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• Maarten Tol († 2020)
• Frederik Willem Heeres († 1982)
• Frederika Sophia Jantina Urban, Amsterdam († 2004)
• Maria van den Born, Nijkerk († 2014)
• Freddy Eugene Gregory, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1954)
• Joop Elzen († 2015)
• Jan Jacob Rodenburg, Apeldoorn († 1998)
• Antonius Joannes Maria van der Knaap, Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)
• Bremer, De Kiel, Sleen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
• Frederik Willem Heeresz HEERES, Friesland, Nederland († 1982)

• "Johanna" Joanna Catharina Joanna Catharina (77), Schaijk, NL
• Andries Gerrit Nijdeken (73), Ellecom
• Albert John Batkin (63), Warwickshire, Warwick, England
• Adrianus Antonie Raams (66), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Angelina Vervoort (56), Hoevenen
• Anton Fred Klingshirn (66), Avon, Lorain, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Aris Belar Elmore (69), Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
• Adolf VAN GHELUWE (88), Kortrijk,8500,West-Vlaanderen,Wvl, België
• Aukje Ipema (63), Zuidwolde (Bedum), Groningen, Nederland
• Ada Mildred Waddell (83), Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States of America

• 1943 » Bodo Tümmler, German runner
• 1943 » James Tate, American poet († 2015)
• 1943 » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet († 1971)
• 1943 » Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist († 2013)
• 1943 » Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1944 » Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter
• 1944 » George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1944 » Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1944 » Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
• 1945 » John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter

• 1932 » Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (b. 1843)
• 1937 » Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856)
• 1938 » Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (b. 1896)
• 1940 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (b. 1861)
• 1942 » Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Cornelia
4. Anna
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Adriana
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Helena
14. Geertruida
15. Grietje
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 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 9.1 million citizens.
• March 24 » World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III.
• April 28 » World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
• June 25 » World War II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
• July 26 » World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
• August 5 » World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• August 19 » World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.

The temperature on December 8, 1944 was between 1.3 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.