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• Jennifer Josephine (Josie) GRAHAM († 2013)
• Aad Karsten, Nibbixwoud († 2017)
• Kasper Harmannus Johannes Ninteman, Emmer-compascuum († 2009)
• Gaitske (Wietzes) de Wind, Harkema Opeinde, Friesland, Nederland († 2014)
• Helena Philomena Adriana (Leny) Morgenstern, Eindhoven († 2007)
• Kasper Harmanus Johannes Ninteman, Emmer-Compascuum († 2009)
• Herman Marsman († 2020)
• Adriaantje Alida Bezemer, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1958)
• Donald Loebs († 1978)
• Antonius Marinus Egbertus Arkes († 2020)

• Adrianus Marinus Bruijn (62), Dordrecht
• Coralie Martha Verstraete (41), Evergem
• Bernardus Arnoldus Witjes (39), Doetinchem
• Christina Lemsen (84), Hulst
• Benedictus COPPENS (82), Onkerzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Adrianus de Bruijn (62), Dordrecht
• Christina van den Berg (71), Den Helder
• Anna Aleida de Geest (65), Renkum, Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Dorresteijn (79), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Gerardus Schippers (47), Nijmegen

• 1937 » Beryl Burton, English cyclist († 1996)
• 1937 » George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author († 2008)
• 1938 » Millie Perkins, American actress
• 1939 » Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic
• 1939 » Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
• 1939 » Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens († 2011)
• 1939 » Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster († 2014)
• 1939 » Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary († 2003)
• 1940 » Lill Lindfors, Swedish singer
• 1940 » Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer († 2008)

• 1916 » James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (b. 1868)
• 1925 » Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (b. 1874)
• 1931 » Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1858)
• 1935 » Józef Piłsudski, Polish field marshal and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1867)
• 1944 » Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
• 1944 » Max Brand, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
• 1956 » Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 1957 » Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1957 » Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1885)
• 1963 » Richard Girulatis, German footballer and manager (b. 1878)

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.
• April 20 » Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday's celebrations in Germany
• June 17 » Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
• September 3 » World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
• September 22 » World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
• November 15 » In Washington, D.C., US President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.

The temperature on May 12, 1939 was between 7.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 14.9 mm of rain during 7.5 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.