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• Adriaan "Art" Wamsteeker, Pijnacker, Nederland († 2017)
• "Edouard" Marie Lagroy de Croutte de Saint-Martin, Aurillac, Cantal, France († 2014)
• Adrienne M. Janssenswillem, Lommel († 2008)
• Arnaldo João Loch, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1999)
• Geertruida Petronella Maria Borst († 1988)
• Gonzalo Victor de Spain [[Ch-Wikibio]] sss († 2000)
• Gonzalo DE BORBÓN Y DE DAMPIERRE, Rome Italy († 2000)
• Gijsbertje Harmens Schaap, Huizen († 1937)
• Jacobus Adrianus Maria (Koos) van den Ende († 2017)
• Jean Leenen, Sint-Truiden, België († 2002)

• Antonie de Heus (55), Beusichem (Buren) (GL)
• August Heinrich Berhard Thedering (53), Hollen, Ramsloh
• Anthonia Catharina Stroenk (92), Wormer
• Gerrit Jan Udink (59), Deventer
• Alphons Dierickx (28), Vlissingen
• Adriaan Lazaroms (68), Oud en Nieuw Gastel
• Arie Beekhuizen (80), Scheveningen
• Arend Brünger (68), Hardenberg
• Aagje van der Wolf (51)
• Cecilie SCHLESINGER (57), Moravská-Ostrava-Moravian-Silesian Region-Czech Re

• 1933 » Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician († 2016)
• 1934 » Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary
• 1934 » Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator († 2019)
• 1937 » Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic
• 1938 » Karin Balzer, German hurdler († 2019)
• 1938 » Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
• 1938 » Roy Higgins, Australian jockey († 2014)
• 1939 » Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada
• 1939 » Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic
• 1941 » Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist

• 1913 » Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (b. 1851)
• 1916 » Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (b. 1840)
• 1921 » Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
• 1921 » Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (b. 1880)
• 1930 » Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1885)
• 1934 » Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (b. 1842)
• 1934 » William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (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.
• February 16 » Wallace H. Carothers receives a United States patent for nylon.
• April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
• April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
• May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
• May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
• December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

The temperature on June 5, 1937 was between 11.3 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 13.2 hours of sunshine (80%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.