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• Guusje Stoks, Den Haag, gem. den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Alphonse Wilhelmus Pieter Bakker, amsterdam, Nederland († 2006)
• George C. Evans, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois († 1991)
• Antonio Jimenez, Los Cardos, Nochistlan, Zacatecas († 2011)
• James Swieringa, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan (USA) († 2008)
• Jimmie Gerald HENLEY, AR. ·Äô81 († 1941)
• Adrianus Petrus Jacobus Maria van Iersel, Dinteloord († 1977)
• Edmond GROYNE, Aiseau,6250,Hainaut,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 2010)
• elisabeth margaretha maria (ita) smeets, neer († 2020)
• Arie Adrianus van de Merwe, Dordrecht, zh.nld († 1958)

• Adriana Groenendijk (77), Rhoon, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• ANTJE Zijp (69), Heiloo NH *
• Bernard (89), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Adriana Sara Verschoor (65), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Allen T. Barker (87)
• Antje Zijp (69), Heiloo
• Agnes Gray (73), New Zealand
• Antonia Elisabeth Kaub (56), Rotterdam
• Arie de Jong (81), Gemeente Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Spruit (66), Venhuizen

• 1936 » J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 » Joanna Russ, American author and activist († 2011)
• 1937 » Tommy Aaron, American golfer
• 1938 » Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist
• 1938 » Steve Barber, American baseball player († 2007)
• 1938 » Tony Macedo, Gibraltarian born English footballer, goalkeeper
• 1940 » Chet Walker, American basketball player
• 1940 » Judy Cornwell, English actress
• 1941 » Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
• 1942 » Christine Keeler, English model and dancer († 2017)

• 1923 » Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1852)
• 1939 » Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (b. 1875)
• 1942 » Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Christoph Probst, German activist (b. 1919)
• 1943 » Hans Scholl, German activist (b. 1918)
• 1943 » Sophie Scholl, German activist (b. 1921)
• 1944 » Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (b. 1888)
• 1960 » Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (b. 1905)

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. Trijntje
15. Aaltje
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.
• 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.
• March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
• August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
• September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
• December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
• December 22 » Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.

The temperature on February 22, 1939 was between -2.3 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (44%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.