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• Frederick Roland Doorgeest, Amsterdam, Nederland
• Jean-Pierre SIMON, Roncq, 59508, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France († 1989)
• Geertruida Bruins, Rotterdam († 2009)
• Helena Rebecca Bril, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Bernard Thomas "Skip" Grimes, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 2003)
• Gerrit Anthonie Blokland, Goudriaan († 1979)
• Jan QUISENAERTS († 2015)
• Elisabeth Ronken, Venray, Limburg, Netherlands († 1939)
• Izaak Henry Barendse, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
• Harmannus Nienhuis, Loppersum, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)

• Antonia ter Beek (67), Amersfoort
• Agnes Verachtert, Ginneken en Bavel
• Adrianus Stolk (27), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Pieternella van der Esch (67), PAPENDRECHT, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Johanna Groot (76), Zijpe, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Toppers (76), Utrecht
• Antonius Maria Roozen (0), Moergestel, Nederland
• Albert Alberts Oost (80), Donkerbroek
• Alida Hendrika Bernarda Schildkamp (18), Hengelo
• Bartha Barends Wilmink (51), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland

• 1937 » Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2013)
• 1937 » Warren Berlinger, American actor
• 1938 » Martin Bell, English journalist and politician
• 1939 » Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter
• 1940 » Jack Thompson, Australian actor
• 1940 » Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer
• 1940 » Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer († 1986)
• 1940 » Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1940 » Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player († 2015)
• 1941 » William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman

• 1924 » Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
• 1927 » Andranik, Armenian general (b. 1865)
• 1937 » Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (b. 1905)
• 1940 » Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
• 1941 » Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (b. 1892)
• 1941 » Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1874)
• 1948 » Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)
• 1951 » Paul Demel, Czech actor (b. 1903)
• 1952 » Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868)
• 1954 » Elsa Barker, American author and poet (b. 1869)

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.
• March 1 » An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
• September 14 » World War II: The Estonian military boards the Polish submarine ORPOrzeł in Tallinn, sparking a diplomatic incident that the Soviet Union will later use to justify the annexation of Estonia.
• September 17 » World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
• September 19 » World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
• October 15 » The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
• December 12 » HMSDuchess sinks after a collision with HMSBarham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.

The temperature on August 31, 1939 was between 11.4 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 15.6 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (46%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.