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• Jenneke Helena van den Andel († 2014)
• SNIJDERS, Wageningen († 1937)
• Elisabeth Johanna Christina Raadschelders, Brunssum, Provincie Limburg, Nederland († 1984)
• Frits van Mullekom († 2002)
• Henk van 't Landt, Apeldoorn, Gld, NL († 2014)
• Hieronymus Antonius Carolus van Dooren, Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1997)
• Cornelia Koopman, Den Hoorn († 1998)
• Clasina (Siny) Moolenaar, Bussum († 2019)
• Jacobus Hubertus Gerardus Schroën, Roggel († 1994)
• Hendrik Joseph Marie EUSSEN, Geleen († 2018)

• Anna Maria Arets (74), Brunssum
• Ann Elizabeth Dickenson (88), Ballarat,Victoria,Australia
• Adrianus Gerardus de Jong (82), Abcoude-Proostdij
• Auktje Middel- (68), Groningen, Nederland
• Bernardus MEULEMAN (62), Zevenaar(Geld)
• Bertus Smit (59), Rotterdam
• Alice Johnson (62), Rich, Lapeer, Michigan, United States
• Anje Smid (34), Meppel, Drenthe, The Netherlands
• Alida Kornelia Wouts (3), Ermelo
• Andrew Jackson Dryden (56)

• 1933 » David McCullough, American historian and author
• 1934 » Robert McNeill Alexander, British zoologist († 2016)
• 1935 » Gian Carlo Michelini, Italian-Taiwanese Roman Catholic priest
• 1936 » Egbert Brieskorn, German mathematician and academic († 2013)
• 1936 » Jo Siffert, Swiss race car driver († 1971)
• 1936 » Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter († 1980)
• 1937 » Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong businessman and politician, 1st Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• 1938 » James Montgomery Boice, American pastor and theologian († 2000)
• 1939 » Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress († 2015)
• 1940 » Ringo Starr, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

• 1922 » Cathal Brugha, Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence; first Ceann Comhairle and first President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1874)
• 1925 » Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (b. 1871)
• 1927 » Gösta Mittag-Leffler, Swedish mathematician and academic (b. 1846)
• 1930 » Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (b. 1859)
• 1932 » Alexander Grin, Russian author (b. 1880)
• 1932 » Henry Eyster Jacobs, American theologian and educator (b. 1844)
• 1939 » Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (b. 1847)
• 1950 » Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1923)
• 1955 » Ali Naci Karacan, Turkish journalist and publisher (b. 1896)
• 1956 » Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (b. 1886)

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.
• February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
• April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
• May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
• August 24 » Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
• October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
• December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

The temperature on July 7, 1937 was between 13.7 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (12%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.