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• Cornelis De Bruine († 2003)
• Elisabeth Johanna Brankaert, Weert, Limburg, Nederland († 1937)
• Franciscus Cornelis van Lier, Laren, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
• Hendrik Broeckhoven, Bonheiden († 2009)
• Adriana Johanna Lenten, Utrecht († 1993)
• Anna van der Laan, Groningen († 2017)
• Arend Johannes Boode, amsterdam, Nederland († 2003)
• Godelieve Dinger, Laren († 1980)
• Georges Denis CRICKX, Hingene († 1937)
• antoinette sprenkels, sprundel († 2015)

• Auguste Lydia Hoffmann (71)
• Adrianus Waltherus van Dongen (59), Steenbergen
• Bartholome√ºs Meesters (65), Nunspeet
• Bartholomeus Meesters (65), Nunspeet
• Adriana SPAANS (46), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Aaltje Broekhuizen (0), Elburg
• Berendje Johanna Wilhelmina Kwint (73), Renkum
• Bastiana Johanna van Dijk (82), Rotterdam
• Aafke Hayes Statema (62), Huizum
• Albartus van den Berg (75), Echteld

• 1935 » Letizia Battaglia, Italian photographer and journalist
• 1935 » Philip K. Chapman, Australian-American astronaut and engineer
• 1936 » Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe († 2003)
• 1936 » Dale Douglass, American golfer
• 1936 » Dean Stockwell, American actor
• 1937 » Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian general and politician, 5th President of Nigeria
• 1938 » Fred Williamson, American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1938 » Lynn Margulis, American biologist and academic († 2011)
• 1938 » Paul Evans, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 » Samantha Eggar, English actress

• 1925 » Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer (b. 1859)
• 1927 » Franz Mertens, Polish-Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1840)
• 1929 » David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Reşit Galip, Turkish academic and politician, 6th Turkish Minister of National Education (b. 1893)
• 1935 » Roque Ruaño, Spanish priest and engineer (b. 1877)
• 1940 » Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher and academic (b. 1868)
• 1944 » Max Jacob, French poet and author (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Lena Baker, African American maid and murderer (b. 1900)
• 1947 » Alfredo Casella, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1950 » Edgar Lee Masters, American poet, author, and playwright (b. 1868)

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.
• January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
• March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
• May 21 » A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• September 22 » Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
• December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

The temperature on March 5, 1937 was between -0.2 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.