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• Anny De Winter, Baasrode († 2024)
• Annie van der Woude, Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland († 2022)
• godefridus gerardus martinus (frits) hanssen, helden-beringe
• Jacob Oudshoorn, CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1995)
• Jacobus Clemens Jozef Hendriks, Gilze en Rijen († 1998)
• Adriana Johanna Josephina Schoonus, Udenhout († 2004)
• Elsje Margaretha Klisser, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Christiaan Paulus Maria (Chris) Carree, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1979)
• Christiaan Paulus Maria Godefriduszn. Carree († 1979)
• Claire Holten, Blerick, Limburg, Nederland († 2014)

• Anna Elisabeth Schoofs (74), Vessem
• Anna Cornelia Franken (73), Gilze en Rijen
• Johanna Bergman (58), Anna Paulowna
• Aart Langenberg (72), Heerde, Nederland
• Annie Kleinhesselink (60), Batavia, Wisconsin
• Aalbert van Veelen (85), Renkum
• Anna Maria Huijbers (71), Budel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annie Poole (80)
• Aalt Ponsteen (85), Nunspeet
• Antje Gravemaker (76), Egmond aan Zee, prov. Noord Holland

• 1937 » Marcus Raichle, American neurologist and physiologist
• 1937 » Valentin Rasputin, Russian environmentalist and author († 2015)
• 1938 » Charles Lloyd, American saxophonist and flute player
• 1939 » Julie Tullis, English mountaineer († 1986)
• 1939 » Robert Nye, English author, poet, and playwright († 2016)
• 1939 » Ted Kaufman, American engineer and politician
• 1940 » Frank Dobson, English politician, Secretary of State for Health († 2019)
• 1940 » Phil Lesh, American bassist
• 1941 » Carolyn Hansson, Canadian materials engineer
• 1941 » Mike Love, American singer-songwriter and musician

• 1921 » Talaat Pasha, Ottoman politician, 281st Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1874)
• 1927 » Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1858)
• 1933 » Gustavo Jiménez, Peruvian colonel and politician, 73rd President of Peru (b. 1886)
• 1937 » H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, and novelist (b. 1890)
• 1938 » Nikolai Bukharin, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1888)
• 1939 » Luis Barceló, Spanish colonel (b. 1896)
• 1941 » Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (b. 1864)
• 1944 » Otto von Below, Prussian general (b. 1857)
• 1951 » John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (b. 1889)
• 1957 » Ernst Nobs, Swiss politician (b. 1886)

• 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 2 » Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII.
• March 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• March 26 » Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
• 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.
• June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
• September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.

The temperature on March 15, 1939 was between 0.3 °C and 7.8 °C and averaged 3.8 °C. There was 3.3 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.