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• Harriet Joan Visser
• Jannetje Lamberta Bindt, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2007)
• Johanna Jacoba John, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
• Jacobus van de Wetering, Oud-Beijerland († 1939)
• Iemke de Wit, Harlingen († 1991)
• Gijsbertus Jacobus Maria van Schaijk, Berghem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• James Richard Muusse ( Meeuse), Kent Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2005)
• Butler Frank Jones († 2014)
• Denise Emma Dominique Saenen, Molenstede, 3294, België († 1966)
• Bernard Groothuis, Haaksbergen († 2016)

• Anna van Hoeke (40), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Beret Kristina (87), Vancouver
• Anna Jacoba Hulst (82), Kortezwaag, gem. Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Akke Pieters Boersma (65), Ee, Oostdongeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Bareld Suurd (53), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adriaan van Rooijen (8), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Wieb Bouwsma (95), Warns
• Antje Smid (57), Marssum, gem. Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Alberdina Hinderika Holkamp (65), Wassenaar
• Antje Vriend (71), Westwoud, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1937 » Richard Perham, English biologist and academic († 2015)
• 1937 » Robin Eames, Irish Anglican archbishop
• 1937 » Sandy Dennis, American actress († 1992)
• 1938 » Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player († 1986)
• 1938 » Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster († 2001)
• 1939 » Judy Carne, English actress and comedian († 2015)
• 1939 » Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
• 1941 » Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti, Indian archaeologist
• 1941 » Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian
• 1941 » Lee Roy Jordan, American football player

• 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
• 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
• 1937 » Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
• 1938 » Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)
• 1952 » Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)
• 1961 » Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
• 1962 » A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)
• 1965 » Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)

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. 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.
• March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
• August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
• August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
• 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 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.

The temperature on April 27, 1939 was between 1.6 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 10.7 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.