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• "Gaston" Marie Amaury Nicolas de Marchant et d'Ansembourg, Etterbeek, Bruxelles, Belgique († 2007)
• Clóvis Bueno de Azevedo, Brasil († 1956)
• Ali van Meerten, Baarn († 1938)
• Elisabeth Maria Gemma Peters, Schiedam († 2017)
• Alan Duane Doorenbos, Flint (Genesee, Michigan, USA) († 1999)
• Antonie Beradinus Jochems, Vianen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Cornelia van der Struif, Delft († 2012)
• Adrianus van Geldere, Velp-Rheden († 2007)
• Albertus Jacobus van TUSSENBROEK, Deil, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelis Johannes Jacobus HERRINGS, Tilburg (NL/NB) († 1965)

• Antonia Verhoeven (103), Ankeveen
• Antonius l'Amie (0), Woerden
• Cornelis Overdulve (67), Axel
• Arend Kersten (41), Deventer, Nederland
• Aleida Helmig (68), Herwen en Aerdt, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Verschuur (68), Doorn
• Antonetta Hendrika van de Heuvel (95), Wildervank
• Christina Johanna Put (67), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland, Nederland
• Antje Brouwer (95), Anna Paulowna
• Adriana van Krimpen (78), Rotterdam

• 1935 » Bobby Richardson, American baseball player and coach
• 1936 » Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic († 2015)
• 1937 » Richard Ingrams, English journalist, founded The Oldie
• 1937 » William Motzing, American composer and conductor († 2014)
• 1938 » Diana Muldaur, American actress
• 1938 » Nelly Vuksic, Argentine conductor and musician
• 1939 » Ginger Baker, English drummer and songwriter († 2019)
• 1940 » Jill St. John, American model and actress
• 1940 » Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Roger Cook, English songwriter, singer, and producer

• 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
• 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
• 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
• 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
• 1936 » Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
• 1942 » Harald Kaarmann, Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
• 1945 » Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Giovanni Giorgi, Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
• 1954 » Alcide De Gasperi, Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1881)
• 1957 » David Bomberg, English soldier and painter (b. 1890)

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 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
• June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
• July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
• July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
• August 20 » Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam, a record that stood for 75 years until it was broken by Alex Rodriguez.
• October 10 » Abiding by the Munich Agreement, Czechoslovakia completes its withdrawal from the Sudetenland.

The temperature on August 19, 1938 was between 12.3 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.