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• Gerrit Jan van Leeuwen († 1996)
• Dirkje (Dicky) Kooijman, Giessen-Oudekerk († 2005)
• Erik Cerille PIETERS, Philippine, Zeeland, Nederland († 2018)
• Griet RIENEWERF († 1999)
• Elisabeth Catharina Maria van der Putten, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Burdell Wessels, Ellsworth, Nobles County, Minnesota († 2012)
• Jelle Visbeek, Hijum († 1996)
• Carol Ann Koelble, New Jersey († 2011)
• Jurjen Stork, Medemblik († 1994)
• JoAnn B. Kilbourne, Wyandotte, Michigan

• Christiaan Timmermans (44), Heusden
• Antje DE GRAAF (61), Alkmaar, NH, Nederland
• Angenietha Mourits (79), Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland, NL
• Adrianus van Willigen (84), Zuilichem
• Catharina Maessen (62), Echt
• Alida Swart (88), Hull, Sioux County, Iowa
• Catharina Johanna PHIELIX (46), 's-Gravenhage
• Antonia Everdina Johanna Bent (18), Bergentheim
• Catharina van Kuijk (63), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andreas Ras (87), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1937 » Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author († 2003)
• 1937 » Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman
• 1937 » Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
• 1938 » Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1989)
• 1938 » Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer († 1998)
• 1939 » David Phillips, English chemist and academic
• 1939 » John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
• 1940 » Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader
• 1942 » Mike Gibson, Northern Irish-Irish rugby player
• 1942 » Pedro Rocha, Uruguayan footballer and manager († 2013)

• 1919 » Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (b. 1841)
• 1928 » Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (b. 1830)
• 1934 » Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1849)
• 1935 » Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
• 1937 » William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1861)
• 1941 » Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (b. 1883)
• 1949 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (b. 1876)
• 1952 » Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913)
• 1956 » Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)

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 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
• April 14 » The Grapes of Wrath, by American author John Steinbeck is first published by the Viking Press.
• May 22 » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
• June 24 » Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
• September 10 » World War II: The submarine HMSOxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMSTriton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
• September 17 » World War II: German submarineU-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMSCourageous.

The temperature on December 3, 1939 was between 4.5 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 4.7 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.