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• Harm Hamminga, Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland († 2016)
• Gerardina Suzanna Verrips († 1956)
• Frans Aarts, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2019)
• Hans Beeke, Oude-Tonge,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Anton Slingerland, Vlist, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Francisca Petronella Gerarda Steenbekkers, Schijndel († 1992)
• Elisabeth Dina Catharina de Brabander, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Clasina Adriana (Clasina) Smits, Rijswijk, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2017)
• Jean DINSART († 2020)
• Bernard Charles Hes, Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie († 1939)

• Andreas Clermonts (72), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Annigje Snellenberg (80), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Lieuwes de Jong (85), Marrum
• Anna Maria Catharina van Herk (79), Tilburg, Nederland
• Adrianus Joannes Klijn (8), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Antonia Brouwers (58), Roosendaal
• Adrianus Bakker (60), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Gils (75), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catherine Hake (79), Mary's Home Missouri (USA)
• Aagje Oprel (82), Vlaardingen

• 1935 » Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer († 2014)
• 1936 » Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect († 1988)
• 1936 » Ursula Andress, Swiss model and actress
• 1937 » Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American R&B singer and pianist
• 1937 » Egon Krenz, German politician
• 1938 » Joe Kapp, American football player, coach, and actor
• 1942 » Heather Robertson, Canadian journalist and author († 2014)
• 1943 » Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Mario Monti, Italian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Italy
• 1943 » Vern Schuppan, Australian race car driver

• 1919 » Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist of Appalachia (b. 1879)
• 1930 » Arthur Balfour, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1848)
• 1930 » Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1854)
• 1942 » Clinton Hart Merriam, American zoologist, ornithologist, and entomologist (b. 1855)
• 1944 » William Hale Thompson, American rancher and politician, 41st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)
• 1949 » James Newland, Australian soldier and policeman (b. 1881)
• 1949 » James Somerville, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (b. 1882)
• 1950 » Edgar Rice Burroughs, American soldier and author (b. 1875)
• 1950 » Norman Haworth, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1883)
• 1951 » Dmytro Doroshenko, Ukrainian historian and politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1882)

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.
• February 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
• May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
• September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
• December 12 » HMSDuchess sinks after a collision with HMSBarham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.

The temperature on March 19, 1939 was between -1.6 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.