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• Antonius Dapperen, Boekel († 1939)
• Gerrigje Klaasen Lassche, Vollenhove († 2006)
• Hans Vluggen († 1994)
• Arnoldus Handels, Kerkrade, Nederland († 1997)
• Franciscus Petrus Buzing, Delft († 1942)
• C.Ph. de Groot, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• Henri Krawinckel, Maaseik († 1979)
• Hendrina Roeper, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Jannie van Andel, Haarlemmermeer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Mourik, Vinkeveen en Waverveen

• Aukje Ganzinga (64), Hemelumer Oldeferd
• Albert Jan Zwijnenberg (86), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albert Jan Zwijnenberg (85), Hengelo
• Adrianus Reijneveld (87), Hazerswoude
• Anna Catharina Loijen (54), Meijel
• Adriana Maria Francisca Thier (82), Oudewater
• Abraham Meijer (69), Nieuwer-Amstel
• Adriana Maria Francisca Thier (82), Oudewater
• Alice Todd **** (46), Dingle, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
• Annigje de Wit (66), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1936 » John Boyd, English academic and diplomat, British ambassador to Japan
• 1937 » Alain Badiou, French philosopher and academic
• 1938 » John Bellairs, American author and academic († 1991)
• 1938 » Toini Gustafsson, Swedish cross country skier
• 1939 » Christodoulos of Athens, Greek archbishop († 2008)
• 1939 » Maury Povich, American talk show host and producer
• 1940 » Kipchoge Keino, Kenyan athlete
• 1940 » Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni, Egyptian-Armenian patriarch († 2015)
• 1940 » Tabaré Vázquez, Uruguayan physician and politician, 39th President of Uruguay
• 1941 » István Horthy, Jr., Hungarian physicist and architect

• 1927 » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
• 1930 » Gauhar Jaan, One of the first performers to record music on 78 rpm records in India. (b. 1873)
• 1931 » Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (b. 1864)
• 1932 » Ahmet Derviş, Turkish general (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1893)
• 1933 » Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (b. 1848)
• 1936 » Mateiu Caragiale, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1885)
• 1942 » Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Villeneuve, Canadian cardinal (b. 1883)
• 1947 » Pyotr Krasnov, Russian historian and general (b. 1869)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Margaretha
14. Aaltje
15. Trijntje
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 June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 13 » The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.
• March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
• September 1 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
• September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
• November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.

The temperature on January 17, 1939 was between 7.0 °C and 11.9 °C and averaged 9.1 °C. There was 5.2 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.