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• Jacobus Lorier, Koudekerke, Zeeland, Netherlands († 1966)
• Everdina Buitenhuis, Hengelo (Overijssel) († 1937)
• Gerda Slagmolen, Utrecht, Utrecht, NL († 2021)
• grietje (gretha) ijsenbrand († 2002)
• James Coyie Higdon, Grayson County, Kentucky († 1982)
• Adriaan Glasbergen, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Jacobus Lorier, Koudekerke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1966)
• Hubert Alphonse Nollet, Lille, 59 (F) († 2021)
• Gerard Lijnen, Zolder, Limburg, België († 1999)
• Aleida Lambertha Moelard, Almelo († 1940)

• Bouwke Lofvers (86), Groningen, Nederland
• Constantius Ignatius Josephus Maria Romme (66), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Arie van Dam (65), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Constantius Ignatius Josephus Maria Romme (66), ‘s-Hertogenbosch,Gemeente 'S-Hertogenbosch,North Brabant,Netherlands
• Catharina Carib Van Hall (59), Leiden, Zuid Holland
• Antonius Martinus Slits, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catherina Karib van Hall (59), Leiden
• Anna Catharina Schoeters (35), Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antoon Gerard Theodoor Cavadino (70), Stoutenburg, Utr, Nederland
• Anna Geertruida aan 't Goor (96), Amsterdam

• 1934 » Colin Welland, English actor and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1934 » Yvonne B. Miller, American academic and politician († 2012)
• 1935 » Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada († 2013)
• 1936 » Zdzisława Donat, Polish soprano and actress
• 1937 » Eric Walters, Australian journalist († 2010)
• 1937 » Queen Sonja of Norway
• 1937 » Richard Rhodes, American journalist and historian
• 1937 » Thomas Nagel, American philosopher and academic
• 1938 » Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2020)
• 1938 » Steven Rose, English biologist and academic

• 1922 » Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1894)
• 1926 » Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian activist and saint (b. 1901)
• 1934 » Marie Curie, French-Polish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1938 » Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)
• 1938 » Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b. 1899)
• 1941 » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1881)
• 1943 » Władysław Sikorski, Polish general and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland (b. 1881)
• 1946 » Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (b. 1906)
• 1948 » Monteiro Lobato, Brazilian journalist and author (b. 1882)
• 1949 » François Brandt, Dutch rower and engineer (b. 1874)

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

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. Alida
15. Helena
16. Margaretha

• 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 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
• 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.
• August 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
• September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
• December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

The temperature on July 4, 1937 was between 13.6 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 9.3 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.