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July 16, 1937Born on Saturday July 17, 1937
- Henricus van Ostaijen, Tilburg († 1998)
- Agathe Anna Haaxman, Deventer († 1937)
- George Pierre Gofers, Heerlen, Gemeente Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 2002)
- Elisabeth (Betsy) Knoop, Dordrecht († 1994)
- Doodgeboren zoon Maaijen, Bodegraven († 1937)
- Dana Janna HOFFMANS, Den Haag († 2008)
- Gerarda Maria (Gertie) Snelder, Roermond, Nederland († 2015)
- Herbert Otto Moenning, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado († 2015)
- Anthonius Petrus Maria Durinck, Terneuzen († 2011)
- Anton Keizer, Rotterdam († 1943)
Died on Saturday July 17, 1937
- Berend Alberts Nijholt (65), Donkerbroek, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
- Berend Alberts Nijholt (65), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Muijsers (74), Venray, Li.NL
- Adolph Theophiel Everaert (59), Moerbeke-Waas
- Aart Willem van der STAR (80), Soest, Utrecht, Nederland
- Bakx Jacoba (42), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Cone (64), Oomsberg, Netherlands
- Anthonius Johannes Koenen (28), Rotterdam
- Berend Nijholt (65), Ooststellingwerf
- Anna van der Helm (77), 's-Gravenhage
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 17, 1937 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De Waag : algemeen cultureel, politiek en economisch weekblad voor Nederland
- De Sumatra post
- De Indische courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
Born on July 17
- 1933 » Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Maltese politician, 9th Prime Minister of Malta
- 1933 » Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress († 2014)
- 1934 » Lucio Tan, Chinese-Filipino billionaire businessman and educator
- 1935 » Diahann Carroll, American actress and singer († 2019)
- 1935 » Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer
- 1935 » Peter Schickele, American composer and educator
- 1938 » Hermann Huppen, Belgian author and illustrator
- 1939 » Andrée Champagne, Canadian actress and politician († 2020)
- 1939 » Spencer Davis, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1940 » Tim Brooke-Taylor, English actor and screenwriter († 2020)
Died on July 17
- 1925 » Lovis Corinth, German painter (b. 1858)
- 1928 » Álvaro Obregón, Mexican general and politician, 39th President of Mexico (b. 1880)
- 1928 » Giovanni Giolitti, Italian politician, 13th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1842)
- 1932 » Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor, singer, and director (b. 1862)
- 1935 » George William Russell, Irish poet and painter (b. 1867)
- 1942 » Robina Nicol, New Zealand photographer and suffragist (b. 1861)
- 1944 » William James Sidis, American mathematician and anthropologist (b. 1898)
- 1945 » Ernst Busch, German field marshal (b. 1885)
- 1946 » Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (b. 1893)
- 1946 » Florence Fuller, South African-born Australian artist (b. 1867)
Names that were popular for boys in 1937
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Antonius
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1937
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Alida
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1937
- 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.
- March 18 » The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children.
- April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Jaén, Spain is bombed by German fascist forces, supporting Francoist Nationalists.
- July 2 » Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
- July 9 » The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
- August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
- December 21 » Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the world's first full-length animated feature, premieres at the Carthay Circle Theatre.
Weather July 17, 1937
The temperature on July 17, 1937 was between 11.0 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest.