About the day » Thursday December 8, 2016Calender converter

• Bertha Henderika Bijlsma (73), Drachten
• Jan Pieter Stolk (79), De Cocksdorp (Texel, NH)
• Hendrik van der Beek
• Andrew Todd Jr ?**** (B) (82)
• Geertruida Scheerman (97), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hans Hassing (65), Heiloo, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Jacomina Leuntje de Moor (89), Varsseveld
• Adolfine Schooneberg (95), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adolfine Schoonenberg (95), Wassenaar, Z.H
• Carola Suzanna JANSEGERS (90), Bornem,2880,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE

• 1986 » Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper
• 1989 » Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 » Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 » Yui Yokoyama - Japanese idol, model, and actress
• 1993 » AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
• 1993 » Cara Mund, Miss America 2018
• 1993 » Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
• 1993 » Jordan Obita, English footballer
• 1994 » Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner
• 1994 » Raheem Sterling, English footballer

• 2014 » Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (b. 1915)
• 2014 » Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
• 2014 » Tom Gosnell, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1951)
• 2015 » Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (b. 1936)
• 2015 » Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (b. 1943)
• 2015 » Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (b. 1913)
• 2015 » John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (b. 1946)
• 2015 » Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano and actress (b. 1925)
• 2016 » John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (b. 1921)
• 2018 » David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1933)

1. Lucas
2. Benjamin
3. Tijn
4. Max
5. Jan
6. Mats
7. Levi
8. Jesse
9. Boaz
10. Alexander
11. Thijs
12. Jacob
13. Oscar
14. Noah
15. Ruben
16. Liam

1. Emma
2. Sophie
3. Nora
4. Olivia
5. Charlotte
6. Eva
7. Mila
8. Sara
9. Zoë
10. Femke
11. Isa
12. Feline
13. Julia
14. Lola
15. Ella
16. Anna

• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 17.0 million citizens.
• January 3 » Following the fallout caused by the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
• January 16 » Thirty-three out of 126 freed hostages are injured and 23 killed in terrorist attacks in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on a hotel and a nearby restaurant.
• March 13 » The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
• March 19 » Flydubai Flight 981 crashes while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don international airport, killing all 62 on board.
• May 19 » EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while traveling from Paris to Cairo, killing all on board.
• September 17 » Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.

The temperature on December 8, 2016 was between 6.4 °C and 9.6 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (25%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.