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• Antoinette CASTILLO, Linares, Jaen, Andalousie, Espagne († 1994)
• Duwayne W Romenesko, Freedom, Outagamie county, Wisconsin (USA) († 2015)
• Alida Evelina Tuynman, Voorhout, Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Elisabeth Geertruida Maria van der Meer, Noordwijk († 2009)
• Hein Jacob Feitsma, Steenwijk († 1992)
• Dammis Witter, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Charles Albert Telker, Texas Bend, Missouri († 2008)
• Johanna Cornelia van Den Bosch, Bussum († 2018)
• Alida Elisabeth Tuynman, Voorhout, Nederland († 2005)
• Herman Jakobsz Schaap († 2003)

• Aart IV Verhoef (69), IJsselmonde
• Adrianus van den Berg (75), Haasdrecht
• Adriaan Maij (65), Den Haag (NL)
• André Achille LAMPAERT (19), Ebblinghem, France
• Alfred Thomas Martin (25), aged 25 years, Wellington, NSW, AU
• Anna KRAMER, Werkendam (tot 2019) Altena, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abraham Durieux (85), Katwijk
• Adriana Joosse (84), Borssele (Borssele) (Zeeland)
• Abraham Durieux (85), Katwijk
• Andries Huisman (71), Zeist, Utr, Nederland

• 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
• 1938 » Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician († 2017)
• 1938 » Rich Rollins, American baseball player
• 1939 » John Amabile, American football player and coach († 2012)

• 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)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
• May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
• July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
• October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
• December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
• December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.

The temperature on April 16, 1937 was between 7.4 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.