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• Aloijsius J.M.Th. Adriaansen, Goirle († 1957)
• Hendrika Adriana Brak, Bodegraven († 1945)
• Hermanus Gerardus Maria Kuijs, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
• Herman Antonio Aleman, San Bernardino, California, Verenigde Staten († 1997)
• Iréne Verschraege, Sinaai, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium († 1984)
• Cornelis Gerhardus Johannes Kamerbeek, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Frits Vogtschmidt, Nieuwer-Amstel († 2004)
• Jan Hendrik Maas, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1944)
• Hendrik Jan Westerman, Hardenberg († 2017)
• Henriëtte Berendina Maria Gosselink, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2004)

• Akke Renema (64), Hengelo
• Anna Kuiper (80), Sappemeer,, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Nootenboom (72), Zevenbergen
• Adriana Stans (73), Rotterdam
• Adolphe Henri Bussiere, Louiseville, St Antoine de Padua de Riviere du Loup, Maskinonge, QC
• Aart Luijendijk (77), Abbenbroek, Bernisse, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Akke Theekes Renema (64), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Annechien Amsing (86), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Adrianus Josephus Verschuren (74), Hulst
• Antonie Schermers (73), Berg, Limburg, Nederland

• 1936 » Marj Dusay, American actress († 2020)
• 1937 » David Ackles, American singer-songwriter and actor († 1999)
• 1937 » Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress († 2018)
• 1937 » Robert Evans, Australian minister and amateur astronomer
• 1937 » Robert Huber, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 » Roger Penske, American race car driver and businessman
• 1938 » Richard Beymer, American actor, director, and cinematographer
• 1940 » Jimmy Greaves, English international footballer, forward and TV pundit
• 1941 » Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1941 » Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician

• 1910 » Boutros Ghali, Egyptian educator and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1846)
• 1916 » Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
• 1920 » Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1910)
• 1920 » Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (b. 1856)
• 1933 » Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (b. 1903)
• 1936 » Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879)
• 1957 » Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)
• 1961 » Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1963 » Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer(b. 1879)
• 1966 » Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)

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. 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 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
• May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
• September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
• September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
• September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.

The temperature on February 20, 1939 was between -1.3 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (50%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.