About the day » Thursday January 21, 1937Calender converter

• Anna J. Kamphuis, Oldenzaal († 1989)
• Henderika Dijk, Valthermond Borger-Odoorn Drenthe Nederland († 2005)
• Anna Johanna Kamphuis, Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Nederland († 1989)
• Gerben Henrey Bouma († 1992)
• Gerardus Theodorus Maria Dikker, Zevenaar († 1995)
• Gerritje Rusman, Rijnsburg († 2007)
• Eite Eitens, Vries († 2012)
• Dina Thalen, Schaesberg, Limburg, Nederland († 2021)
• Henricus Hubertus Groenendaal, Den Dungen († 2021)
• Dochter van der Knaap, Koog aan de Zaan († 1937)

• Anna Hendrika Spiekman (64), Utrecht, NL
• Andries Krielaart (57), 's-Hertogenbosch, NB, Nederland
• Antje Alberts Kirkenir (82), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus Roelofs (78), Echteld
• Anna Waasdorp (84), Heemstede
• Adriana Francisca BEXKENS (82), Nijmegen (NL/GE)
• Anna Léocadie Wartel (80), Lille, 59800, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Frankrijk
• Antje Jans Heida (91), Langezwaag
• Albert Zuiderhof (90)
• Aaltien Schophof (91), Meppel

• 1936 » Dick Davies, American basketball player († 2012)
• 1937 » Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi, Hungarian fencer († 2013)
• 1937 » Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, the youngest son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
• 1938 » Nicholas Phillips, Baron Phillips of Worth Matravers, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
• 1938 » Romano Fogli, Italian footballer
• 1938 » Sandy Barr, American wrestler and referee († 2007)
• 1938 » Wolfman Jack, American radio host († 1995)
• 1939 » Friedel Lutz, German footballer
• 1939 » Paul Genevay, French sprinter
• 1939 » Steve Paxton, American dancer and choreographer

• 1924 » Vladimir Lenin, Russian lawyer and politician (b. 1870)
• 1926 » Camillo Golgi, Italian physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843)
• 1928 » George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (b. 1858)
• 1931 » Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863)
• 1932 » Lytton Strachey, English writer and critic (b. 1880)
• 1933 » George Moore, Irish author, poet, and critic (b. 1852)
• 1937 » Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1898)
• 1938 » Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886)
• 1948 » Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
• June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
• July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
• July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
• November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
• December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

The temperature on January 21, 1937 was between 0.4 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (20%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.