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• Johanna Maria (Joke) Pluim, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Carola Teuling, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2019)
• Jacoba Gerardina Johanna Maria Theeuwes, Gilze en Rijen († 1939)
• Eric Alfons René SAMSON, Brugge († 1965)
• Gerard Jozef de Rouw, Heerlen († 2018)
• Adrianus Pronk, Scheveningen († 2018)
• Eelke Flootman († 2008)
• Gail Lucille Stokes, Monterey Park, Los Angeles, California, United States († 2017)
• Hendrik Schonewille, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland († 2021)
• Antje G.S. Stolk († 1970)

• Arie Kok (87), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Annechiena Gezina Buitenhuis (24), Ermelo {GE}
• Andreas de Jong (5), Vlagtwedde, 9541, Nederland
• Anna Katherina van Dülmen (60), Spelle,DLD
• Aagtje Koekkoek (46), Groningen
• Bernard Kleene (44)
• Aagtje Koekoek (46), Groningen
• Albert Mennink (90), Doorn
• Aaltje Schiphuis (45), Muntendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Pieter Livinus Kips, Koewacht

• 1936 » Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer († 2012)
• 1936 » Dale Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2010)
• 1936 » John Callaway, American journalist and producer († 2009)
• 1936 » Werner Stengel, German roller coaster designer and engineer, designed the Maverick roller coaster
• 1938 » Jean Berkey, American businesswoman and politician († 2013)
• 1939 » Carl Yastrzemski, American baseball player
• 1939 » Fred Milano, American doo-wop singer († 2012)
• 1939 » Valerie Harper, American actress († 2019)
• 1940 » Bill McCartney, American football player and coach, founded Promise Keepers
• 1941 » Bill Parcells, American football player and coach

• 1922 » Michael Collins, Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (b. 1890)
• 1926 » Charles William Eliot, American academic (b. 1834)
• 1933 » Alexandros Kontoulis, Greek general and diplomat (b. 1858)
• 1940 » Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1861)
• 1940 » Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (b. 1851)
• 1942 » Michel Fokine, Russian dancer and choreographer (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Döme Sztójay, Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1883)
• 1950 » Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (b. 1888)
• 1951 » Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Jim Tabor, American baseball player (b. 1916)

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. Aaltje
15. Trijntje
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.
• March 3 » In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India.
• 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 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
• September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
• December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
• December 22 » Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom.

The temperature on August 22, 1939 was between 13.3 °C and 22.4 °C and averaged 17.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.