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• Abram (Bram) Poortman († 2024)
• Bernardus Hermanus Lepping, Rotterdam († 1978)
• Adriana Petronella Schouten, 's Gravenhage († 1940)
• Antoon Teunis van Os, CULEMBORG, GD, NL († 2006)
• Gerarda Petronella Maria Kivits, Waalwijk († 1940)
• François Jacques Marie Vanden Eynde, Gent († 2008)
• Anke Kuipers († 2004)
• Christina Korfker, Arnhem († 2002)
• Adriana Cornelia Karelse, Ambarita ( Ind.) († 2013)
• Fran√ßois Jacques Marie Vanden Eynde, Gent,Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen,Belgi√´ († 2008)

• Anna Christina Agten (34), Enschede
• Albertus STEUR (84), Volendam, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aardje Versteeg (86), Almelo
• Antonius Goedhart (71), Den Haag
• Catharina Petronella Johanna Van Putten (64), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Crama (84), Den Haag, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Anna - Theresia Vyvey (93)
• BOESCHOTEN (0), Soest
• Albert van Riet (83), Weert, Provincie Limburg, Nederland
• Albertus (Bartul) Steur (84), Volendam

• 1934 » Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1934 » Tang Chang, Thai artist († 1990)
• 1936 » Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer († 2014)
• 1936 » Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker († 2006)
• 1937 » Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer
• 1939 » Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 » Victor Davies, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1939 » Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch model († 1980)
• 1943 » Joe Walsh, Irish politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine († 2014)
• 1943 » Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician († 2004)

• 1913 » John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1943 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
• 1945 » Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1945 » Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
• 1953 » Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
• 1956 » LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875)
• 1963 » Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1879)

• 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 16 » From Prague Castle, Hitler proclaims Bohemia and Moravia a German protectorate.
• March 28 » Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
• May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• 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 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 May 1, 1939 was between 7.5 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 12.5 mm of rain during 12.4 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.