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• Carel Henri Brinkman, Bussum († 2017)
• Carl C. Ellis, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky († 1978)
• Foktje Zondag, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
• Jacques Aben († 1990)
• Jan Vollmuller, Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland († 2002)
• Jan Leendert Snoei († 2012)
• Jan BAMBACHT, Haaften (Gld.) († 1947)
• Evertje van Kuilenburg, Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Johanna Cornelia Maria (Annie) van Vianen, Ammerzoden
• Engelina Maria Jacoba (Ansje) van Gestel, Ginneken († 1941)

• Antonius Franciscus Van Staeyen (61), Mortsel, België
• Alida Johanna Ladiges (64), Apeldoorn, Gld, The Netherlands
• (Stillbirth) SCHOLTE (0), Appingedam
• Armand Ghislain Marie Leon de MENTEN de HORNE (85), Vieux-Waleffe, Province de Liege, Walloon Region, Belgie
• Anna Johanna Ladiges (64), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Annigje Boer (89), Ridderkerk
• Arie Bais (71), Haarlem
• Antje Douwes de Jong (80), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Addo F. Borchers (65), German Valley, Stephenson, Illinois
• Annigje Boer (89), Ridderkerk

• 1936 » James Darren, American actor
• 1936 » Kenneth G. Wilson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
• 1937 » Gillian Clarke, Welsh poet and playwright
• 1938 » Angelo Amato, Italian cardinal
• 1939 » Herb Adderley, American football player
• 1940 » Nancy Sinatra, American singer and actress
• 1941 » George Pell, Australian cardinal
• 1941 » Robert Bradford, Northern Irish politician and activist († 1981)
• 1942 » Doug Mountjoy, Welsh snooker player
• 1942 » Nikos Konstantopoulos, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior

• 1924 » Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1902)
• 1924 » George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (b. 1886)
• 1929 » Bliss Carman, Canadian-American poet and playwright (b. 1861)
• 1945 » Karl Hanke, Polish-German soldier and politician (b. 1903)
• 1951 » Eugène Fiset, Canadian physician, general, and politician, 18th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1874)
• 1951 » Oswald Pohl, German SS officer (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Marie Laurencin, French painter and sculptor (b. 1883)
• 1959 » Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (b. 1912)
• 1965 » Edmondo Rossoni, Italian politician (b. 1884)
• 1966 » Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (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 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
• March 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
• June 1 » First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft.
• September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
• November 26 » Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.
• December 17 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: The Admiral Graf Spee is scuttled by Captain Hans Langsdorff outside Montevideo.

The temperature on June 8, 1939 was between 10.7 °C and 22.1 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.