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• cornelia janna hendrika Wakker, Culemborg († 1996)
• Heine Derk Wieringa, Westeremden, Stedum,, Groningen, Nederland († 2005)
• Clasina Blijleven, Mijdrecht († 2008)
• Eveline Margaretha Maria Tuijnman, Oudorp († 2022)
• Daatje Peters, Nederland († 2019)
• Arendje van der Bent, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Gezina Vette, Oosterbeek, Nederland († 2014)
• Christianus Arnoldus Maria SPRONK, Beesd († 1950)
• Elizabetta Wilhelmina (Betsy) Binnema, Emmen († 2021)
• Gerardus Johannes Hollerman, Amsterdam († 1939)

• Albert van der Woude (65), Zutphen
• Anna Margaretha Bot (68), Velsen
• Antonius Bernardus Victor Wagemans (77), Ginneken en Bavel, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Gijsberta Leereveld (0), Houten
• Bentley McMillian Betts (59), Brown, Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Gerardus van Bavel (64), Chaam
• Christiaan van Breugel (74), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Franzisca Jansen (67), Arnhem
• Antonetta van den Hout (72), Gilze en Rijen
• Anna Elisabeth Lammen (59), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1936 » Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist († 1997)
• 1936 » Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician
• 1936 » Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician († 2013)
• 1938 » Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive
• 1939 » Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist († 2012)
• 1940 » David William Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London
• 1940 » Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue
• 1941 » Beth Howland, American actress and singer († 2015)
• 1942 » Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 » Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1916 » Ivan Franko, Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856)
• 1927 » Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
• 1937 » Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
• 1946 » Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
• 1947 » August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
• 1953 » Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
• 1964 » Terry Dillon, American football player (b. 1941)
• 1968 » Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
• 1971 » Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)

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 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
• March 15 » Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
• June 12 » The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
• September 18 » World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
• November 30 » Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
• December 15 » Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

The temperature on May 28, 1939 was between 8.8 °C and 17.7 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.