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• NN Steenbergen, Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1939)
• Antonia Dirkje Schneider, Amsterdam († 1996)
• Charles Douglas Foote, Allen County, Indiana († 1991)
• Hendrik Frits Fokker, Aalsmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland († 1946)
• Noël Victor Clara Wille, Brugge, België († 2010)
• Mina Groen, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Gustaaf VandenBorre, Gent († 1995)
• Johanna Hendrica Agatha Vlasveld, Zoeterwoude († 1997)
• Nelly Bos, Huizen(NH) († 1939)
• Nelly Bos, Huizen († 1939)

• Antje Gerrits Hakze (77), Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Carel Johannes Reijnders, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Hubertina Frese (38)
• Antje Bouma (72), Harlingen
• Berend Kremer (64)
• Aaltje van Zwol (76), Leeuwarden
• Antje Wybrens Bouma (72)
• Aaltje Baukes van Zwol (76), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Hubertina Linssen (80), Roermond
• Anton Kuipers (54), Rotterdam, Nederland

• 1937 » Fernando de la Rúa, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina († 2019)
• 1937 » Joey Carew, Trinidadian cricketer († 2011)
• 1937 » King Curtis Iaukea, American wrestler († 2010)
• 1937 » Pino Puglisi, Italian priest and martyr († 1993)
• 1937 » Robert Lucas Jr., American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1938 » Gaylord Perry, American baseball player and coach
• 1939 » George Walden, English journalist and politician
• 1939 » Subramanian Swamy, Indian economist, academic, and politician, Indian Minister of Law and Justice
• 1940 » Merlin Olsen, American football player, sportscaster, and actor († 2010)
• 1941 » Flórián Albert, Hungarian footballer and manager († 2011)

• 1915 » Ernest Gagnon, Canadian organist and composer (b. 1834)
• 1921 » Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Austrian-Russian general (b. 1886)
• 1926 » Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1846)
• 1930 » Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1882)
• 1938 » Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (b. 1900)
• 1940 » William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1874)
• 1945 » André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 97th Prime Minister of France (b. 1876)
• 1945 » Anton Webern, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (b. 1881)
• 1952 » Hugo Raudsepp, Estonian author and playwright (b. 1883)

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 22 » Germany takes Memel from Lithuania.
• May 21 » The Canadian National War Memorial is unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
• May 23 » The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day.
• September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
• December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
• December 13 » World War II: Battle of the River Plate: Captain Hans Langsdorff of the German Deutschland-class cruiser (pocket battleship) Admiral Graf Spee engages with Royal Navy cruisers HMSExeter, HMSAjax and HMSAchilles.

The temperature on September 15, 1939 was between 9.0 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (53%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.