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• Arnoldus Johannes van der Vliet, Nootdorp († 2021)
• Hendrika Wilhelmina Lamberdina van Baast, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
• Grietje de Vries, Zaandam († 1942)
• Gertruda Verhoeven († 1997)
• Gertruide van Lijf, Makale (Celebes, N.O.I.) († 2002)
• Jaap Augustinus, Noordwijk († 2021)
• Frank Walrad Struben († 2005)
• Anthoon Maria Borst, Alphen aan den Rijn († 1999)
• Anna M Josepha Carol Florentina Van Der Schoot, Beerse († 2004)
• Jan Willem Kaptein, Mijnsheerenland († 2008)

• Antonie Meerbeek (89), AMSTERDAM, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Mortel (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia van der Schoot (73), Haaren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Damen (74), Wouw, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Albers (67), Tijnaarlo (Vries)
• Alexander Bernardus Christiaan Hoek (17), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annie Isabel Elrick (44), Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
• Annie Isabel Elrick (44), Hamilton
• Adrianus Johannes van Greuningen (22), Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antoinetta Maria Wilhelmina Laffree (63), Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• 1934 » Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author († 2015)
• 1934 » Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1936 » David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto
• 1936 » Jill Ireland, English actress († 1990)
• 1937 » Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer († 2001)
• 1940 » Sue Grafton, American author († 2017)
• 1941 » John Williams, Australian-English guitarist and composer
• 1941 » Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 2010)
• 1942 » Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, activist, and producer
• 1942 » Richard M. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Chicago

• 1931 » David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (b. 1862)
• 1935 » Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (b. 1857)
• 1938 » George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 » Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1941 » Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (b. 1900)
• 1942 » Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Charles Jordan, American magician (b. 1888)
• 1945 » Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. 1899)
• 1947 » Hans Biebow, German SS officer (b. 1902)
• 1947 » Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (b. 1873)

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 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
• May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
• October 2 » Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the northwestern region of the Dominican Republic.
• November 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Army withdraws from the Battle of Shanghai.
• December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.
• December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

The temperature on April 24, 1937 was between 3.0 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.