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• Corrie Lemmens, Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland († 2015)
• Helena Teuwissen, Neeroeteren († 1977)
• Carlos Benjamin Perez, Noeva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico († 2002)
• Annechien Germs († 2024)
• Antoon Peter Dreesen, Eindhoven († 1939)
• Antonius Petrus Josephus van der Sanden, Sint-Michielsgestel († 1939)
• Harmen Ales Van Der Ploeg, Ried, Friesland, Netherlands († 2005)
• Eldon Lee Murra († 1939)
• "Claude" Antoine Marie François, Ismaïlia, Egypte († 1978)
• Hans van der Laan, Dordrecht († 1989)

• Benjamin Frederick Franklin Bombard (2), Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Arigje Cornelia Benschop (64), Schoonhoven
• Adriana Bol (81), Oosterhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Dircken (76), Oudenbosch (Halderberge) (Noord-Brabant)
• Antonius Hendrikus Maria Brabander (0), Wateringen, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Hendrikus Maria Brabander (0), Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Beda Charlotta Vallström (66), Jonstorp, Örbacka, Väne-Ryr (P)
• Antonius Wilhelmus Hovers (72), Udenhout
• Anna Elisabeth Smeets (60), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Berend Bannink (79), Lochem

• 1937 » Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1937 » Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian
• 1938 » Jacky Cupit, American golfer
• 1938 » Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer († 2008)
• 1938 » Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer († 2012)
• 1939 » Claude François, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer († 1978)
• 1939 » Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina († 2009)
• 1939 » Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
• 1939 » Joe Sample, American pianist and composer († 2014)
• 1939 » Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician († 2007)

• 1922 » William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (b. 1872)
• 1924 » Maurice Prendergast, American painter (b. 1858)
• 1928 » Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
• 1936 » Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1878)
• 1940 » Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (b. 1888)
• 1940 » Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
• 1944 » Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
• 1949 » Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 1949 » Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1957 » Friedrich Paulus, German general (b. 1890)

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.
• February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
• March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
• May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• September 10 » World War II: The submarine HMSOxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMSTriton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
• November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
• December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

The temperature on February 1, 1939 was between -3.5 °C and 2.2 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (72%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.