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• Catharina De Mooij, Leiden († 2013)
• Elizabeth van Rijn, Katwijk aan Zee († 2001)
• Catharina Jacobs de Mooij, Leiden († 2013)
• Cave Johnson McKeown , Jr., Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas († 2001)
• Hendrik (Hul) HULSTIJN, Oosterbeek († 2011)
• Gerrit Jan Hendriks, Voorst († 2017)
• Daryl E. Roetzel, Worthington, MN († 2010)
• Elizabeth van Rijn, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Diane Anne van Hulst, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Gesina Elisabeth Versteeg, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 1944)

• Aaltje (Aaltjen) de Weerdt (78), Hattem, Nederland
• Adriana Tol van (80), Nieuwer Amstel, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Romijn (0), almkerk en uitwijk (noord brabant)
• Aleida Wouterina van den Heuvel (57), Zutphen
• (79), ALBLASSERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Oomen (76), Tilburg
• Adrianus van der Lubbe (61), Rotterdam
• Antonius Michael den Otter (77), Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltjen de Weerdt (78), Hattem
• Bernard William Sterenberg (41), Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, Verenigde Staten

• 1937 » Abner Haynes, American football player
• 1939 » Bruce Bastin, English musicologist and author
• 1939 » Carl Schultz, Hungarian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1939 » Louise Botting, English journalist and author
• 1939 » Moshe Weinberg, Israeli wrestling coach († 1972)
• 1940 » Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter
• 1940 » Ed Westfall, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1940 » Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1940 » Sylvia Tyson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1940 » Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum

• 1924 » Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1854)
• 1927 » Michael Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
• 1935 » Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1857)
• 1936 » Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (b. 1860)
• 1942 » Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)
• 1944 » Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
• 1949 » George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)
• 1949 » Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
• 1955 » John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)
• 1965 » Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)

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. 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.
• September 1 » General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
• 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 18 » World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
• September 21 » Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard.
• October 16 » World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
• December 4 » World War II: HMSNelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.

The temperature on September 19, 1939 was between 10.8 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 9.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.