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• Elly Bijker, Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland († 1994)
• Edward James Brown († 2000)
• Berend Wolff, Wezep, Oldebroek, Gelderland, Nederland († 1951)
• Barteld Hulst, Middelstum († 2020)
• Gerrit Jan Makaske, Ermelo († 1990)
• Guido DECLOEDT, Torhout,8820,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1995)
• Eduard Burgmans, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Barend van de Ruit († 1998)
• Berend Wolff, Wezep (Oldebroek), Nederland († 1950)
• Betty Elly de Wilde, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1943)

• Alderina Moesker (42), Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
• Albert John Nordman (84), Pine Rock Twp., Ogle Co., IL
• Betsie Theresia van Dam (8), Maartensdijk, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Carolina Nelemans (0), Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Pompstra (81), Niezijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelia Jacoba van der Roer (53), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis op den Velde (57), Zaandam
• Cornelis Franciscus van Opstal (81), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Cornelis de KORTE (81), Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cicilia Petronella Groeneveld (45), Nieuw-Buinen

• 1928 » Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and academic († 2011)
• 1929 » Toshiko Akiyoshi, Japanese pianist and composer
• 1932 » Bob Pettit, American basketball player and coach
• 1933 » Christa Stubnick, German sprinter
• 1934 » Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican lawyer and politician, 52nd President of Mexico († 2012)
• 1934 » Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
• 1936 » Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator († 2016)
• 1937 » Philip Ledger, English pianist, composer, and academic († 2012)
• 1939 » Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1940 » Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture

• 1913 » Menelik II, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1844)
• 1921 » Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1923 » Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1924 » Alexander Parvus, Russian-German theorist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Jean Richepin, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
• 1939 » Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1941 » César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1951 » Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Grietje
14. Helena
15. Geertruida
16. Aaltje

• 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 May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
• January 26 » The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.
• April 12 » The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
• August 2 » Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
• October 22 » In East Liverpool, Ohio, FBI agents shoot and kill notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.
• November 23 » An Anglo-Ethiopian boundary commission in the Ogaden discovers an Italian garrison at Walwal, well within Ethiopian territory. This leads to the Abyssinia Crisis.
• December 5 » Abyssinia Crisis: Italian troops attack Wal Wal in Abyssinia, taking four days to capture the city.

The temperature on December 12, 1934 was between 2.8 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.