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• Speelman, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1937)
• Adrianus Antonius Gerardus Maria Melis, Drunen († 2004)
• Doodgeboren kind de Rooij, Tilburg († 1937)
• Emanuel de Hond, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• André Daniël TAELMAN, Dentergem († 1980)
• Jan Pieter Bos, Spijk († 2022)
• Cornelis Sloof(*) († 1994)
• Bert Kuijpers, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nederland († 2005)
• Dave VISSER († 2018)
• Anna Maria Tempelaars, Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2005)

• Aletta Gerarda van AMERONGEN (81), Utrecht (Utrecht) (NL)
• Balthazar Joseph Baadjou (49), Venray (Venray) (Limburg)
• Arnoldina Amalia SLAA (27), Beverwijk
• Anna Hartogs (0), Eindhoven
• Adrianus Johannes Brouwer (71), Waddinxveen
• Abraham,1935 Hemert van, (1), Leiderdorp
• Bernard Heinrich (Anna Maria Tecla Bölle (geboren Falke)) Bölle (73), Hebelermeer
• Berbera Hamelink (81), Hoek
• Beatrix Anthonia Bongers (9), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Alida Kern (85), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1933 » Henry B. Eyring, American religious leader, educator, and author
• 1934 » Jim Hutton, American actor († 1979)
• 1935 » Jim Bolger, New Zealand businessman and politician, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand
• 1938 » John Prescott, British sailor and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1938 » Johnny Paycheck, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)
• 1938 » Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1939 » Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author
• 1940 » Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Ukrainian hammer thrower and coach
• 1940 » Augie Meyers, American musician and singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Gilbert Shelton, American illustrator

• 1910 » Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (b. 1821)
• 1931 » Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, Canadian cardinal (b. 1866)
• 1931 » Willy Stöwer, German author and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 1945 » Odilo Globocnik, Italian-Austrian SS officer (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (b. 1873)
• 1957 » Leopold Staff, Polish poet and academic (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Stefanos Sarafis, Greek general and politician (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Walther Funk, German economist, journalist, and politician, German Minister of Economics (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Willem Elsschot, Flemish author and poet (b. 1882)
• 1962 » Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (b. 1874)

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.
• May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
• June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
• July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
• September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
• December 12 » Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USSPanay on the Yangtze river in China.

The temperature on May 31, 1937 was between 8.1 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.