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• Carol Annette Passmore († 1997)
• Fijtje van der Horst, Ermelo († 1954)
• Marcia Jean Brouwer, Grandville, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2015)
• Johannes Jan Koers († 1995)
• Johan Theodoor Wilhem Joseph Musters, Laren(NH) († 2013)
• George Henry Reysack, Ìowa († 2005)
• Frederik BOLUIJT, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1938)
• Jan Hendrik Dijkman († 1939)
• Geertruida (geertje) Tol, Volendam, Nederland († 2009)
• Izabella Helena van 't Veer, Stavenisse, Zeeland, Nederland († 1953)

• Beulah C Davison (41), Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Heerings (68), Voorhout
• Adrianus(Janus) Heerings (68), Voorhout
• Clasina Jacoba Olsthoorn (76), Stompwijk
• Albert Wubs (65)
• Anna Maria Elisabeth Kardinaal (49), Utrecht
• Cornelia Krijgsman (81), Rotterdam
• Assien "Arsena" Voss (32), Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
• Albregt Johannes Bos (50), Haren
• Antje Mieldijk, Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1933 » Richard R. Ernst, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1935 » John Brodie, American football player and golfer
• 1940 » Galen Hall, American football player and coach
• 1940 » Darrell "Dash" Crofts, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1941 » Connie Smith, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1941 » David Crosby, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 » Lionel Morton, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and television presenter
• 1942 » Willie Dunn, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer († 2013)
• 1943 » Ben Sidran, American jazz and rock keyboardist, producer, label owner, and music writer
• 1943 » Ronnie Campbell, English miner and politician

• 1926 » John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1843)
• 1928 » Klabund, German author and poet (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
• 1941 » Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (b. 1894)
• 1941 » Paul Sabatier, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)
• 1943 » Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
• 1943 » Lore Berger, Swiss author and translator (b. 1921)
• 1951 » William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (b. 1863)
• 1954 » Hugo Eckener, German pilot and designer (b. 1868)
• 1954 » Nikos Ploumpidis, Greek activist (b. 1901)

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.
• 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 31 » Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.
• September 23 » The Czechoslovak army is mobilized in response to the Munich Agreement.
• September 30 » The League of Nations unanimously outlaws "intentional bombings of civilian populations".
• December 13 » The Holocaust: The Neuengamme concentration camp opens in the Bergedorf district of Hamburg, Germany.
• December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

The temperature on August 14, 1938 was between 14.9 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.