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• Albertina Johanna Pieterse, Amsterdam († 2010)
• Heinrich Katuin, Adorf, Twist, Duitsland († 1938)
• Janell Blanche Blackburn, Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon († 2005)
• Jack Lee Sands († 1938)
• Elisabeth Cecilia BOOIJINK, Mander, Overijssel, Nederland († 1995)
• Elisabeth Wilhelmina Maria Simons, Kranenburg (D) († 1938)
• Anneke Hendrika van der Lende, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Albertina Johanna Pieterse, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Engelina (Lienie) Peeks, Hoogeveen nederland († 1999)
• Hubertus Theodorus Leenders, Elen, Dilsen-Stokkem (B) († 1964)

• Arendina Berendina Willemina Muijderman (72), Amersfoort
• Aafien Lugtenborg (95), Hoogkerk
• Aron de Liever (45), Nijkerk
• Albert JAGER (67), Muntendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonia Joanna Van Vlasselaer (69), Walem
• Adriana Maria van Gestel (84), Gilze en Rijen
• Aleida te PAS (71), Wisch, Nederland, Gelderland, Silvolde
• Aart Bouw (85), Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa
• "François" Henri Laurent Marie de Cours de Saint-Gervasy (54), Clermont-Pouyguillès, Gers, France
• Arie van Kampen (40), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1936 » Dick Cavett, American actor and talk show host
• 1937 » Penelope Leach, English psychologist and author
• 1938 » Frank Misson, Australian cricketer
• 1938 » Len Killeen, South African rugby league player († 2011)
• 1938 » Ted Turner, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Turner Broadcasting System
• 1939 » Emil Constantinescu, Romanian academic and politician, 3rd President of Romania
• 1939 » Jane Mansbridge, American political scientist and academic
• 1939 » Richard Zare, American chemist and academic
• 1939 » Tom Harkin, American commander, lawyer, and politician
• 1939 » Warren "Pete" Moore, American singer-songwriter and record producer († 2017)

• 1924 » Thomas H. Ince, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1882)
• 1928 » Jeanne Bérangère, French actress (b. 1864)
• 1931 » Xu Zhimo, Chinese poet and translator (b. 1897)
• 1938 » Lev Shestov, Ukrainian-Russian philosopher and theologian (b. 1866)
• 1942 » Bruno Schulz, Polish painter and critic (b. 1892)
• 1943 » Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 29th Yokozuna (b. 1895)
• 1949 » James Ensor, Belgian painter (b. 1860)
• 1950 » Aage Redal, Danish actor (b. 1891)
• 1954 » Walter Bartley Wilson, English footballer and manager (b. 1870)
• 1955 » Marquis James, American journalist and author (b. 1891)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Petrus
9. Gerrit
10. Wilhelmus
11. Jacobus
12. Gerardus
13. Jacob
14. Robert
15. Antonius
16. Arie

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Adriana
8. Petronella
9. Catharina
10. Hendrika
11. Geertruida
12. Margaretha
13. Jacoba
14. Helena
15. Mary
16. Grietje

• 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 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 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• April 10 » The 1938 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for a single list of Nazi candidates and the recent annexation of Austria.
• June 7 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Nationalist government creates the 1938 Yellow River flood to halt Japanese forces. Five hundred to nine hundred thousand civilians are killed.
• July 3 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
• July 3 » World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58km/h).
• July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.

The temperature on November 19, 1938 was between 4.2 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 5.9 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.