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• Anna Boogaard, Klaaswaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Barend Leonard Sitinga, Almelo
• "Arielle" Marie Roberte de Faucigny-Lucinge, Paris († 1940)
• Alida Langenberg († 2020)
• Adriana Maria Theresia (Jeanne) van der Knaap († 2017)
• Catharina Veld, Bergen († 1926)
• Andries Karel CAPITEIN, Rotterdam († 1997)
• Arts, Oploo St. Anthonis en Ledeacker, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Veld, Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1926)
• Adolf Johan Bolderdijk, Middelburg,- († 1998)

• Antonia Vermaak (52), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Baantjer (85), Amsterdam
• Bardina Ten Bhmer
• Aaltje Gosses Kalsbeek (84), Terband, Aengwirden, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie BRAKEL, van (65), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aantje van der Laan (81), Ter Aar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ate Bosma (82), Oldeboorn
• Alida Louwsma (2), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Elisabeth HONCOOP (68), Ginneken en Bavel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adison Turner Rosenbalm (48), Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten

• 1922 » Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter († 2011)
• 1923 » Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress († 1977)
• 1924 » Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State († 2010)
• 1924 » Else Marie Pade, Danish composer († 2016)
• 1924 » Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor († 2012)
• 1924 » Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1925 » Julie Harris, American actress († 2013)
• 1928 » Guy Bourdin, French photographer († 1991)
• 1929 » Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author († 2019)
• 1929 » Leon Litwack, American historian and author

• 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
• 1924 » Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
• 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
• 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
• 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
• 1944 » Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Jacob
12. Gerardus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Hendrikus
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Geertruida
13. Aaltje
14. Helena
15. Grietje
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 August 4, 1925 to March 8, 1926 the cabinet Colijn I, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.4 million citizens.
• April 6 » Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
• May 12 » The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
• May 25 » Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris.
• June 28 » Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.
• September 8 » Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
• September 25 » The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.

The temperature on December 2, 1926 was between -2.8 °C and -0.8 °C and averaged -1.8 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.