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• Hendrikje Wuite († 2015)
• Annalou Grobler († 2014)
• Ewald Bernardus van Raaij, Vreeswijk, Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Nederland († 1999)
• Andre Jozef Stornebrink, Blauwhuis, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1984)
• Gerardus Abraham Slavenburg, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Arie Gommel, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1938)
• Cornelia Petronella Catharina Scheepers, Maasniel, Limburg, Netherlands († 1964)
• Albert Middel, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, NL († 2009)
• hendrika theodora gommans, helden-grashoek
• Adri Langenberg († 2021)

• Annie Lazarus (77), Venice, Venezia, Veneto, Italy
• Adrianus Huijsmans (78), Gemeente Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Stoopen (42), Gilze en Rijen
• Aaltje Reupkes (74), Leek
• Jan Metselaar (62), Hollandscheveld
• Antonius Jans (83), Groeningen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Netta Louman (79), Castricum
• Anna P Baumgartner (66), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Paulina Antonia Wilms (25), Heel en Panheel
• Anna P. Baumgartner (66), Chicago-Illinois-USA

• 1933 » Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, and critic († 2004)
• 1934 » Bob Bogle, American rock guitarist and bass player († 2009)
• 1934 » Marilyn Horne, American soprano and actress
• 1935 » A. J. Foyt, American race car driver
• 1935 » Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster († 2015)
• 1936 » Michael White, Scottish actor and producer († 2016)
• 1937 » Francis George, American cardinal († 2015)
• 1937 » Luiz Bueno, Brazilian race car driver († 2011)
• 1938 » Marina Vaizey, American journalist and critic
• 1939 » Ralph Gibson, American photographer

• 1917 » George Dewey, American admiral (b. 1837)
• 1919 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Brazil (b. 1848)
• 1933 » Bekir Sami Kunduh, Turkish politician (b. 1867)
• 1936 » Albert Fish, American serial killer, rapist and cannibal (b. 1870)
• 1938 » Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Indian author and playwright (b. 1876)
• 1942 » Carole Lombard, American actress and comedian (b. 1908)
• 1942 » Ernst Scheller, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1899)
• 1942 » Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (b. 1850)
• 1942 » Villem Grünthal-Ridala, Estonian poet and linguist (b. 1885)
• 1957 » Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, English general and politician, 16th Governor General of Canada (b. 1874)

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 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
• April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
• 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 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.

The temperature on January 16, 1937 was between 0.5 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (8%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.