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• Anthonius Johannes van REEKEN, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2017)
• Catrina Johanna (Trien) Priem, Amersfoort († 1994)
• Bernardus Wilhelmus Aalbers, Amsterdam († 1992)
• Dean L. Burham, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, Verenigde Staten († 1985)
• Antoinetta Alberdina Juliana van den Broek, 's Hertogenbosch († 2022)
• Haije Sijbesma, Murmerwoude, Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2018)
• Godelieve Marie Leonora De Jaeger, Ijzendijke, Nederland
• Arie de Vreugd, Katwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Henry Thibodeaux, Mermentau, Acadia, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten († 1979)
• Barbara Jean Hendrickson, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa († 2008)

• Alida Maria Petronella de Jong (1), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina Wieberens van der Wal (78), Langezwaag
• Barbara van Veen (77), Veen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Kivits (49), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Carolus Theodorus van Dijk (62), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carolina Wybrens van der Wal (78), Langezwaag
• Catharina Beemster (81), Zwaag
• Antonius Gerardus Tichelaar (0), Den Helder
• Breggina Westerhuis (57), Groningen, Nederland
• Bernarda Josepha van Kaauwen (0), Oss

• 1934 » Don McKenney, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1934 » Jerry Lordan, English singer-songwriter († 1995)
• 1937 » Tony Harrison, English poet and playwright
• 1938 » Gary Collins, American actor and talk show host († 2012)
• 1938 » Juraj Jakubisko, Slovak director and screenwriter
• 1938 » Larry Niven, American author and screenwriter
• 1940 » Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer
• 1940 » Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
• 1941 » Max Merritt, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1941 » Stavros Dimas, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs

• 1910 » Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (b. 1856)
• 1936 » A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (b. 1859)
• 1939 » Frank Haller, American boxer (b. 1883)
• 1943 » Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » Otto Jespersen, Danish linguist and academic (b. 1860)
• 1953 » Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (b. 1877)
• 1970 » Inger Stevens, Swedish-American actress (b. 1934)
• 1970 » Jacques Presser, Dutch historian, writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1972 » Gia Scala, English-American model and actress (b. 1934)

• 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.
• January 3 » The March of Dimes is established as a foundation to combat infant polio by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
• February 11 » BBC Television produces the world's first ever science fiction television programme, an adaptation of a section of the Karel Čapek play R.U.R., that coined the term "robot".
• March 27 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
• June 25 » Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
• 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).
• October 1 » Germany annexes the Sudetenland.

The temperature on April 30, 1938 was between 1.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.