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• Frans Sellies, Heerde († 2020)
• dionijsius hendrikus (don) wijnands, helden-koningslust († 2013)
• Edward Pieter Johannes Hendriks, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1939)
• Hubert Johan Peter SCHORMANS, Ubach over Worms, Landgraaf, Limburg, Nederland († 1978)
• Jan Snelleman, Den Helder († 2009)
• Dale Henry Boone, Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa († 2018)
• Henricus Johannes van Bakel, Deurne († 1999)
• Alphonsine Frederix, Bilzen († 2016)
• Frans van der Linden, Westland, Nederland († 2015)
• Jan Perdok, Almelo, Nederland († 1995)

• Arie Verwers (69), Rossum
• Alida Johanna Antonia JIMMINK (45), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Augustinus Thomas Knijnenburg (75), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Akke de Vries (90), Hommerts, Friesland, Nederland
• Snoek, Nederhorst den Berg
• Balthasar Maria Jonkers (67), Waalwijk
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• Bastiaantje Groenewoud (39), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alice Agnes De Weerdt (38), Boran-sus-Oise (F), Nord, France
• Arie Johannes van 't Hoff (75), Dordrecht

• 1937 » Jeff Farrell, American swimmer
• 1938 » Foge Fazio, American football player and coach († 2009)
• 1939 » Chögyam Trungpa, Tibetan philosopher and scholar († 1987)
• 1939 » Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » John Fahey, American guitarist († 2001)
• 1939 » Tommy Tune, American actor, singer, dancer, and director
• 1940 » Aldo Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1940 » Joe South, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer († 2012)
• 1940 » Mario Andretti, Italian-American race car driver
• 1942 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer († 1969)

• 1916 » Henry James, American novelist, short writer, and critic (b. 1843)
• 1925 » Friedrich Ebert, German politician, 1st President of Germany (b. 1871)
• 1929 » Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian physician and immunologist (b. 1874)
• 1932 » Guillaume Bigourdan, French astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
• 1935 » Chiquinha Gonzaga, Brazilian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1847)
• 1936 » Charles Nicolle, French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1941 » Alfonso XIII of Spain (b. 1886)
• 1942 » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (b. 1889)
• 1959 » Maxwell Anderson, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1888)
• 1963 » Rajendra Prasad, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st President of India (b. 1884)

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.
• February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
• March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
• March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
• August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
• October 1 » World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
• 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 February 28, 1939 was between -0.1 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (42%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.