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• Isaac Jacques Springer, Amsterdam († 1943)
• Jan Brussee, Katwijk († 2014)
• Hazel Lena Kaler, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• van de Beld, Hillegom († 1939)
• Kurt Karl Weber, Wiesbaden (Dld), Duitsland († 2002)
• Janice Orlene TODD († 1957)
• Joost den DEKKER († 2009)
• henricus antonius (henk) terheijden, deurne
• Catharina Petronella Lucia van Diest, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2001)
• Denise Decoodt, Klerken († 1997)

• Anthony Estil Bickett (32), Marion County, Kentucky
• Batholomeus Sloep (83), Velsen
• Antonie Scheffer (83), Renkum
• Adrianus van Egmond (77), Zwolle
• Cornelis van den Oudenalder (61), Utrecht
• Antje (Jacobs) Hillenius (76), Oudeschild (Texel)
• Clarence Clinton Crisman (11), Camas, Clark County, Washington
• Anna Elisabeth Verheijen (68), Meer (België)
• Adrianus van Egmond (77)
• Catharina SIEMELING (73), Apeldoorn

• 1936 » Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin († 2014)
• 1937 » Mary Allen Wilkes, American computer scientist and lawyer
• 1938 » Enn Tarto, Estonian politician
• 1938 » Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland († 2010)
• 1938 » Ron Hill, English runner and businessman
• 1939 » David S. Mann, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati
• 1939 » Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director, and producer († 2009)
• 1939 » Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills († 2015)
• 1940 » Tim Severin, Indian-English explorer, historian, and author
• 1941 » Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern, English academic and politician

• 1926 » Herbert Booth, English songwriter and bandleader (b. 1862)
• 1928 » Richard F. Outcault, American cartoonist, created The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown (b. 1863)
• 1929 » Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
• 1933 » Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (b. 1885)
• 1939 » Ali Saip Ursavaş, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1885)
• 1941 » Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player, golfer, and race car driver (b. 1867)
• 1943 » Alexander Hall, Scottish-Canadian soccer player (b. 1880)
• 1946 » Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (b. 1879)
• 1955 » Martha Norelius Swedish-born American swimmer (b. 1909)
• 1958 » John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1878)

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.
• February 5 » Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain.
• April 10 » Alcoholics Anonymous, A.A.'s "Big Book", is first published.
• August 27 » First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
• September 3 » World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
• September 10 » World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, joining the Allies: Poland, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
• November 8 » Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans.

The temperature on September 25, 1939 was between 2.1 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.