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• Jan Mouthaan, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1995)
• Michael Klemens Maria von Kageneck († 2012)
• Johannes van Rijsselberg, Berghem († 2008)
• Aron Kar van de, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1942)
• van de Poel († 2004)
• Anna Gregoria Bisschops, Mill en Sint Hubert (N.Br.) († 1941)
• Lois J Harken († 2013)
• Elsa Bertha Adriana Emilie Seijkens, Eindhoven († 2019)
• Annie Tuin, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• "Peter" Adalbert Josef Antonius Maria von Kageneck, Detmold, Allemagne († 2009)

• Antje Stoltenborg (79), Zelhem
• Anna Aleida Maria Dekkers (1), Nijmegen
• Berend Bras (0), Avereest
• Aafke Rigtje Sijmons Goslinga (65), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus Rudolph Marie Cammaart (0), Koewacht
• Aafke Symons Goslinga (65)
• Andreas Adrianus Anna Soethout (10), Utrecht
• Aaltje Rasch (71), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aagtje de Wit (72), Haren (Groningen)
• Berend (Be) Bras (0), balkbrug

• 1938 » Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician
• 1938 » Yvonne Minton, Australian-English soprano and actress
• 1939 » Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist
• 1939 » Joan Brady, American-British author
• 1939 » Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea († 2016)
• 1940 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer († 1977)
• 1940 » Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
• 1941 » Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach
• 1942 » Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1944 » Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1933 » Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (b. 1868)
• 1935 » Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
• 1935 » Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1864)
• 1938 » Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1942 » Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (b. 1883)
• 1942 » Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (b. 1885)
• 1944 » Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
• 1945 » Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1948 » Frank Benford, American physicist and engineer (b. 1883)
• 1954 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (b. 1881)

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. Anna
4. Cornelia
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.
• February 9 » World War II: The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa, Italy, is struck by a bomb which fails to detonate.
• March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
• March 15 » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
• May 15 » Joe DiMaggio begins a 56-game hitting streak.
• July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
• December 14 » World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

The temperature on December 4, 1941 was between 0.8 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (30%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.