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• Henricus Pastoor, Herwen en Aerdt († 1937)
• Jan Hazenberg († 2021)
• Gerda Hermina de Jager, Avereest († 1954)
• Frederik Jaggie, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1940)
• Aaltje Jacobs Schaap, Huizen († 2006)
• Helena Maria Kusters, Nistelrode, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1985)
• Joachim (Jochie) Herman Joh. Taks († 2005)
• G.J.M. (Mia) DOHMEN, Schinveld (NL/LI) († 2009)
• Hendrikus Nicolaas Johannes Duurland, Laren († 2020)
• Goverdina Johanna Theresia van Iersel, Goirle, Nederland († 2001)

• Adrianus van der Staaij (76), Rotterdam
• Anna Maria Camps (71), Heerlen
• Albert Jong (72)
• Berendina Balk (46), Arnhem
• Bauke de Haan (48), Garijp, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Hendrik Pol (1), Westerbork
• Cornelia van Strien (66), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michagan, Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Lamers (33), Waalre
• Clasina Fiegen (85), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• August Wurfbain (63), 's Gravenhage

• 1935 » Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1935 » Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs
• 1937 » Charlie Thomas, American singer
• 1938 » Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer († 2008)
• 1938 » Iris Johansen, American author
• 1938 » Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California
• 1938 » Spencer Dryden, American drummer († 2005)
• 1939 » David Frost, English journalist and game show host († 2013)
• 1939 » Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1939 » Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant († 1977)

• 1922 » James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1855)
• 1928 » Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1873)
• 1932 » Grigore Constantinescu, Romanian priest and journalist (b. 1875)
• 1938 » Suzanne Valadon, French painter (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (b. 1859)
• 1943 » Jovan Dučić, Serbian-American poet and diplomat (b. 1871)
• 1947 » Henry Ford, American engineer and businessman, founded the Ford Motor Company (b. 1863)
• 1949 » John Gourlay, Canadian soccer player (b. 1872)
• 1950 » Walter Huston, Canadian-American actor and singer (b. 1883)

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.
• February 21 » The League of Nations bans foreign national "volunteers" in the Spanish Civil War.
• March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
• July 7 » The Marco Polo Bridge Incident provides the Imperial Japanese Army with a pretext for starting the Second Sino-Japanese War.
• July 7 » The Peel Commission Report recommends the partition of Palestine, which was the first formal recommendation for partition in the history of Palestine.
• July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
• December 13 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: The city of Nanjing, defended by the National Revolutionary Army under the command of General Tang Shengzhi, falls to the Japanese. This is followed by the Nanking Massacre, in which Japanese troops rape and slaughter hundreds of thousands of civilians.

The temperature on April 7, 1937 was between 6.1 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.5 °C. There was 7.5 mm of rain during 4.1 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.