About the day » Saturday August 12, 1939Calender converter

• Diane Ruth Kamphuis, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten († 1940)
• George Fisher († 1998)
• Hendrikus Wilhelmus Albertus Janssen, Bandoeng (Indonesie) († 1992)
• Hendrika Elisabeth Franciska Overvelde, Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)
• Gerrit Vahl, IJsselmonde († 1940)
• Gerry Thiboudier, Bakhuizen († 2020)
• Hendrica Johanna Kramer, Schermerhorn († 1941)
• Laura Maria Swinkels, Son († 1959)
• Jacqueline Rubens, Borgloon, België († 2022)
• Ingmar Torleif Langlo († 2006)

• Adriana Kuiper (75), Scheveningen ('s-Gravenhage)
• Annigje Burggraaf (75), Linschoten
• Annigje Burggraaf (75), Linschoten, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriana KUIPER (75), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Christina Reinbergen (68)
• Evert Schimmel (54), Woudenberg, Utrecht, Nederland
• Diederikus Schneider (55), Rotterdam
• Christina Henrica Maas (40), Besancon, France
• Anna Catharina de Frel (1), Rotterdam (1jr)
• Adriana Anna Zwemmer (59)

• 1937 » Walter Dean Myers, American author and poet († 2014)
• 1938 » Jean-Paul L'Allier, Canadian journalist and politician, 38th Mayor of Quebec City († 2016)
• 1939 » David King, South African chemist and academic
• 1939 » George Hamilton, American actor
• 1939 » Pam Kilborn, Australian track and field athlete
• 1939 » Roy Romanow, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Saskatchewan
• 1939 » S. Jayakumar, Singaporean politician, 4th Senior Minister of Singapore
• 1939 » Sushil Koirala, Nepalese politician, 37th Prime Minister of Nepal († 2016)
• 1940 » Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach († 2005)
• 1941 » L. M. Kit Carson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter († 2014)

• 1924 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
• 1934 » Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Dutch architect, designed the Beurs van Berlage (b. 1856)
• 1935 » Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician and academic (b. 1851)
• 1940 » Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1884)
• 1941 » Bobby Peel, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1857)
• 1941 » Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English soldier and politician, 56th Governor General of Canada (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer and mountaineer (b. 1859)
• 1944 » Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1952 » David Bergelson, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1884)

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.
• February 27 » United States labor law: The U.S. Supreme Court rules in NLRB v. Fansteel Metallurgical Corp. that the National Labor Relations Board has no authority to force an employer to rehire workers who engage in sit-down strikes.
• March 15 » Carpatho-Ukraine declares itself an independent republic, but is annexed by Hungary the next day.
• April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
• May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• August 15 » The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.
• August 15 » Twenty-six Junkers Ju 87 bombers commanded by Walter Sigel meet unexpected ground fog during a dive-bombing demonstration for Luftwaffe generals at Neuhammer. Thirteen of them crash and burn.

The temperature on August 12, 1939 was between 8.1 °C and 21.1 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (56%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.