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• Cornelia Thelepijntje Braanker, Den Haag († 1994)
• Cornelis Poort, Hilversum († 1996)
• dorothea jacoba maria hermans, helden-koningslust (heide)
• Jozina Elizabeth Pouwer († 1960)
• Josepha Toncman, Oude Pekela,Gemeente Pekela, Groningen, Nederland († 1943)
• Gerarda Catharina (Gerda) van Staveren († 2013)
• Corrie BRAANKER († 1994)
• (cees) cornelius poort, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Cornelis Taal, Scheveningen ('s-Gravenhage) († 2019)
• Greetje (Gre) Kostelijk, Broek op Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2009)

• * Huibrecht (Dawid) Daleboudt (69), Cape Town
• Bastiaan van Gorkum (47), Abcoude-Baambrugge
• August Emil Johannes Kunde (75)
• Alida Koeleman (37), Warnsveld
• Anthony Joseph Siegrist (58), Saint Peter, Mercer County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Dina de Vroom (57), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Alphonsus Sijben (76), Nuth, Limburg, Netherlands
• Evert van Santen (69), Coevorden,, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alida KOELEMAN (37), Warnsfeld, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelia J Kaijen (61), Oosterhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1937 » David Bedford, English keyboard player, composer, and conductor († 2011)
• 1938 » Ellen Schrecker, American historian and academic
• 1939 » Frankie Ford, American R&B/rock & roll singer († 2015)
• 1939 » Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
• 1940 » Frances Stewart, English economist and academic
• 1940 » Larry Knechtel, American bass player and pianist († 2009)
• 1940 » Robin Harper, Scottish academic and politician
• 1940 » Timi Yuro, American singer-songwriter († 2004)
• 1941 » Andy Smillie, English footballer
• 1941 » Martin Jarvis, English actor

• 1922 » Enver Pasha, Ottoman general and politician (b. 1881)
• 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
• 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
• 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
• 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
• 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)

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 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
• April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
• September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
• September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
• September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
• December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

The temperature on August 4, 1939 was between 9.9 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.