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• Geertruida Johanna (Joke) Dubbelman, Lage Zwaluwe, Nederland († 1995)
• Bernardus Bennie (Anna Helena Leny Vinke (geboren Cramer)) Vinke, Erica, Emmen († 2012)
• Hilbert Jan Ruiten († 2020)
• Doreen Mary Hoff († 1999)
• Geertruida Johanna Dubbelman, Lage Zwaluwe († 1995)
• Eduard Leonard Theodorus Jellema, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia († 2022)
• Cornelis Ameriksz Kulk, Katwijk († 1999)
• Emma Rosette (Emmy) van Dam, DEN HAAG, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Gerardus Wilhelmus Josephus Schoorlemmer, Heeten gem. Raalte († 2003)
• Barbara Jean McCoullough, fortasse, quodam loco, Verenigde Staten († 1970)

• Berend Jan van Dijk (68), Kampen, Nederland
• Albert de Groot (76), IJsselmuiden, Nederland
• Anthonius Martinus Geul (81), Utrecht(UT)
• Anthonius Martinus Geul- (81)
• Anna Maria van den Ende (22), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Anne Pistorius (84), Tilburg, Nederland
• Aligonda Catriena van der Stroe (65), Utrecht
• Anna Maria Pistorius (84), Tilburg
• Anna Maria ENDE,VAN DEN (22), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anne Maria Pistorius (84), Tilburg, Nederland

• 1934 » Bill Torrey, Canadian businessman († 2018)
• 1934 » Keith Sutton, English bishop († 2017)
• 1935 » Keith Burkinshaw, English footballer and manager
• 1935 » Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami
• 1936 » Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, 180th Prime Minister of Greece
• 1936 » Richard Bach, American novelist and essayist
• 1937 » Alan Haselhurst, English academic and politician
• 1937 » Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish captain and politician, 10th President of Finland, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1937 » Niki Sullivan, American guitarist and songwriter († 2004)
• 1939 » Scott Burton, American sculptor († 1989)

• 1914 » Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Indian guru and philosopher (b. 1838)
• 1945 » Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1923)
• 1953 » Albert Gleizes, French painter (b. 1881)
• 1954 » Salih Omurtak, Turkish general (b. 1889)
• 1956 » Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and educator (b. 1875)
• 1959 » Boris Vian, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1959 » Hidir Lutfi, Iraqi poet. (b. 1880)
• 1969 » Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish runner (b. 1907)
• 1970 » Roscoe Turner, American soldier and pilot (b. 1895)
• 1973 » Gerry Birrell, Scottish race car driver (b. 1944)

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 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
• January 25 » The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009.
• February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
• March 21 » Ponce massacre: Nineteen people in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police acting on orders of the US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
• April 1 » The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
• September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.

The temperature on June 23, 1937 was between 9.5 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 14.0 hours of sunshine (84%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.