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• Cornelis Franciscus Gustaaf van de Put, Hapert († 2005)
• Antoine PATERNOT, Nieuwenhove, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1995)
• Dederika Roelofs († 1987)
• Antonia Martina Johanna Maria van der Heijden, Eindhoven, Nederland († 1987)
• Helena Francisca Maria (Leny) Bothe, Bandung, Indonesië († 1997)
• Johan Marie (Hans) Smoor, Laras, Oost Java, Indonesië († 1985)
• Jacoba Wybrens Eijzenga, Roordahuizum, Idaarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)
• Antonetta Catharina van der Brugh, Culemborg (GL) († 2024)
• Johanna Nora de Groot, HAARLEMMERMEER, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
• Berend Berends, Wedde, Groningen, Nederland († 1999)

• Arend Jans Duinkerken (81), Emmen
• Antonie Van Droffelaar (72), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alouisius Johannes de Baedts (81), Oostburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Andriesje Hermina Hendrika Klazina van Essen (0)
• Aaltje Baars (91), Rhenen, Utrecht, NL
• Alice May ADAMS (59), Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
• Alphonsus Lossez
• Alfred Gordon Alf Eagle (28), Plot 113N, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
• Arie Dekker (70), Meppel
• Arendje Strijbos (67), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1937 » Antonios Kounadis, Greek discus thrower
• 1937 » George Takei, American actor
• 1937 » Harvey Quaytman, American painter and educator († 2002)
• 1937 » Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2011)
• 1938 » Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter
• 1938 » Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress († 1991)
• 1938 » Manfred Kinder, German runner
• 1938 » Peter Snow, British historian and journalist
• 1939 » Elspeth Ballantyne, Australian actress
• 1939 » Peter S. Beagle, American author and screenwriter

• 1929 » Prince Henry of Prussia (b. 1862)
• 1931 » Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)
• 1932 » Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858)
• 1935 » John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)
• 1946 » Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)

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

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

• 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 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.
• March 18 » Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities.
• May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
• June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
• June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
• September 12 » Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
• September 21 » The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500–700 people.

The temperature on April 20, 1938 was between -0.6 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.