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• Gijsberthus Smoor, Maassluis († 1998)
• Ardel Wayne Feine, Fillmore, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Arend Peetoom, Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands († 2013)
• Adriana Anna Maria (Jeanette) De Kock, Edam (Noord Holland) († 2015)
• Gertrud Lafeber, Veenendaal († 1967)
• Elizabeth Cornelia (Elly) van Wijk, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 2023)
• Elisabeth Verhoog, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 2007)
• Gerardus Hendrikus Versteege, Noordwijkerhout († 2002)
• Dirkje van Slooten, Urk († 2024)
• Charles Turner, South Carolina († 2004)

• Barber Alberts Zwaagstra (77), Kollumerzwaag, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Sieders (33), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Peijpers (62), Gilze en Rijen
• Barber Alberts (Berber) Zwaagstra (77), Kollumerzwag, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Mae DUTSON (0), Delta, Millard County, Utah, United States of America
• Albertus Gijsbtsz Alblas (78), 's-Gravenhage
• Arie Roobol (79), Dordrecht
• Adriana Zeelenberg (71), 's-Gravenzande (Westland), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ardella ** STEVENS (71), Blanding, San Juan, Utah
• Adriana Lievense (82), Westkapelle, Walcheren, NL

• 1933 » Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic († 2014)
• 1934 » Lois Duncan, American journalist and author († 2016)
• 1935 » Jimmy Wray, Scottish boxer and politician († 2013)
• 1935 » Pedro Ramos, Cuban baseball player
• 1936 » Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)
• 1937 » Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter († 2014)
• 1937 » John White, Scottish international footballer(† 1964)
• 1937 » Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq († 2006)
• 1938 » Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress († 1995)
• 1941 » Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer

• 1925 » Richard Butler, English-Australian politician, 23rd Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1928 » May Jordan McConnel, Australian trade unionist and suffragist (b. 1860)
• 1929 » Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (b. 1879)
• 1936 » Fuad I of Egypt (b. 1868)
• 1944 » Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1874)
• 1944 » Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (b. 1880)
• 1945 » Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Hermann Fegelein, German general (b. 1906)
• 1945 » Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1892)
• 1946 » Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (b. 1870)

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.
• May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
• July 5 » Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation.
• 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.
• August 2 » The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.

The temperature on April 28, 1937 was between 2.9 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 4.1 hours of sunshine (28%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.