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April 12, 1939Born on Thursday April 13, 1939
- Dienus Schepers, Beilen († 1940)
- van Balkum († 1939)
- Gustaaf Bonavontura Eduardus Manders, Bladel († 2003)
- Bertus VERMEER, Eindhoven († 1940)
- Ernst-Jan van Voorst, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
- - Huizing, Emmen († 1939)
- 'n Levenloos geboren kind van van Tol, Ter Aar († 1939)
- Antonius Albertus Johannes Peters, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland († 2005)
- Anna Catharina Maria van Leeuwen, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2020)
- Celso Nicodemus Lopes, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1994)
Died on Thursday April 13, 1939
- Alida Kalf (66), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
- Adrianus van Breukelen (67), Benschop, Utrecht, Nederland
- Aaltje Bisschop (80), Meeden
- Antje (Anna) Kroon (51), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- ? ? (50), Almelo
- Anne Pera (63), Grootegast, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Venema (79), Salt Lake City,us, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Gerarda Janssen (1), Belfeld
- adriana p kappers (68)
- Acy Long (25)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 13, 1939 at Delpher
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- De banier : staatkundig gereformeerd dagblad
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
- Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië
Born on April 13
- 1938 » John Weston, English poet and diplomat
- 1938 » Klaus Lehnertz, German pole vaulter
- 1939 » Paul Sorvino, American actor and singer
- 1939 » Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate († 2013)
- 1940 » J. M. G. Le Clézio, Breton French-Mauritian author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940 » Jim McNab, Scottish footballer († 2006)
- 1940 » Lester Chambers, American singer and musician
- 1940 » Max Mosley, English racing driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering, former president of the FIA
- 1940 » Mike Beuttler, Egyptian-English racing driver († 1988)
- 1940 » Vladimir Cosma, French composer, conductor and violinist
Died on April 13
- 1927 » Georg Voigt, German politician, Mayor of Frankfurt (b. 1866)
- 1936 » Konstantinos Demertzis, Greek politician 129th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1876)
- 1938 » Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1888)
- 1941 » Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic (b. 1863)
- 1941 » William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (b. 1879)
- 1942 » Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (b. 1879)
- 1942 » Henk Sneevliet, Dutch politician (b. 1883)
- 1944 » Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (b. 1857)
- 1945 » Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (b. 1874)
- 1954 » Samuel Jones, American high jumper (b. 1880)
Names that were popular for boys in 1939
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Jacob
Names that were popular for girls in 1939
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1939
- 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 10 » Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France.
- March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
- 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.
- 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 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
The weather on Thursday April 13, 1939
The temperature on April 13, 1939 was between 8.8 °C and 19.7 °C and averaged 14.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI