dardanelles and Bosphorus but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
• August 19 » The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
• October 9 » Boulder Dam (later Hoover Dam) begins to generate electricity and transmit it to Los Angeles.
• November 3 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States.
• December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.

The temperature on January 3, 1936 was between 2.6 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.