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• Gerhardus Johannes Meulman, Rijssen, 7461, Nederland († 1999)
• Berend Martens, Hoogeveen nederland († 1937)
• Hendrika Snijders, Oosterhesselen, Nederland († 2004)
• Henricus Arnold Muris, Stein, Limburg, Nederland († 1940)
• Gerardus Henricus Johannes Bersée, Hillegom († 2018)
• Berend Martens, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1937)
• Gerardus GÖTZ, Landsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2002)
• Freerk Attes Knippel, Rotterdam († 1938)
• Egberdine Stel († 2013)
• Arendje Ouwehand, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1989)

• Alida Gravenstein (99), Berkel en Rodenrijs, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida, Catharina van Engelenburg (73), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Akke Andriesdr. de Groot (60), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Hendrikus PERSOON (40), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Agatha Hoek (81), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Brom, van den (64), Apeldoorn Gld. NL
• Adriana van Engelen (79), Oosterhout
• Boss (0), Thesinge, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Johanna Sneijders (37), Breda
• Aafje de Jong (88), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1933 » Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic († 2019)
• 1933 » Frank Bough, English journalist and radio host
• 1933 » Peter Maitlis, English chemist and academic
• 1934 » V. S. Ramadevi, Indian civil servant and politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka († 2013)
• 1937 » Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer
• 1938 » Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer
• 1938 » Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer
• 1938 » Estrella Blanca, Mexican wrestler
• 1939 » Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden († 2018)
• 1939 » Tony Bullimore, British sailor

• 1926 » Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1883)
• 1929 » George Cope, American painter (b. 1855)
• 1936 » Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, 7th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1866)
• 1937 » Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (b. 1902)
• 1945 » Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (b. 1865)
• 1948 » Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1862)
• 1950 » Henry H. Arnold, American general (b. 1886)
• 1951 » Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (b. 1868)
• 1951 » Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (b. 1887)
• 1952 » Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (b. 1887)

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.
• March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
• March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
• May 28 » Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer is founded.
• August 24 » Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
• 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.
• December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

The temperature on January 15, 1937 was between 0.7 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 8.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.