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• Geboers, Tilburg († 1936)
• Alvin Charles Reznik († 2014)
• Annie van der Steenstraeten, Breda († 1976)
• Antje Meulenkamp, Hardenberg
• Betje Simmeren, Groningen († 1943)
• Engeltje Verhey, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Esther de Jong, Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa († 2025)
• Betje Simmeren, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 1943)
• Dale Morrison Banks, West Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands († 2024)
• Constantinus Adrianus Johannes Maria Hamers, Tilburg († 2022)

• Antonius Johannes Ellenbroek (60), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Albert van Beek (79), Nijkerk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Landsman (68)
• Anna Geerts (84), Princenhage, Nederland
• Adriana Neeltje van Vliet (48)
• Arend Beerens (49), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberta van Beek (64), Vianen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonetta Mulders (55), Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Agnes Dunfield (77), Admaston Twp, Renfrew Co., Ont., Canada
• Abraham van Daelen (71), Rotterdam

• 1933 » Bill Tidy, English soldier and cartoonist
• 1933 » Peter Mansfield, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2017)
• 1934 » Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and composer
• 1934 » Jill Ker Conway, Australian historian and author († 2018)
• 1935 » Don McCullin, English photographer and journalist
• 1935 » Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
• 1936 » Brian Blessed, English actor
• 1936 » Mick Young, Australian politician († 1996)
• 1938 » Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria
• 1938 » John Sutherland, English journalist, author, and academic

• 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
• 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
• 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
• 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
• 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
• 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
• 1943 » Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1945 » Gottlieb Hering, German captain (b. 1887)
• 1946 » Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
• 1947 » Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1888)

• 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• February 10 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
• June 26 » Initial flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, the first practical helicopter.
• September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
• November 23 » Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
• November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.
• December 21 » First flight of the Junkers Ju 88 multi-role combat aircraft.

The temperature on October 9, 1936 was between 0.2 °C and 12.2 °C and averaged 5.6 °C. There was 6.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.