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• Jacob Daniel Groenenberg, Middelburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 1982)
• Gerrit Mellema, Sellingen, Groningen, Nederland († 1988)
• Cornelia Storm, Monster, Nederland († 2016)
• Adrianus van der Wulp, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Antonius Rongen, Milheeze, Gemert-Bakel († 1987)
• Delia Silverine Blake, Newport, Orleans County, Vermont, United States of America († 2008)
• Antoon Rongen, Milheeze, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1987)
• Anne Pieters Bakker († 1960)
• Gerardus Paulus Antonius van Bemmelen, Zoeterwoude († 2011)
• Jacobus Antonius Maria van Kleef, Den Haag

• Arend Baan (79), Rijssen
• Augustinus Joannes de Jong (60), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van de Mortel (61), Asten, Heusden
• Aafke van der Kooi (42), Tietjerksteradeel
• Berend Niestern (81), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Arij van der Burg (70), Vlaardingen
• Anna Maria Helane Berger (75), Heerlen
• Arie Boom (80), Gouda, Nederland
• Augustinus Joannes de Jong (60), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Helena Berger (75), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland

• 1933 » Easley Blackwood, Jr., American pianist, composer, and educator
• 1933 » Edelmiro Amante, Filipino lawyer and politician († 2013)
• 1933 » Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch († 2014)
• 1935 » Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host
• 1935 » Thomas Kean, American academic and politician, 48th Governor of New Jersey
• 1936 » James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author, founded Focus on the Family
• 1936 » Reg Fleming, Canadian-American ice hockey player († 2009)
• 1937 » Ben Zinn, Israeli-born American academic and former international soccer player
• 1937 » Gary Peters, American baseball player
• 1939 » John McCabe, English pianist and composer († 2015)

• 1918 » Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1924 » Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
• 1930 » Robert Bridges, English poet and author (b. 1844)
• 1932 » Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Bohemian cardinal (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Muhammad Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
• 1941 » Fritz Manteuffel, German gymnast (b. 1875)
• 1945 » Walter Model, German field marshal (b. 1891)
• 1946 » John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher (b. 1883)
• 1948 » Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Leslie Banks, American actor, director and producer (b. 1890)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Petrus
8. Pieter
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Antonius
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Helena
14. Margaretha
15. Grietje
16. Mary

• 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.
• January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
• August 3 » A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• October 1 » Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
• November 25 » In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories.
• December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.
• December 30 » The United Auto Workers union stages its first sitdown strike.

The temperature on April 21, 1936 was between -1.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.