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• Hermanus Theodorus Out, Bussum († 1987)
• Hubertina Lurken († 1973)
• Hendrik Plender, Kampen († 1996)
• Cornelis Dirk Evert Kommer, van, Den Haag
• Gerardus Crielaars, Venlo († 1936)
• Hendrik van Dam, Utrecht († 1936)
• Beata POORTVLIET, Kwadendamme († 1942)
• Adriana Cornelia BOON, den († 2002)
• Ferdinand Joseph Chermin, Asselt-Swalmen (L († 2000)
• Hendrica Christina Maria Theresia van de Ven, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1998)

• Antonia Richel (63), Den Haag
• Bernard Heinrich Suelmann (3), Groningen
• Anthonius Petrus De Rooij (66), Velsen Noord-Holland Nederland
• Antonius Lucas Verhoof (42), Tilburg
• Adrianus Hermanus Johan Ritter (81), 's Gravenhage
• Adriaan Klijs (69), Gilze en Rijen
• Anna Maria Francijna van Haaften (74), Ginneken en Bavel
• Anthonius Petrus de Rooij (66), Velsen
• Arie Bezemer (61), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Antonius Jozef Johannes Verdegaal (0)

• 1933 » Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1933 » Dan Flavin, American sculptor and educator († 1996)
• 1934 » Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist and radio host
• 1935 » Larry McDonald, American physician and politician († 1983)
• 1936 » Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer
• 1936 » Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation († 1998)
• 1936 » Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer († 1980)
• 1936 » Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam
• 1937 » Jordan Charney, American actor
• 1939 » Ali MacGraw, American model and actress

• 1920 » Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (b. 1857)
• 1922 » Charles I, emperor of Austria (b. 1887)
• 1922 » Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychologist and author (b. 1884)
• 1924 » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (b. 1888)
• 1924 » Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (b. 1870)
• 1924 » Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (b. 1876)
• 1946 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (b. 1882)
• 1947 » George II, king of Greece (b. 1890)
• 1950 » Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (b. 1904)
• 1950 » Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1889)

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.
• March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
• May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
• May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
• November 8 » Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the 3-year Siege of Madrid afterwards.
• November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.
• December 11 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

The temperature on April 1, 1936 was between 8.0 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 11.3 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.