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• James Richard van Horn, Padang, Sumatra (Ned. Indië) († 2012)
• Gerrit Tol, Edam / Volendam († 2004)
• Arie Kuijt, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• George Lyman Parks, Success, Clay Co, Arkansas († 1988)
• Hugh Charles O'Neill, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten († 2021)
• Johanna Maria Cornelia Moors, Koningsbosch, Echt († 1945)
• Lijdia Hendrika Jantine van Bruggen, Elst (Gelderland) († 1947)
• Robert Biesbrouck, Haarlem († 1989)
• Jan van de Luitgaarden († 1994)
• Michael de Vries, Waalwijk († 1994)

• Aron Alexander van Gelder (42), Mauthausen (Oostenrijk)
• Benjamin Clarence Thompson (70), new richmond, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Almira Jane Webster (87), Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Auguste Joseph Marie MORIN (46), Cournon,,Bretagne,FRANCE,Morbihand
• Albert Drees (65), langeveen
• Carolus Ludovicus Stoop (78), Melsele, Beveren, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Abraham Jacobus PRETORIUS (23)
• Betje Jacobs (79), Rotterdam
• Amedé Van der Herten (77), Temse, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Albert Streefkerk (84), Diemen, Noord Holland Nederland

• 1939 » Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
• 1939 » Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• 1939 » Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
• 1940 » Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager († 2019)
• 1941 » Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1941 » Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer
• 1942 » Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
• 1943 » Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
• 1944 » Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter
• 1944 » Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo († 2006)

• 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)
• 1953 » Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• January 20 » A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers.
• April 14 » World War II: German general Erwin Rommel attacks Tobruk.
• May 15 » First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft.
• May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
• December 6 » World War II: The United Kingdom and Canada declare war on Finland in support of the Soviet Union during the Continuation War. Camp X opens in Canada to begin training Allied Secret Agents for the War.
• December 21 » World War II: A formal treaty of alliance between Thailand and Japan is signed in the presence of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

The temperature on December 2, 1941 was between -5.0 °C and 4.1 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 6.0 hours of sunshine (74%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.