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• Gunther (GUN) KOHRS, Paulpietersburg, Natal, South Africa († 1999)
• Jacobus Johannes de Ruijter, Amsterdam († 1945)
• Isabelle Richmonde Maria Vos de Wael, Soekaboemi, Indonesia († 2016)
• Mary Ethel Culbreth († 1939)
• Adriaansen, Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Goderie, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Maria (Ad) van Oijen, Nieuwkuijk († 1973)
• Adrianus Johannes Maria van Oijen, Vlijmen († 1973)
• Gerrit Marinus Versluis, Meerkerk (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2024)
• John Frederick Rehbock, Seattle, King County, Washington († 1939)

• Antonius Johannes Josephus de Kanter (32), Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Agata Maatje Troost, Stellendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Maatje TROOST (64), Stellendam, Goeree-Overflakkee, NL-ZH
• Arian van Klingeren (0), Baarn
• Anke Holman (79), Wilnis, Nederland
• Anna Robben (73), Deurne (België)
• Amalie Bertha Hülsner (71), Halle an der Saale, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
• Age Schaap (86), Terschelling (Frl.)
• Adriana op den Brouw (51), Rotterdam
• Anna Catharina DE SWERDT (63), Sint-Antonius, Brecht, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium

• 1936 » Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon († 1991)
• 1937 » Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress († 2010)
• 1937 » Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist
• 1939 » R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania († 1987)
• 1940 » Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host († 2010)
• 1940 » Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress
• 1940 » Richard Marcinko, American commander and author
• 1941 » David Porter, American songwriter, musician, and producer
• 1941 » Juliet Mills, English-American actress
• 1942 » Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German educator and politician

• 1934 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1876)
• 1938 » Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)
• 1941 » Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863)
• 1942 » J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866)
• 1945 » Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)
• 1945 » Alexander Patch, American general (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Ellen Glasgow, American author (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)
• 1947 » William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (b. 1879)

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.
• June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
• September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
• September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
• September 9 » Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government.
• November 8 » In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch.
• December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

The temperature on November 21, 1939 was between -0.3 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.