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• Hendricus Johannes Baks, Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Nederland († 1937)
• Hermina Geertruida Koetsier († 2006)
• Thijssen, Horst († 1937)
• Henricus Stephanus ter Avest, Hengelo († 1937)
• Anton Dijkstra († 2017)
• Gerard Trip, Rijsbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1992)
• Arjen Pieter Miedema, Harlingen († 2010)
• Sijperda, Bolsward, Sûdwest Fryslân, Friesland, Nederland († 1937)
• Doyle Marion Crider, Ingram, Kerr, Texas, Verenigde Staten († 1993)
• Carolyn Mae Palsrok, Muskegon, MI († 2011)

• Anne de Jong (81), Heerenveen
• Antonia Maria Besseling (81), Arnhem
• Adriana Gijsbertha Steenbergen (34), Haastrecht
• Christina Hendrina Benthem (63), Hilversum
• * Wilhelmina van Vugt (27), Waalwijk
• Elsje Koster (69), Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Antonia Maria Besseling (81), Arnhem
• Ada Thea Baart (0), Rotterdam
• Berber de Vries (85), Ijlst, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Boeijer (2), Broek op Langedijk

• 1934 » Hilla Becher, German Conceptual Photographer († 2015)
• 1934 » Sam Gooden, American soul singer (The Impressions)
• 1935 » D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
• 1936 » Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author († 2016)
• 1936 » Károly Krajczár, Hungarian-Slovene author and educator († 2018)
• 1937 » Len Carlson, Canadian voice actor († 2006)
• 1937 » Peter Ueberroth, American businessman
• 1938 » Ernie Sigley, Australian television host
• 1938 » Jimmy Clanton, American pop singer-songwriter
• 1938 » Leonard Appleyard, English diplomat, British Ambassador to China

• 1927 » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th Yokozuna (b. 1878)
• 1934 » Alcide Nunez, American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (b. 1884)
• 1934 » James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1860)
• 1934 » Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (b. 1908)
• 1937 » Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee (b. 1863)
• 1941 » Lloyd Seay, American race car driver (b. 1919)
• 1942 » James Juvenal, American rower (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (b. 1877)
• 1944 » Bella Rosenfeld, Russian-American model and author (b. 1895)
• 1945 » Mason Phelps, American golfer (b. 1885)

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 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.
• April 30 » The Commonwealth of the Philippines holds a plebiscite for Filipino women on whether they should be extended the right to suffrage; over 90% would vote in the affirmative.
• June 11 » Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
• June 30 » The world's first emergency telephone number, 999, is introduced in London.
• July 26 » Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
• September 5 » Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls to the Nationalists following a one-day siege.

The temperature on September 2, 1937 was between 14.4 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (33%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.