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• Arnoldus Gerardus Maria Roeling, Schipluiden († 2012)
• Joseph Garcia (Joe) Torrez, California († 2009)
• James Kenneth Belviy, New Albany, Floyd, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1995)
• Gerrit Griffioen, Amsterdam († 1990)
• Versluijs, Leiden († 1939)
• Christel Scherjon, Blerick, Limburg, Nederland († 2017)
• Hielke Scholte, Twijzel, Achtkarspelen († 2021)
• Alfred Guy Strait († 1940)
• Hennie Saaltink, Twekkelo, gemeente Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 2000)
• Groen, Rotterdam († 1939)

• Christianus Henderikus Wessels (68), Groningen (Nld), Groningen, Nederland
• Aagje van de Werken (27), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Caroline Julian Kivell DNA999V (53), New Zealand
• Bama Laura Birdwell (64), Jackson County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Boertien (21), Hoogeveen nederland
• Adrianus Martinus van de Laar (63), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Amber PACE (36), Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Christianus Henderikus Wessels (68), Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Alida Josephina Feldberg (49)
• Versluijs (0), Leiden

• 1936 » Peter North, English scholar and academic
• 1937 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team († 1970)
• 1938 » Murray Gleeson, Australian lawyer and judge, 11th Chief Justice of Australia
• 1939 » Elizabeth Ashley, American actress
• 1939 » John Peel, English radio host and producer († 2004)
• 1941 » Ben Jones, American actor and politician
• 1941 » Ignazio Giunti, Italian race car driver († 1971)
• 1941 » John McNally, English singer and guitarist (The Searchers)
• 1941 » Sue MacGregor, English journalist and radio host
• 1942 » Jonathan Aitken, Irish-British journalist and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement

• 1935 » Henri Barbusse, French journalist and author (b. 1873)
• 1935 » Namık İsmail, Turkish painter and educator (b. 1890)
• 1936 » Ronald Fellowes, 2nd Baron Ailwyn, English peer (b. 1886)
• 1938 » Max Factor, Sr., Polish-born American make-up artist and businessman, founded the Max Factor Company (b. 1877)
• 1940 » J. J. Thomson, English physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1856)
• 1941 » Peder Oluf Pedersen, Danish physicist and engineer (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Eddy de Neve, Indonesian-Dutch footballer and lieutenant (b. 1885)
• 1943 » Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch priest and missionary (b. 1890)
• 1945 » Alfréd Schaffer, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1893)
• 1946 » Konstantin Rodzaevsky, Russian lawyer (b. 1907)

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.
• May 3 » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• June 12 » Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor.
• September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
• December 15 » Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• December 27 » The 7.8 M_w  Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.

The temperature on August 30, 1939 was between 12.2 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.