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• Eduard Jacques Lopes Dias, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Kees Tel, Helmond († 2001)
• Johannes Hendrikus Rijpers, Roosendaal († 1994)
• Agatha Anna Geertruida Heere, Castricum († 1943)
• Godelieve P. E. G. Spaas, Hamont (B) († 2021)
• Agatha Anna Geertruida Heere, Castricum († 1943)
• Anna (Anneke) Sanders, Maastricht († 1997)
• Arnold Dean Dwire, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa († 2019)
• Gerardus Franciscus van Uden, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1939)
• Geertruida Trijntje Strating, Musselkanaal, Onstwedde, Groningen, Nederland († 2011)

• Cornelis Geschiere (83), Serooskerke, Zeeland, Nederland
• cornelia STOUGIE (72), oud-beijerland
• Clara Lopes Cardozo (71), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Kool (70), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Dominicus LODEWIJKX (68), Krikilan, Midden-Java, Indonesië
• Antonia Elisabeth Anna Maria Suurmeijer (39), Hengelo,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alidjah, Bij Den Doop Genaamd Anna (64), Semarang, Java, Ned. Indie
• Aaltje ten Brinke (7), Lutten a d Dedemsvaart
• Augustinus van der Meulen (65), Voorburg (Zuid-Holland)
• Augustus Huyghe (73), Staden West-Vlaanderen België

• 1936 » Samuel C. C. Ting, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1936 » Troy Donahue, American actor († 2001)
• 1937 » Fred Åkerström, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1985)
• 1940 » Ahmet Kurtcebe Alptemoçin, Turkish engineer and politician, 35th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1940 » James Cromwell, American actor
• 1940 » Petru Lucinschi, Romanian activist and politician, 2nd President of Moldova
• 1940 » Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter († 2015)
• 1940 » Terry Harper, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1941 » Beatrice Tinsley, New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist († 1981)
• 1942 » Maki Asakawa, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer († 2010)

• 1919 » Endre Ady, Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1877)
• 1921 » Maurice Buckley, Australian sergeant (b. 1891)
• 1922 » Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (b. 1864)
• 1927 » Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)
• 1931 » Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 25th Yokozuna (b. 1880)
• 1940 » Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 1942 » Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Finnish field marshal and politician, 6th President of Finland (b. 1867)
• 1956 » Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Bernard Friedberg, Austrian scholar and author (b. 1876)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
• May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
• August 25 » The United Kingdom and Poland form a military alliance in which the UK promises to defend Poland in case of invasion by a foreign power.
• September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
• September 28 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
• December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

The temperature on January 27, 1939 was between 0.4 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.