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• Anne Dragt († 2001)
• Anna Wilhelmina Maria Liedenbaum, Borne († 1939)
• Antonius Petrus Jozef de Goeij († 2016)
• Dina Arensman, Den Bommel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1948)
• Arnold Honoré Augustinus Kerckhaert, Vogelwaarde († 1965)
• Cornelis Petrus Duivenvoorden, Noordwijkerhout († 2014)
• Aaldert Lammers († 2005)
• Geertruida Gerritje Vonk, Voorhout, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Hank Gjaltema († 1965)
• Francine Dobler, (CH) († 2001)

• Arend Engelen (16), Ede
• Anna Eliza Jane Bennett (83), Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Aleida Elisabeth Peters (64), Didam, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Aleida Elisabeth Peters (64), Didam (GL)
• Berendina Maria Johanna de Klein (67), Schiedam
• Betje Aukes Leenstra (65), Sneek
• Adriana Kleinbloesem (93), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Cornelis Hollee (69), Den Haag
• Aalbertje van Swet (26), Schiebroek
• Albertus Cornelis Hollee (69), Den Haag,-

• 1936 » James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 2018)
• 1936 » Shirley Knight, American actress († 2020)
• 1938 » Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter († 1981)
• 1940 » Chuck Close, American painter and photographer
• 1941 » Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji
• 1941 » Terry Cashman, American singer-songwriter and record producer
• 1942 » Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager († 2016)
• 1942 » Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor
• 1943 » Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach († 2001)
• 1943 » Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster

• 1929 » Henry Johnson, American sergeant (b. 1897)
• 1932 » Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (b. 1880)
• 1935 » Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (b. 1870)
• 1937 » Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (b. 1884)
• 1943 » Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (b. 1873)
• 1943 » Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (b. 1880)
• 1945 » John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1885)
• 1948 » Carole Landis, American actress (b. 1919)
• 1948 » Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (b. 1871)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Adrianus
8. Gerrit
9. Petrus
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.
• 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).
• September 1 » Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
• September 6 » World War II: Britain suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire.
• September 9 » World War II: The Battle of Hel begins, the longest-defended pocket of Polish Army resistance during the German invasion of Poland.
• December 18 » World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.

The temperature on July 5, 1939 was between 14.4 °C and 27.0 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (45%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.