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• Jan (Johannes hyacinthus maria) Hansen († 2021)
• Herman Jerry Wyma († 1983)
• Alida Wilhelmina van Schoonhoven, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1957)
• Hardy Meijers, Paramaribo († 1959)
• Cornelis Leonardus Gerritsen, Huissen († 1939)
• Eugene William Charles Wilds († 1957)
• Bernardus Petrus Augustinus (Bernard) Joosten, Emmer-compascuum († 2010)
• Hendrika van der Mije, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hubert Giese, Bawinkel († 2016)
• Giel Gijbels († 2007)

• Anna Maria Pastoors (0), Issum, Deutschland
• Adriana Remijnse (64), Wolphaartsdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
• August Witzenhausen (68), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Alijda Fredrika Willemina Valkenburgh (61), Utrecht,1013,Utrecht,Nederland
• Annetje Hofman (81), Lisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Rosenbaum (56), Hilversum
• Aart van 't HOF (76), Poortugaal, 6220, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Eugenie 't KINT (45)
• Adriaantje van den Ende (81), Maasland,Zuid-Holland,Nederland
• Arie van Egmond (81), Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1937 » Nancy Ryles, American politician († 1990)
• 1938 » Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer († 1996)
• 1938 » Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer († 2005)
• 1939 » Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter
• 1940 » Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager
• 1940 » John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler († 1974)
• 1941 » Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic
• 1941 » Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2015)
• 1941 » Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer

• 1919 » John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1922 » Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
• 1925 » Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)
• 1932 » Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)
• 1936 » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)
• 1939 » Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
• 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)

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.
• July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
• August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
• September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
• September 6 » World War II: South Africa declares war on Nazi Germany.
• November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.

The temperature on December 18, 1939 was between -7.8 °C and -0.2 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 4.5 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.