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• Friedrich Wilhelm von Preussen, Berlin († 2015)
• ANNET HARMANNA ZEEFF, LEENS († 2016)
• Earl D Hayungs († 1998)
• Ida Grieve, unbekannt († 2015)
• Joe Dale Brakebill, Lawton, Comanche Co., Oklahoma, United States († 2001)
• Grietje Kok, Paterswolde, Drenthe, Nederland († 2010)
• Betty Patricia Jones, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia († 1996)
• Cornelis Hogenhout, Tienhoven († 1996)
• Janny w Lagerveld, polder Eierland (Texel) († 1939)
• Anton Jacobus Johannes  Brinkman, Amsterdam († 1985)

• Allegonda Johanna Maria Vernimmen (63), Amsterdam
• Anna Maria Catharina Claes (82), Retie
• Agnes Cornelia Theresia van der Geest (8), Ter Aar (Korteraar)
• Augusta Henrietta Porcher (86)
• Aalbert Johannes Sleeking (73), Castricum
• Adriana van den hatert (83), Echteld
• Abele Jelles (Abel Dykstra) Dijkstra (73), Wyoming, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Aloisia Bretterebner (72), Bad Mitterndorf,Liezen,Steiermark,Österreich,A
• Anthonie Frans van Antwerpen (0), Monster
• Anna Catharina Lommers (81), Tilburg, Noord Brabant, Nederland

• 1936 » Clive Swift, English actor and singer-songwriter († 2019)
• 1937 » Clete Boyer, American baseball player and manager († 2007)
• 1938 » Ron Logan, Disney theatrical producer and professor
• 1939 » Barry Mann, American pianist, songwriter, and producer
• 1939 » Janet Suzman, South African-British actress and director
• 1939 » Mahala Andrews, British vertebrae palaeontologist († 1997)
• 1940 » Brian Bennett, English drummer and songwriter
• 1940 » J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist, essayist, and linguist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1941 » Kermit Gosnell, American abortionist and serial killer
• 1941 » Sheila Kuehl, American actress, lawyer, gay rights activist, and politician

• 1928 » William Gillies, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Queensland (b. 1868)
• 1930 » Richard With, Norwegian captain and businessman, founded Hurtigruten (b. 1846)
• 1932 » A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904)
• 1932 » Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and banker (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Ella D. Barrier, American educator (b. 1852)
• 1950 » Ted Theodore, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Queensland (b. 1884)
• 1951 » Eddy Duchin, American pianist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1910)
• 1957 » Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (b. 1868)
• 1960 » Alexandre Benois, Russian painter and critic (b. 1870)
• 1960 » Ernő Dohnányi, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1877)

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.
• January 14 » Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
• March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
• April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
• July 4 » Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
• 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).
• December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

The temperature on February 9, 1939 was between 1.3 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.