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• Bernardus Jansen, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Bernardus (Junior) Jansen, Alkmaar († 2014)
• Christina van der Snee, Wageningen († 2018)
• Franciscus Henricus Eggelen van, Eindhoven († 1966)
• Adrianus Gerrit Honcoop, Chaam († 2001)
• Anne Johanneszn. Boomsma, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland († 2009)
• Cornelia Boerkoel, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2024)
• Antonius Lambertus Berkvens, Asten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2009)
• Alphonse Laudus, Overwinden († 2010)
• Donald Jay Snip

• Akke Jans Akkerman (87), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Marie Geertrui POELS (84), Venray, 3187, Limburg, Nederland
• Aart van 't Zelfde (54), Rotterdam
• Adolph Rots (80), Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland
• ? ? (73)
• Adriana van der Wijngaard (80), Waddinxveen, Zuid Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Marie Geertruda Poels (84), Venray, Li.NL
• Adriana Brouwer (78)
• Antje Balder (73), Broek op Langedijk, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes ELAND (52), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1934 » Barrie Unsworth, Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales
• 1934 » Robert Stigwood, Australian producer and manager († 2016)
• 1934 » Vince Hill, English singer-songwriter
• 1935 » Bobby Vinton, American singer
• 1935 » Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian († 2013)
• 1935 » Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer († 2013)
• 1935 » Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter
• 1935 » Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author († 2013)
• 1936 » Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic († 2015)
• 1937 » Gert Potgieter, South African hurdler and coach

• 1928 » Henry Birks, Canadian businessman, founded Henry Birks and Sons (b. 1840)
• 1928 » Roman Steinberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1900)
• 1930 » José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian journalist, philosopher, and activist (b. 1894)
• 1935 » Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1884)
• 1937 » Jay Johnson Morrow, American military engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Steve Bloomer, English footballer and manager (b. 1874)
• 1941 » Josiah Stamp, 1st Baron Stamp, English economist and civil servant (b. 1880)
• 1942 » Denis St. George Daly, Irish polo player (b. 1862)
• 1942 » Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1878)
• 1946 » Arthur Chevrolet, Swiss-American race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)

• 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.
• May 9 » Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.
• May 28 » Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
• July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
• September 6 » Spanish Civil War: The Interprovincial Council of Asturias and León is established.
• October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
• November 30 » In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire.

The temperature on April 16, 1936 was between 3.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.