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• Gerard Zondag, Horssen († 1984)
• Carl Frits Humphrey Belling, Soerabaja, Java (Ned. Indië) († 2019)
• Jacobus HUbertus SPRONCK, Heerlen († 2020)
• Goffe Elzinga († 1997)
• Gilbert VERCAIGNIE, Kortrijk († 2020)
• Elberta Zandbergen, Barneveld († 1939)
• Eric Jasper Schade van Westrum, Schiedam († 2006)
• Hendrik Westendorp, Vlagtwedde († 1998)
• Everdina van Schalm, Hoevelaken, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2009)
• Antonio Franzener, Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1986)

• Antonius Klomp (66), Amsterdam
• Annie de Greiff (69), Wandsbek, Hamburg, Nedersaksen
• Cornelia Adriana Maijers (27), Raamsdonk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Hamminga (83), Den Helder, Noord Holland, Nederland
• (2) Saapke Padieske (76), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland Nederland
• Adrianus Henricus de LANGE (87), Rotterdam (Z.-H.), Neth
• Anna Elisabeth Groen (6), Alkmaar
• Coenraad Marijs (74), Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland
• Bernardus Noordanus (76), Den Haag
• Cornelis Hollenberg (87), Barsingerhorn

• 1937 » Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for the Environment
• 1937 » Garry Johnson, English general
• 1937 » Geoffrey Dear, Baron Dear, English police officer
• 1937 » Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer († 2005)
• 1937 » Robert L. Gerry III, American businessman
• 1938 » Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer († 1994)
• 1938 » Jane Manning, English soprano and educator
• 1940 » Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
• 1940 » Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
• 1940 » William Finley, American actor († 2012)

• 1927 » George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
• 1930 » Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)
• 1932 » Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (b. 1870)
• 1933 » Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)
• 1939 » Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
• 1945 » Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1945 » Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)
• 1945 » William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)
• 1947 » Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
• 1947 » Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)

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.
• January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
• June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
• July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
• September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
• November 17 » Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
• December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

The temperature on September 20, 1939 was between 8.3 °C and 19.1 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.