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• Helene Maria van Raaij, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Arie Kelder († 2008)
• Erik Groffi, Sint-Truiden, België († 2012)
• Efrie Krol, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1984)
• Harriet Ruth VanderMolen, Highland Township, Osceola County, US-MI († 2010)
• Harriet Ruth VAN DER MOLEN, Highland Township Osceola County Michigan U.S.A († 2010)
• Johanna Cornelia Maria Heijnen, Standdaarbuiten († 1939)
• Jan Hendrik Overbeek, Hengelo († 2005)
• Johan Gogfried van Dissel, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• jacobus antoon maria (jac) ottenheijm, helden-panningen († 1998)

• Adrianus Kulk (70), Velsen, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Charles Louis Hautekiet (62), Oostende
• Arie Dolk (90), Den Haag
• Annechiena Begeman (54), Groningen
• Arie Dolk (90), 's-Gravenhage
• Anna Catharina Rutten (75), Roosteren, Nederland
• Carolina Peil (84), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes van den Oever (75), Bokhoven
• Aaltje Schuur (82), Drieborg gemeente Oldambt Groningen
• Adrianus Hilhorst (74), Soest

• 1937 » Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City († 2007)
• 1937 » Philip Glass, American composer
• 1937 » Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor
• 1937 » Suzanne Pleshette, American actress († 2008)
• 1938 » Beatrix of the Netherlands
• 1938 » James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior
• 1938 » Lynn Carlin, American actress
• 1940 » Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach († 1998)
• 1940 » Stuart Margolin, American actor and director
• 1941 » Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician

• 1923 » Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (b. 1869)
• 1933 » John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1867)
• 1942 » Henry Larkin, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
• 1944 » Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (b. 1882)
• 1954 » Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (b. 1890)
• 1954 » Vivian Woodward, English captain and footballer (b. 1879)
• 1955 » John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1956 » A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (b. 1882)
• 1958 » Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1898)
• 1960 » Auguste Herbin, French painter (b. 1882)

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 28 » The erroneous word "dord" is discovered in the Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition, prompting an investigation.
• April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
• 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.
• July 28 » The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.
• August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
• September 9 » Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government.

The temperature on January 31, 1939 was between -3.1 °C and 3.0 °C and averaged -1.1 °C. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (79%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.