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• Bertje ten Caat, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2018)
• Cornelia Storm, Monster, Nederland († 2016)
• Jaap Laan, Berkhout († 2020)
• Hendrikje POST, Urk, Flevoland, Nederland († 2021)
• Wijnekus, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Hermanus (Herman) Hoogerdijk, Delft (Delft), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Akke de Waij, Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland († 1944)
• Anne Pieters Bakker († 1960)
• Devira Alida Maria van de Berg, Haarlem († 2017)
• Jacob Daniel (Jackie) Groenenberg, Middelburg, Nederland († 1982)

• Constantinus Eeman (70), Boschkapelle, Zeeland, The Netherlands
• Christenberry Milligan (84)
• Adrianus Gerardus van Roosmalen (72), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agnes Maria Cornelia van der Lee (57), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• * Grietje Meijer (71), Groningen
• Berend niestern (81), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Agnes Maria Cornelia van der Lee (57), Tilburg
• Catharina Waaewijn (82), Rotterdam
• * Gerritje Toor (90), Boskoop
• Arij van der Burg (70), Vlaardingen

• 1933 » Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator
• 1933 » Edelmiro Amante, Filipino lawyer and politician († 2013)
• 1933 » Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch († 2014)
• 1935 » Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host
• 1935 » Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey
• 1936 » James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family
• 1936 » Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1937 » Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player
• 1937 » Gary Peters, American baseball player
• 1939 » John McCabe, English pianist and composer († 2015)

• 1918 » Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1924 » Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)
• 1932 » Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Muhammad Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
• 1941 » Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (b. 1875)
• 1945 » Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891)
• 1946 » John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)
• 1948 » Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)

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 8 » Kashf-e hijab decree is made and immediately enforced by Reza Shah, Iran's head of state, banning the wearing of Islamic veils in public.
• July 21 » Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia.
• August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• August 24 » The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
• December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
• December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.

The temperature on April 21, 1936 was between -1.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.