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• Armandus Adrianus Johannes (Armand) Voorhaar, 's Gravenhage (Loosduinen) († 2015)
• Francine Claeys, Dentergem (B), België († 2000)
• Albert de Vries, Urk († 2021)
• Armandus Adrianus Johannes Voorhaar, 's-Gravenhage Loosduinen († 2015)
• Ilene Elizabeth Zuver, Dallas, Polk, Oregon, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Ietse Haan, Pieterzijl, Grijpskerk, Nederland († 1945)
• Franciscus Johannes Lier, 's-Gravenhage († 1992)
• Geertruida Brongers, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1939)
• Jaap Jan den Daas, Hilversum († 2017)
• Hendrik Jan Veldhuis, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland

• Anna Kamps (69), Nijmegen
• Rompelman (0), Zwollerkerspel
• Anna Catharina Janssen (55), Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
• Anna Barbara Engels (67), Kerkrade, Gemeente Kerkrade, Limburg, Nederland
• Bernardus Koppius (Coppius, Kopjes, Cppins) (69), Wageningen, Nederland
• Albert Hoekman (1), Zwolle
• Anna Catharina Janssen (55), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Euphemia Marie Terwindt (76), Kleve,,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany
• Aaltje Dijkstra (55)
• Arie Huigen (86), Schoonebeek, Drenthe, Netherlands

• 1937 » Dick Radatz, American baseball player († 2005)
• 1938 » Al Weis, American baseball player
• 1938 » Booker Little, American trumpet player and composer († 1961)
• 1938 » John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 1939 » Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
• 1939 » Lise Thibault, Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
• 1939 » Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter († 1984)
• 1940 » Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach
• 1940 » Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer († 1981)
• 1940 » Penelope Keith, English actress

• 1914 » Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1830)
• 1917 » Bryn Lewis, Welsh international rugby player (b.1891)
• 1923 » Topal Osman, Turkish colonel (b. 1883)
• 1928 » Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1868)
• 1930 » Zewditu I of Ethiopia (b. 1876)
• 1933 » Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (b. 1872)
• 1936 » Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (b. 1862)
• 1948 » Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907)
• 1953 » Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (b. 1885)

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. Adriana
9. Catharina
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.
• January 24 » The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people.
• March 30 » The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463mph (745km/h).
• April 1 » Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
• April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
• September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.
• October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.

The temperature on April 2, 1939 was between 7.6 °C and 13.6 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.