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• Bernardus Willy Johan (Ben) BOGAARDT, Bandoeng, West Java, Dutch East Indies († 2009)
• Lon F. HEMBREE, Deer Creek Colony Tulare County California U.S.A († 2008)
• Johan Ferdinand Froeling, Avereest († 1941)
• Lodewijk Maria Adriaan Janssens, Merksplas, België († 2004)
• Christina Maria (Christina) Rem, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1940)
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• Ernest Gene Fedders, Boyden, Sioux County, Iowa († 2023)
• Jan Willem Zwikker, Tilburg († 2017)
• Bobby Allen Fowler, Columbus County, North Carolina († 1964)
• Hendrik Eefting, Mantinge, Westerbork († 2024)

• Clara Beanlands (82), Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
• Catharina Maria Charlotte van Lent (71), Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Caroline Jones, Cudlee Creek, South Australia, Australia
• Berendina Aleida Homan Kymmell (68), Assen
• Andrew Jackson Devane (77), Dade, Florida, United States
• Anna Maria Scholte (83), Eindhoven
• Catharina Maria Charlotte van Lent (72), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrian Sara GEENSE (72), Dordrecht
• Arie de Looper (74), Heiloo
• Alice Julia Nunnery (68), Amite County, Mississippi

• 1936 » Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
• 1936 » Brian Hart, English race car driver and engineer, founded Brian Hart Ltd. († 2014)
• 1936 » Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1959)
• 1937 » John Phillip Law, American actor († 2008)
• 1937 » Oleg Lobov, Russian politician, Premier of the Russian SFSR († 2018)
• 1939 » Latimore, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1939 » Peter Gill, Welsh actor, director, and playwright
• 1940 » Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia († 2009)
• 1940 » Dario Argento, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1942 » Billy Best, Scottish footballer

• 1929 » Frederic Weatherly, English lawyer, author, and songwriter (b. 1848)
• 1933 » Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (b. 1862)
• 1939 » Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1873)
• 1940 » José Félix Estigarribia, Paraguayan soldier and politician, President of Paraguay (b. 1888)
• 1941 » Mario García Menocal, Cuban lawyer and politician, President of Cuba (b. 1866)
• 1942 » Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (b. 1855)
• 1949 » José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter and illustrator (b. 1883)
• 1951 » John French Sloan, American painter and etcher (b. 1871)
• 1951 » Maria Montez, Dominican-French actress (b. 1912)
• 1954 » Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1885)

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.
• March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
• March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
• 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).
• September 18 » World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
• September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
• 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 September 7, 1939 was between 10.9 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.