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• Gerry Maria Johanna Renee den Brok († 1969)
• Jannetje Jacomijntje Odijk († 2002)
• Elisabeth Petronella van den Hoek, Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Johanna Margaretha (Annie) ten Velde, Klazienaveen († 2017)
• Doodgeboren kind van Beek, Tilburg († 1939)
• Johannes Hendrikus Wilhelmus (Jean) VROEMEN, Geleen (NL/LI) Lived Hoensbroek (NL/LI) († 1986)
• Elisabeth Petronella van de[n] Hoek, Maassluis († 2002)
• Albert Homan, Valthermond († 2016)
• Westerhoff, Zeist, Gemeente Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 1939)
• Annie Vanneste, Zwevezele († 1957)

• Abraham de Pagter (86), Biggekerke
• Abraham de Pagter (86), Biggekerke
• Anna Engelberta Toonen (47), Den Haag
• Adriana Peper (69), Serooskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Welzenbagh, Amsterdam
• Adriana Peper (69), Serooskerke
• Agnes Tagert (71), Upper Hanover, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Cornelus Opheij, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelis de Boer (55), Eindhoven
• Adriana Slabber (70), Westkapelle, Nederland

• 1935 » Geoffrey Lewis, American actor and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1935 » Yvon Deschamps, Canadian comedian, actor, and producer
• 1939 » France Nuyen, Vietnamese-French actress
• 1939 » Steuart Bedford, English pianist and conductor
• 1939 » Susan Flannery, American actress
• 1941 » Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat († 2004)
• 1943 » Lobo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1943 » William Bennett, American journalist and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Education
• 1944 » Geraldine Chaplin, American actress and screenwriter
• 1944 » Jonathan Dimbleby, English journalist and author

• 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Udham Singh, Indian activist (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Francis Younghusband, British Army Officer, explorer and spiritual writer (b.1863)
• 1943 » Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
• 1944 » Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French pilot and poet (b. 1900)
• 1953 » Robert A. Taft, American soldier and politician (b. 1889)
• 1954 » Onofre Marimón, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1923)
• 1958 » Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (b. 1890)

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. 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.
• January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
• January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
• February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
• June 12 » Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
• September 9 » Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government.
• October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.

The temperature on July 31, 1939 was between 13.4 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.