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• Frederik Louis ter Kuile, Enschede († 2012)
• Gerrit Willem van Olst, Grafhorst († 1932)
• Adrianna (Abe) TJOELKER († 2010)
• Aleida (Leidi) (7k) Heijne (Heijnen, Heine), Valthermond, Nederland († 2018)
• Aukje Bennink († 2020)
• Froukje Baas, Oudehorne († 2020)
• Antonia van Essen, Amersfoort, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 2017)
• Benson May Russell Jr, Monticello, Mississippi, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Adriana Nap († 2019)
• Anna Lijdia Verloop, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)

• Antonie Van Kaam (63), Den Haag
• Andrew James Rowan (56), General Hospital, pretoria, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa
• andries de GEUS (52), loosduinen
• Annie Antonia Maria Hermse (0), Roermond,Gemeente Roermond,Limburg,Netherlands
• Adriana Maria Luijben (57), Vlijmen
• Anton Cozijnsen (73), Apeldoorn
• Augustinus Josephus Van den Eynde (83), Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Antoon Widdershoven (24), Nieuwstadt, Provincie Limburg, Nederland
• Adriana de Jong (83), Landsmeer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hoogland (0), Nibbixwoud

• 1929 » Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor
• 1930 » Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Vietnamese general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam († 2011)
• 1931 » John Garrett, English soldier and politician († 2007)
• 1931 » Marion Brown, American saxophonist and composer († 2010)
• 1932 » Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1963)
• 1933 » Asha Bhosle, Indian singer
• 1933 » Eric Salzman, American composer, producer, and critic († 2017)
• 1933 » Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman († 2012)
• 1933 » Maigonis Valdmanis, Latvian basketball player and coach († 1999)
• 1933 » Michael Frayn, English author and playwright

• 1909 » Vere St. Leger Goold, Irish tennis player (b. 1853)
• 1916 » Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1836)
• 1933 » Faisal I of Iraq (b. 1883)
• 1935 » Carl Weiss, American physician (b. 1906)
• 1940 » Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Rıza Nur, Turkish surgeon and politician (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Julius Fučík, Czech journalist (b. 1903)
• 1944 » Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor (b. 1881)
• 1949 » Richard Strauss, German composer and manager (b. 1864)
• 1954 » André Derain, French painter and sculptor (b. 1880)

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.
• February 3 » The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
• March 15 » SSViking explodes off Newfoundland, killing 27 of the 147 on board.
• May 1 » The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
• July 1 » United Airlines begins service (as Boeing Air Transport).
• August 24 » France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact.
• December 5 » Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.

The temperature on September 8, 1931 was between 4.3 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.