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• Frans Liefrink († 1982)
• Gerrit Griffioen, Amsterdam († 1990)
• Adrianus Nicolaas de Jong, Assendelft NH NL († 1940)
• Hubertus Leo Victor Dirix († 1998)
• Bernhard Manfred Wittkamp, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland († 1940)
• John Fluit, Larchwood († 1962)
• harrie knapen, kessel († 2011)
• Henrikus Wilhelmus Franciscus Bax, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, North Holland, Niederlande († 2008)
• Carel Daniel Johan (Joan) (Male) OVERHOFF, Amsterdam (NL/NH) († 1988)
• Doodgeboren Tweeling 1 Derikx, Roggel, Limburg, Nederland († 1939)

• Albert BOERTIEN (21), Noord
• Caroline A Schott (94), St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Christianus Henderikus Wessels (68), Groningen, Nederland
• Johannes van Donk (71), Hillegersberg
• Cenitha Ann Ewers (90), Knox County, Ohio
• Adrianus Martinus van de Laar (63), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Boertien (21), Hoogeveen
• Groen (0), Rotterdam
• Anni Höpken (41), Benthuizen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Caroline Julian Kivell DNA999V (53), New Zealand

• 1936 » Peter North, English scholar and academic
• 1937 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team († 1970)
• 1938 » Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia
• 1939 » Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
• 1939 » John Peel, English radio host and producer († 2004)
• 1941 » Ben Jones, American actor and politician
• 1941 » Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver († 1971)
• 1941 » John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)
• 1941 » Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
• 1942 » Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement

• 1935 » Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1935 » Namık İsmail, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)
• 1936 » Ronald Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn, English peer (b. 1886)
• 1938 » Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born American make-up artist and businessman, founded the Max Factor Company (b. 1877)
• 1940 » J. J. Thomson, English physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
• 1941 » Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Eddy de Neve, Indonesian-Dutch footballer and lieutenant (b. 1885)
• 1943 » Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary (b. 1890)
• 1945 » Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian lawyer (b. 1907)

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.
• April 30 » NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.
• April 30 » The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
• August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
• September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
• September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
• 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 August 30, 1939 was between 12.2 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.