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• Bonna Alkina Karsijns, Oldenzaal († 1987)
• Dirk Koek, Sleeuwijk, gem. De Werken en Sleeuwijk († 2018)
• Cornelia Dimphina Maria Geers, Medemblik († 2011)
• Anna Maria Kaandorp, Castricum, Nederland († 1983)
• Elisabeth Johanna Netten, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
• Agnes Steuns, Roermond, Netherlands († 2023)
• Albert BEX, Jeuk (B) († 2012)
• Alida Anna Kempen, Rotterdam, Netherlands († 1934)
• Anthonie Martinus Henricus Zuijderwijk, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Christina van Houdt, Scherpenisse († 2024)

• Catharina Cecilia Deijkers (60), Utrecht
• Adrianus van Dam (62), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Bernardus Antonius Abbeele van den (0), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Dingena Clardeij (99), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina VAN EVERCOOREN (72), Antwerpen
• Catharina Cecilia Deijkers (60), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje Mennink (69), Enschede
• Andries Middelkoop (74), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe
• Arie Rijksen (73), Rhenen, Utrecht, NL
• Catharina Everdina Henneveld (62), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1932 » John Vernon, Canadian-American actor († 2005)
• 1932 » Michel Legrand, French pianist, composer, and conductor († 2019)
• 1932 » Zell Miller, American sergeant and politician, 79th Governor of Georgia († 2018)
• 1933 » Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic († 2014)
• 1933 » David "Fathead" Newman, American saxophonist and composer († 2009)
• 1933 » Judah Folkman, American physician and biologist († 2008)
• 1934 » Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy († 2000)
• 1934 » Johnny Hills, English footballer, full-back
• 1934 » Renata Scotto, Italian soprano
• 1935 » Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet, essayist, and translator († 2014)

• 1910 » Osman Hamdi Bey, Greek archaeologist and painter (b. 1842)
• 1914 » Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (b. 1828)
• 1925 » Hjalmar Branting, Swedish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Sweden, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
• 1927 » Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (b. 1858)
• 1929 » André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1853)
• 1930 » Hermann von Ihering, German-Brazilian zoologist (b. 1850)
• 1953 » Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
• 1953 » Robert La Follette Jr., American politician, senator of Wisconsin (b. 1895)
• 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)

• 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
• January 1 » Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay becomes a United States federal prison.
• March 26 » The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
• May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
• July 25 » The Nazis assassinate Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss in a failed coup attempt.
• August 19 » The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer.
• November 11 » The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia is opened.

The temperature on February 24, 1934 was between -1.3 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.1 hours of sunshine (49%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.