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• Corrie Busch
• Dina Ruiters, Stadskanaal, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• Benne Benjamins, Hoogeveen nederland († 2006)
• Beverly Ann Gruis, Rockford, Floyd County, Iowa († 1990)
• Caroliine Petronella Naomi Abrahami de Melverda, Batavia, West-Java († 1932)
• Doris Rinaldi, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten († 2007)
• Anna Marie Catharina Kasdorp, Roermond († 1994)
• Elvira Ludviksdatter Skogen, Tunnsjøen († 1990)
• Emma Storm, Rotterdam († 1947)
• Bouwke Mulder, Westerbork, Drenthe, Nederland († 2019)

• Anna Elisabeth van Wees (73), Amsterdam
• Alexander Velleman (33), Weltevreden (Nederlandsch-Indië) (ID)
• Antje Slump (59), Echten, Lemsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Albert Kuipers (77), valthe
• Dabney Carr Harrison (72), Frederick, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Roelofsd Slump (59), Echten, lemsterland.fr.nld
• Antje Roelofs Slump (59), Echten, Lemsterland, Nederland
• Cornelis Timmerman (89), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje (Alice) van Ark (67), Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, VS
• Barbara Kraft (60), Maastricht

• 1927 » Bob Beckham, American country singer († 2013)
• 1927 » Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Tibetan religious leader
• 1927 » Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician († 2017)
• 1928 » Balakh Sher Mazari, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
• 1930 » Jerry Vale, American singer († 2014)
• 1933 » Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada († 2007)
• 1934 » Edward D. DiPrete, American politician
• 1934 » Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter († 1982)
• 1934 » Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist († 2012)
• 1935 » John David Crow, American football player and coach († 2015)

• 1913 » Louis Hémon, French-Canadian author (b. 1880)
• 1917 » Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (b. 1877)
• 1930 » Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1856)
• 1933 » Anthony Hope, English author and playwright (b. 1863)
• 1934 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (b. 1848)
• 1939 » Havelock Ellis, English psychologist and author (b. 1859)
• 1941 » Moses Schorr, Polish rabbi, historian, and politician (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Jean Moulin, French soldier (b. 1899)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Wilhelmus
13. Gerardus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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 August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
• January 7 » Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
• February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
• February 13 » The British Raj completes its transfer from Calcutta to New Delhi.
• September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
• October 1 » The George Washington Bridge in the United States, linking New Jersey and New York, is opened.
• December 11 » Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

The temperature on July 8, 1931 was between 11.0 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 14.7 mm of rain during 2.4 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.