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• Catharina Maria Cochet, Lommel († 2009)
• Brian John Pitt, 12 Handsworth New Road, Winson Green, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England († 2008)
• Anna Maria Jacoba BRUGEL, Amsterdam (N-H) († 1991)
• Cornelis Johannes van der Mark, amsterdam, Nederland († 2014)
• "Luisa Isabel" María del Carmen Cristina Rosalía Joaquina Álvarez de Toledo, Estoril, Portugal († 2008)
• Carol Jean Meeuwenberg, Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan, VS († 2009)
• Carl Donald Davey, Washington, United States († 2011)
• Christianus Johannes Severijnen, Den Haag († 2015)
• Cor Boeder, Twisk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Dina Jonker, Winschoten Oldambt Groningen Nederland († 2018)

• Albertus Gerrit Jan Lensink (1), Bathmen
• Anna Maria Slabbers (88), Swalmen
• Cornelia Schoenmakers (92), Almkerk
• Antonius Jacobus Johannes van de Laar (70), De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
• Belia de Jong (78), Scheveningen
• Anna Maria Hillenaar (39), Den Haag
• Albertus Antonie Nijland (67), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Catharina Wilhelmina Everdina Righart (Righaerts) (83), Arnhem
• Anna Eleonora Ten Bruin (84), Apeldoorn
• Cornelia Schoenmakers (92), Almkerk

• 1933 » Just Fontaine, Moroccan-French footballer and manager
• 1933 » Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
• 1934 » Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and film director
• 1934 » Michael May, German-Swiss race car driver and engineer
• 1934 » Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and soldier († 1972)
• 1934 » Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author († 2015)
• 1935 » Gail Fisher, American actress († 2000)
• 1935 » Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Namibia
• 1936 » Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer
• 1937 » Sheila Cassidy, English physician and author

• 1919 » Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
• 1940 » Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
• 1943 » Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
• 1944 » Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
• 1945 » Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
• 1949 » Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
• 1950 » Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
• 1952 » Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
• 1964 » Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
• 1968 » Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (b. 1881)

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.
• February 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
• March 16 » Warmer-than-normal temperatures rapidly melt snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, leading to a major flood in Pittsburgh.
• March 29 » Adolf Hitler receives 99% of the votes in the 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum.
• April 3 » Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
• May 5 » Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• December 7 » Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.

The temperature on August 18, 1936 was between 14.7 °C and 23.2 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (27%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.