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• Andrea Franciscus van der Zel, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Jac Reintjes, Ottersum († 2015)
• Maurits KOSTER, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Bernardus Albertus Beukers, Slagharen, Nederland († 2013)
• Jantje Dijk († 1984)
• Andrea Franciscus van Zel, Haarlemmermeer
• Delbert Blaine Surby, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Augustinus Wilhelmus van den Heuvel, Nijmegen († 1955)
• Maria Geertruida Krabbendam, Den Haag († 2012)
• Gerardus Joannes Stephanus van Stappershoef, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 2018)

• Berend van Ommen (82), Amersfoort, Utrecht, NL
• Arie van der Horn (68), Den Haag
• Berend van Ommen (82), Amersfoort,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Christiaan Hermans (54), Vliermaalroot, België
• Bertha Esterházy de Galántha (80), München, Bayern, Allemagne
• Andreas Wilhelmus van den Haak (28), Rotterdam
• Catharina Maria Hersbach (82), Den Haag
• Amalia Jacoba Rantong (56), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aleida Jacoba Rantong (56), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Cornelia van Tillo (0), Halsteren

• 1936 » Charles R. Larson, American admiral († 2014)
• 1936 » Don DeLillo, American novelist, essayist, and playwright
• 1936 » Hans van Abeelen, Dutch geneticist († 1998)
• 1936 » Luciano Fabro, Italian sculptor and artist († 2007)
• 1937 » Bruno Mealli, Italian cyclist
• 1937 » Eero Mäntyranta, Finnish skier († 2013)
• 1937 » René Kollo, German tenor
• 1937 » Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator († 2005)
• 1937 » Viktoriya Tokareva, Russian author and screenwriter
• 1938 » Colin Fox, Canadian actor

• 1933 » Augustine Birrell, British politician (b. 1815)
• 1934 » Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1872)
• 1935 » John Jellicoe, Royal Navy officer (b. 1859)
• 1936 » Buenaventura Durruti, Spanish mechanic and activist (b. 1896)
• 1936 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
• 1938 » Edwin Hall, American physicist (b. 1855)
• 1938 » Maud of Wales, queen of Norway (b. 1869)
• 1940 » Arturo Bocchini, Chief of Police under the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Robert Lane, Canadian footballer (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Tim Coleman, English footballer (b. 1881)

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 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
• July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
• September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
• December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.
• December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

The average temperature on November 20, 1937 was 4.1 °C. There was 6.4 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.