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• Gerald James Groen, Renville, Renville, Minnesota (USA) († 2010)
• Elly Krikke, Noordscharwoude († 2017)
• Antonie Hakkert, Assen († 2014)
• Hein Jacob Feitsma, Steenwijk († 1992)
• Hein Jacob Feitsma *, Steenwijk († 1992)
• Dolores Lopez, Chicago, Illinois († 2000)
• Gijsbertus Hak, Haaften († 2017)
• Johannes Alders († 1968)
• Douglas Ray Wilson, Jeffrey, Boone, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2010)
• Frederik van Deursen, Den Haag († 1937)

• Adam van Gorkum (59), Hazerswoude, Nederland
• Anna Pieters de Groot (63), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Aart Verhoef (69), Ijsselmonde, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aloysius van Ginneken (78), Essen(Blg.)
• Aaltje den Heeten (91), Woerden
• Aaltje Den Heten (90), Woerden, Zuid-Holland (na 1989 Utrecht), Nederland
• Anje Delden, van (81), Wildervank
• Andries Huisman (71), Zeist, Utr, Nederland
• Adam van Gorkum (59), Hazerswoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Adrianus Moel de (75), Bergen

• 1935 » Bobby Vinton, American singer
• 1935 » Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian († 2013)
• 1935 » Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer († 2013)
• 1935 » Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1935 » Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author († 2013)
• 1936 » Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic († 2015)
• 1937 » Gert Potgieter, South African hurdler and coach
• 1938 » Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician († 2017)
• 1938 » Rich Rollins, American baseball player
• 1939 » John Amabile, American football player and coach († 2012)

• 1928 » Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
• 1930 » José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)
• 1935 » Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)
• 1937 » Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)
• 1941 » Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)
• 1942 » Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1878)
• 1946 » Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)

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

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. Margaretha
15. Alida
16. Helena

• 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.
• January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
• July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
• September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.
• December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
• December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

The temperature on April 16, 1937 was between 7.4 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.