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• Johanna Martje Schillhorn van Veen, Uithuizen, Groningen, Nederland († 2020)
• Henry Joseph Woudhuijsen, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
• Johannes Josephus van Vilsteren, Raalte († 1994)
• de Bree, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1939)
• Henricus Johannes Rochus Maria Franken, Bergen op Zoom, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1978)
• Gerrit Johannes Ursem († 1979)
• Hendrik (Henk) Wouters, Etterbeek, België († 2009)
• Antonius Johannes POST, Deventer, Gemeente Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 2005)
• Cornelis Hoek, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2020)
• Irene Farjon, - († 2007)

• Antonia Prinssen (83), Utrecht
• Arend Klomp (40), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonie Schoonderwoerd (68), Gouda
• Aaltje Verkerk (75), Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aartje van 't Hof (81), Hammond (St Croix, Wisconsin, USA)
• Antje Visser (57), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• ANDRE DREZE (63)
• Anna Aleida Antonia Munster (74), Kollum, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Amelia Kentie (78), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Alene Lola Anderson (5), Huron, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten

• 1937 » Gordon Milne, English footballer
• 1937 » Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor († 2013)
• 1937 » Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti († 2012)
• 1938 » Bert de Vries, Dutch politician
• 1939 » Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer († 2006)
• 1939 » Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands († 2008)
• 1939 » Terence Hill, Italian actor, director, and producer
• 1940 » Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 1940 » John Suchet, English journalist and game show host
• 1940 » Ray Davis, American bass singer († 2005)

• 1912 » Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (b. 1883)
• 1924 » Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)
• 1934 » Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (b. 1867)
• 1937 » Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
• 1940 » Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (b. 1916)
• 1948 » Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (b. 1881)
• 1957 » Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (b. 1888)
• 1959 » Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1910)
• 1963 » August Rei, Estonian soldier, journalist, and politician, 12th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1886)
• 1963 » Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1898)

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 18 » Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
• July 6 » Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
• September 28 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
• September 30 » World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
• November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.
• December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.

The temperature on March 29, 1939 was between 1.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.