About the day » Friday February 19, 1937Calender converter

• Gijsberta Maria van der Heijden, Kapel-Avezaath († 2014)
• Godelieve LEENDERS († 2015)
• Frouwke Prins, Nieuw Weerdinge († 2009)
• Geertruda Antonetta Alberdina Petronella Verdellen, Horst
• Hendricus Gerardus Johannes Blokpoel, 's Gravenhage († 2012)
• Helena Markey, Oostnieuwkerke († 2001)
• Eugene Horton, Callahan County, Texas († 1993)
• Arnold August Krook, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Aatje Mooij, Vlaardinger-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1973)
• Darwin Leon Cornelise Kleinendorst († 1967)

• Adrianus Leonardus Overgaag (54), Delft
• Antonius Hendrikus Hubertus Kerstens (91), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annie Finch Argyle (75), Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States
• Geertruida Johanna Bouhuizen (78), Breda
• Antonius Schoolkate (64), Hengelo
• Anton van den Heuvel (76), Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Whetzel (65), Harrison County, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Visser (69), Grootebroek, Nederland
• Adriana Pieternella Duivenman (69), Rotterdam,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Adrianus Vancampfort (78), Retie (België)

• 1935 » Dave Niehaus, American sportscaster († 2010)
• 1935 » Russ Nixon, American MLB catcher and coach († 2016)
• 1936 » Frederick Seidel, American poet
• 1936 » Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter († 2006)
• 1937 » Norm O'Neill, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 2008)
• 1937 » Terry Carr, American author and educator († 1987)
• 1938 » Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama († 1989)
• 1939 » Erin Pizzey, English activist and author, founded Refuge
• 1940 » Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan († 2006)
• 1940 » Smokey Robinson, American singer-songwriter and producer

• 1915 » Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
• 1916 » Ernst Mach, Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1927 » Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
• 1928 » George Howard Earle Jr., American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
• 1936 » Billy Mitchell, American general and pilot (b. 1879)
• 1945 » John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1916)
• 1951 » André Gide, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Knut Hamsun, Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
• 1953 » Richard Rushall, British businessman (b. 1864)
• 1957 » Maurice Garin, Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)

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 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
• May 6 » Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
• July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
• July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
• November 8 » The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich.
• December 29 » The Irish Free State is replaced by a new state called Ireland with the adoption of a new constitution.

The temperature on February 19, 1937 was between 4.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west.