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Born on Monday August 9, 1937
- Engelina Douwina Gelijk, Nieuw-Weerdinge Emmen Drenthe Nederland († 1937)
- Cornelis Eduardus van Swaal, Vogelwaarde († 1960)
- Alie de Kroon, Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2021)
- Anneliese Ostermann († 1985)
- Anny van Eijk, Asten-Ommel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1998)
- Grieko de Leeuw, Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1992)
- Egberdina Aleida Soer, Ambt Hardenberg († 2021)
- Dien Dekker, Kieverskerke († 2017)
- Henriette Françoise Marceline VOTTE, Cuise la Motte,60350,Oise,Picardie,FRANCE,Oise († 2014)
- Arendje Zwitser, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1982)
Died on Monday August 9, 1937
- Andries van Bekkum (72), Utrecht
- Aartje Bothof (78), Enschede
- Anna Maria van den BEEMT (76), Etten-Leur,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Annigje Van Egtelt (77), Jaarsveld, Nederland
- Charles Tillmon Hargrove (80), Troy, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Alida Antonia Constance KAART (57), Maastricht (Limburg) (NL)
- Cornelis van Egmond (63), Rijnsburg, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Antonia Constance Kaart (57), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
- Cornelia de Vrind (78), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje Holtman (63), Apeldoorn (GD)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 9, 1937 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De Sumatra post
- De Indische courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder nieuwsblad : goedkoop advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van Friesland : Hepkema's courant
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on August 9
- 1935 » Beverlee McKinsey, American actress († 2008)
- 1936 » Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player
- 1936 » Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1938 » Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
- 1938 » Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
- 1938 » Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach
- 1939 » Billy Henderson, American singer († 2007)
- 1939 » Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer
- 1939 » The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2014)
- 1939 » Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist († 1997)
Died on August 9
- 1919 » Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
- 1920 » Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
- 1932 » John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (b. 1863)
- 1942 » Edith Stein, German nun and saint (b. 1891)
- 1943 » Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
- 1945 » Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (b. 1881)
- 1945 » Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
- 1946 » Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (b. 1876)
- 1948 » Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
- 1949 » Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)
Names that were popular for boys in 1937
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Antonius
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1937
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Geertruida
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.
- January 15 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.
- March 8 » Spanish Civil War: The Battle of Guadalajara begins.
- April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
- July 24 » Alabama drops rape charges against the "Scottsboro Boys".
- August 1 » Josip Broz Tito reads the resolution "Manifesto of constitutional congress of KPH" to the constitutive congress of KPH (Croatian Communist Party) in woods near Samobor.
- September 25 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
The weather on Monday August 9, 1937
The temperature on August 9, 1937 was between 11.2 °C and 22.9 °C and averaged 17.1 °C. There was 11.3 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI