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• Cornelis Willem Pannekoek, Aalsmeer († 1978)
• Janke A. Nienhuis († 1999)
• Johanna Petronella Noordam, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 2011)
• Gerrie Adriana Kanders († 1945)
• Grietje van der Scheer, Nieuw Buinen († 1985)
• Hugo Broos, Antwerpen, 2000, Belgie († 2019)
• Ernest Lanning Parsons, Alderson, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania († 1985)
• Johan Albert van den Belt, Arnhem († 1938)
• Herman Rakers († 2005)
• Jacobus Dreef, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2008)

• Bernardus Brand (65), Weerselo, 7595, Nederland
• Aleida Spiegelenberg (36)
• Anna Catharina Wolffensperger (75), Nijmegen, Nederland
• Alberdina Kleinlugtenbeld (67), Den Ham
• Arien Vlam (61)
• Antje Coster (68), Delft
• Ariaantje Veeken (64), Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Rijnsburger (2), Alphen aan den Rijn
• Arien Vlam (61), Opperdoes
• Anna Maria Schleedoorn (42), Bergh

• 1934 » Dallas Green, American baseball player and manager († 2017)
• 1935 » Carol Arthur, American actress and producer
• 1935 » Hans-Walter Eigenbrodt, German footballer and coach († 1997)
• 1935 » Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Minister of Defence for Ireland († 2013)
• 1936 » Giorgos Zographos, Greek singer and actor († 2005)
• 1937 » David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor († 2011)
• 1938 » Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic
• 1939 » Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer († 2015)
• 1939 » Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
• 1940 » Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician

• 1919 » Dave Gregory, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1845)
• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)

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 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
• June 15 » A German expedition led by Karl Wien loses sixteen members in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat. It is the worst single disaster to occur on an 8000m peak.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
• November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
• 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 August 4, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (77%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.