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• Hendricus Petrus Leonardus Franken († 2019)
• Catharina de Jong († 2007)
• Dinie Kraaijvanger, Haarlem († 1965)
• Cornelis Antonius van Mierlo, Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
• Floris Groeneveld, Rotterdam († 2012)
• Hendrikus Johannes Marinus Borsboom († 2012)
• Catharina Roelfina (Trijn) Palts († 2012)
• Gretha (Greet) Euwema, Zwartemeer († 2020)
• A. Hage († 1980)
• Godelieva Maria Josepha Francisca Vertommen, Mechelen, België († 2000)

• Catharina Johanna Kraak (59), Vlissingen
• Christiaan Johannes Bernardus Brouwer (51)
• Catharina Petronella van der Hulst (71), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Petronella van der Hulst (71), Leiden
• (45), Utrecht, Nederland
• Aart van Ommen (0), Gemeente Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Christopher Columbus Beam (77)
• Christiaan van de Sande (78), Boxtel
• Albert Buma (56), De Hoeve
• Anna Bogaerts (82), Vlimmeren, Beerse, Antwerpen, België

• 1936 » Kjell Grede, Swedish director and screenwriter († 2017)
• 1937 » Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet († 2014)
• 1938 » Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City († 2016)
• 1939 » David King, South African chemist and academic
• 1939 » George Hamilton, American actor
• 1939 » Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete
• 1939 » Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan
• 1939 » S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore
• 1939 » Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal († 2016)
• 1940 » Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach († 2005)

• 1924 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)
• 1935 » Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)
• 1940 » Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)
• 1941 » Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)
• 1941 » Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer and mountaineer (b. 1859)
• 1944 » Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1952 » David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)

• 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 28 » The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W195 at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9mph).
• March 3 » Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• 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.
• July 28 » Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
• September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
• December 16 » Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honour of the German Mother.

The temperature on August 12, 1938 was between 14.1 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.