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• Gerritje Meerens, Harderwijk († 1936)
• Gerritje Meerens, Harderwijk († 1936)
• "Hervé" Bernard Marie Ferdinand Storelli, Toulon, Var, France († 2015)
• Geesje Zinger, Beilen († 2019)
• Gerritje Meerens, Harderwijk († 1936)
• Francina Bernardina de Bruijn, Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland († 2000)
• Bernise Hoet, Werken († 2024)
• Ambroise Foulon, Oisy-le-Verger († 2023)
• Cornelis Johannes Maria Schoenmakers, Loon op Zand († 1968)
• Berta Kasbergen († 2013)

• Adriaan Oosterling (58), groede (zeeland)
• Abigail Elizabeth Shaw (80), Atla, Peoria, Illinois, United States
• Adriana van der Graaf (83), Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje Stouthart (67), waddinxveen (zuid holland)
• * Petrus Meesters (69), Vlijmen
• Alonzo Mansfield Farrell (60), Goshen (Elkhart, Indiana, USA)
• Anna Johanna Maria Bruins (30), Heemskerk
• Adriana Meeuwenoord (90), Noordwijk
• Aaltje Kamst (51), Drouwenermond, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aleida Felix Zwart (77), Ruinerwold

• 1932 » Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor († 2019)
• 1932 » Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2005)
• 1933 » Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress († 2018)
• 1934 » Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager († 2017)
• 1936 » Charles Napier, American actor († 2011)
• 1936 » Kennedy Simmonds, Kittitian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
• 1937 » Dennis Banks, American author and activist († 2017)
• 1937 » Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut († 2017)
• 1939 » Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
• 1939 » Johnny Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach

• 1906 » Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar, academic, and philanthropist (b. 1836)
• 1912 » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 1933 » Adelbert Ames, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1835)
• 1937 » Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, Turkish playwright and poet (b. 1852)
• 1938 » Feodor Chaliapin, Russian opera singer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Viktor Puskar, Estonian colonel (b. 1889)
• 1945 » Franklin D. Roosevelt, American lawyer and politician, 32nd President of the United States (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Lionel Logue, Australian actor and therapist (b. 1880)
• 1962 » Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
• 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)

• 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 26 » In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government.
• March 8 » Daytona Beach and Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
• July 26 » Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
• August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
• August 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Regional Defence Council of Aragon is dissolved by the Spanish Republic.
• December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.

The temperature on April 12, 1936 was between -1.5 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 8.0 hours. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.