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• Basil Eugene Sanches († 1989)
• Elisabeth Buesink, Aalten († 1939)
• Harry Gerrit Nijkamp, Geesteren († 1998)
• Helena Catharina Bullee, Acquoy (Beesd) (GL) († 2015)
• Cornelia Verheij, Rotterdam († 1938)
• Johanna Hendrika Manifarges, Rotterdam,,Nederland († 2019)
• Evertje (Emmie) Sandbergen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1999)
• Jean VANDEBEECK, Bilzen (Limburg) (B) († 1982)
• Johannes Bernardus Antonius Nobbenhuis, Geesteren († 2004)
• AnnMarie Nilsson, Johannes († 2021)

• Christine Caroline Gertrude (Stiene) MIGGELBRINK (24), Essen (DE)
• Christina Johanna Kruimel (61), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Maria Helena Borgstein (58), Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje van Guldener (26), Harlingen
• Albertha Marcelina Slotboom (28), Bleiswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Mieremet (46), Leiden, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Arie Dijkshoorn (75), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Mieremet (46)
• Anna Damscher (61), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alice Myrtle Gill (51), Fresno, California, Verenigde Staten

• 1934 » Eddie Ilarde, Filipino journalist and politician
• 1934 » Lise Bacon, Canadian judge and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 1935 » Charles Wright, American poet
• 1936 » Giridharilal Kedia, Indian businessman, founded the Image Institute of Technology & Management († 2009)
• 1937 » Jimmy Hannan, Australian television host and singer († 2019)
• 1937 » Virginia Euwer Wolff, American author
• 1938 » David Canary, American actor († 2015)
• 1938 » Frederick Forsyth, English journalist and author
• 1939 » John Badham, English-American actor, director, and producer
• 1940 » Wilhelm von Homburg, German boxer and actor († 2004)

• 1924 » Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (b. 1818)
• 1924 » Velma Caldwell Melville, American editor, and writer of prose and poetry (b. 1858)
• 1925 » Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austrian field marshal (b. 1852)
• 1930 » Frankie Campbell, American boxer (b. 1904)
• 1931 » Dorothea Fairbridge, South African author and co-founder of Guild of Loyal Women (b. 1862)
• 1938 » Aleksandr Kuprin, Russian pilot, explorer, and author (b. 1870)
• 1939 » Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1904)
• 1940 » Prince Jean, Duke of Guise (b. 1874)
• 1942 » Prince George, Duke of Kent (b. 1902)
• 1945 » John Birch, American soldier and missionary (b. 1918)

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.
• April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
• May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
• May 12 » The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
• June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
• July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
• November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.

The temperature on August 25, 1937 was between 12.7 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.