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Born on Sunday November 21, 1937
- Geesje Talen, Staphorst († 1938)
- Catharina Johanna Agelink († 2002)
- Billy Gearld Todd ?*****, Bardwell, Carlisle, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
- Fransiscus Henricus (Frans) VAN DER LINDEN, or 22-11-1937 Helmond (NL/NB) († 1984)
- Engel ? Bax, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2007)
- Bastiaan Jan Albert Teunis Bronkhorst, Zijderveld (Everdingen), Utrecht, Nederland († 1992)
- Adrianus Petrus Jacobus van der Knaap, Poeldijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 2015)
- Harmen Coenraads Abma, Hijlaard, Baarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2007)
- Aaltje MOLENAAR, Volendam, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
- Emiel Luycx, Aalst, België († 2017)
Died on Sunday November 21, 1937
- Albert Everts Nijstad (71), Slagharen, Ambt Hardenberg
- Anna Maria Claes (43), Beverlo, Limburg, België
- Albert Mulder (0), Voorthuizen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Albert Evert Nijstad (71), Slagharen
- Anthonetta Johanna Touw (80), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Antonetta Johanna Touw (80), Utrecht
- Antoinette Catharina Johanna Wentholt (85)
- Aaltje Mast (83), Oude-Tonge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aagje Leguit (71), Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aartje Cornelia van Lieren (70), Wissenkerke
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from November 21, 1937 at Delpher
Born on November 21
- 1933 » Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut († 2014)
- 1934 » Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright
- 1934 » Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer
- 1936 » Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon († 1991)
- 1937 » Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress († 2010)
- 1937 » Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist
- 1939 » R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania († 1987)
- 1940 » Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host († 2010)
- 1940 » Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress
- 1940 » Richard Marcinko, American commander and author
Died on November 21
- 1928 » Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (b. 1858)
- 1934 » John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1876)
- 1938 » Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)
- 1941 » Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (b. 1860)
- 1942 » Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (b. 1863)
- 1942 » J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (b. 1866)
- 1945 » Al Davis, American boxer (b. 1920)
- 1945 » Alexander Patch, American general (b. 1889)
- 1945 » Ellen Glasgow, American author (b. 1873)
- 1945 » Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (b. 1889)
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.
- March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
- March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
- April 26 » Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe.
- June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
- December 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing (Nanking).
- December 16 » Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
The weather on Sunday November 21, 1937
The temperature on November 21, 1937 was between -1.5 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 0.7 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI