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Born on Saturday October 9, 1937
- Catherine Skelton Gilman, Richmond (Virginia) († 1990)
- Harold Cnossen, Falmouth Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
- Gerben Wedzinga, Friesland, Nederland († 2007)
- Grietje Eeuwina Kamminga, Hoogeveen,, Drenthe, Nederland († 2005)
- Anne Maria van HEIJST, Paree (Oost-Java),in, Indonesië († 2015)
- Edna May Eccles, Riversdale, Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica († 2009)
- Anthonie Vink († 2019)
- Gerhardus Johannes Mentink, Ambt Delden († 1993)
- James Rudolph Antvelink († 2009)
- Carmella Vitale, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
Died on Saturday October 9, 1937
- Antonius Johannes Bernardus Geerts (62), Cheng Tin Fou, China
- Anna Maria Brans (79), Boven Leeuwen
- Adrianus Hartkoorn (89), Alblasserdam
- Benedictus DE Clerck (62), KORTRIJK-DUTSEL
- "Jean" Charles Marie Joseph de La Barre de Nanteuil (56), Bordeaux
- Antony Beerling (43), Meeker, MN
- Andries van Dijk (70), Woudenberg
- Albertus Karel Gerardus Janssen (0), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cecilia Cornelia van den Berg (25), Delft, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Adrianus Hartkoorn (89), Alblasserdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 9, 1937 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De Waag : algemeen cultureel, politiek en economisch weekblad voor Nederland
- De Indische courant
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
Born on October 9
- 1935 » Don McCullin, English photographer and journalist
- 1935 » Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
- 1936 » Brian Blessed, English actor
- 1936 » Mick Young, Australian politician († 1996)
- 1938 » Heinz Fischer, Austrian academic and politician, 11th President of Austria
- 1938 » John Sutherland, English journalist, author, and academic
- 1939 » John Pilger, Australian-English journalist, director, and producer
- 1939 » Nicholas Grimshaw, English architect and academic
- 1939 » O. V. Wright, American singer-songwriter and producer († 1980)
- 1939 » Stephen Sedley, English lawyer and judge
Died on October 9
- 1924 » Valery Bryusov, Russian author, poet, and critic (b. 1873)
- 1934 » Alexander I of Yugoslavia, King of Yugoslavia also known as Alexander the Unifier (b. 1888)
- 1934 » Louis Barthou, French union leader and politician, 78th Prime Minister of France (b. 1862)
- 1937 » Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse (b. 1868)
- 1940 » Wilfred Grenfell, English-American physician and missionary (b. 1865)
- 1941 » Helen Morgan, American singer and actress (b. 1900)
- 1943 » Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
- 1945 » Gottlieb Hering, German captain (b. 1887)
- 1946 » Frank Castleman, American football player, baseball player, and coach (b. 1877)
- 1947 » Yukio Sakurauchi, Japanese businessman and politician, 27th Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1888)
Names that were popular for boys in 1937
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Antonius
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1937
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1937
- 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 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 14 » U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
- October 9 » Murder of 9 Catholic priests in Zhengding, China, who protected the local population from the advancing Japanese army.
- December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
The weather on Saturday October 9, 1937
The temperature on October 9, 1937 was between 8.9 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 11.4 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI