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• Anthonius Johannes Meijer, Rotterdam (ZH NL) († 1956)
• Jan Ouwens, Zuid Beierland († 1985)
• Ina Waldeck, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• ARIE MOSTERT, NAALDWIJK († 1997)
• Henk van der Zwaag († 2014)
• Hermanna Hendrika de Rooy († 2001)
• Henricus W J Meijerink, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1993)
• Gerald D. Southey, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 1976)
• doodgeboren kind van den Heuvel, Oss († 1939)
• Helena Agatha (Lennie) Burger, Velsen († 2017)

• Albertus Leonardus Burgering (69), Beverwijk
• Augustine Henriette van Waesberghe (71)
• * Johannes Cornelis van Kuijk (36), Helvoirt
• Caroline 'Carrie' King (79), Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anna, Hubertina Dols (77), Munstergeleen
• Antonia Blokker (47), Zijpe
• Antoon Zwarts (70), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aagje Bos (75), Blokker, Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alida van der Voet (56), Voorhout
• Auke Johanneszn. Buwalda (66), Witmarsum, Wonseradeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1937 » Carlo Mastrangelo, American doo-wop singer († 2016)
• 1938 » Johnny Duncan, American country singer († 2006)
• 1938 » Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
• 1939 » A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor († 2017)
• 1939 » Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
• 1939 » Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
• 1939 » Walter Wolf, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Walter Wolf Racing
• 1940 » Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer
• 1940 » John Byrne Cooke, American author and photographer († 2017)
• 1940 » Rein Aun, Estonian decathlete and coach († 1995)

• 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
• 1936 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
• 1938 » Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
• 1938 » Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
• 1940 » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
• 1940 » Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
• 1941 » Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
• 1942 » Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
• 1943 » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Petrus
9. Gerrit
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.
• March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• August 2 » Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
• 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.
• September 1 » World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.
• September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.

The temperature on October 5, 1939 was between 5.2 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.