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• Hendrik Vlijm, Hilversum († 2005)
• Jenneke Leentje Alblas, Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2004)
• Arnoldus Cecilianus Maria Sebregts, Wintelre († 1939)
• Antonia Heimensen, Putten († 1938)
• Derk Willem Westerveld, 's Gravenhage († 2005)
• Henk van den Berg, Holten († 2020)
• Gerrit Kamerling, Almelo († 1945)
• Hendrik Gort, Avereest († 2018)
• Jean Matheï († 2014)
• Betty Jane Herron († 1955)

• Cornelis Adrianus Spijkers (67), Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands
• Carl Marie Joseph Canoij (76), Valkenswaard, NB, Nederland
• Allegonda Maria Elisabeth ter Heerd (1), Reusel
• Berend Knot (82), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Carl Marie Joseph Canoy (76), Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Beatrice Good (51), Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
• Anne van Veen (47), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Carel Marie Joseph Canoy (76), Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alida Magdalena BRUMMER (80), Haaksbergen
• Beerd Winkeler (64), Oldebroek, Nederland

• 1933 » Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran († 1981)
• 1933 » Predrag Koraksić Corax, Serbian political caricaturist
• 1934 » Ruby Nash Garnett, American R&B singer
• 1936 » William Levada, American cardinal
• 1937 » Pierre Billon, Swiss-Canadian author and screenwriter
• 1937 » Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2002)
• 1938 » Billy Williams, American baseball player and coach
• 1939 » Ward Connerly, American activist and businessman, founded the American Civil Rights Institute
• 1941 » Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter († 1994)
• 1941 » Neal Adams, American illustrator

• 1917 » Kristian Birkeland, Norwegian physicist and academic (b. 1867)
• 1934 » Alfred Bruneau, French cellist and composer (b. 1857)
• 1938 » Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Evelyn Underhill, English mystic and author (b. 1875)
• 1941 » Otfrid Foerster, German neurologist and physician (b. 1873)
• 1945 » Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, Austrian diplomat
• 1961 » Giulio Cabianca, Italian racing driver (b. 1923)
• 1961 » Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1899)
• 1962 » Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (b. 1877)
• 1967 » Tatu Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (b. 1885)

• 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.
• January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
• April 9 » The Kamikaze arrives at Croydon Airport in London. It is the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly to Europe.
• May 26 » Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clashed with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass.
• September 10 » Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.

The temperature on June 15, 1937 was between 11.5 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.