About the day » Thursday December 8, 1910Calender converter

• Alicia Maria Cardon, sint-Denijs-Westrem, België († 1910)
• Albert Groenewoud, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1945)
• Albert Groenewoud, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1945)
• Meenhorst, Ittersum, gemeente Zwollerkerspel († 1910)
• Haeck, Bruinisse gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL († 1910)
• Anna Rachel Verhelst, Temse
• * Johanna Petronella van Nugteren, Schiedam († 2008)
• Albertus Groenewoud, Almelo († 1945)
• Alida Verweij, Hillegom († 1986)
• Leijten, Oss (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1910)

• Catharina Mol (47), Ter Aar (Papenveer)
• Haeck (0), Bruinisse gem. Schouwen Duiveland Zld. NL
• Albert van Tibberen (73), Sibculo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bernardina Vellekoop (20), Delft
• Leijten (0), Oss (Noord-Brabant, NLD)
• Bartholomeus Dierkx (76), Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Harwig (0), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• BERNARDINA VELLEKOOP (20), DELFT
• Catharina Bek (61), Heinkenszand
• Andries Faber (76), Groningen

• 1903 » Zelma Watson George, Black American opera singer († 1994)
• 1908 » Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress († 1990)
• 1908 » John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts († 1994)
• 1911 » Lee J. Cobb, American actor († 1976)
• 1911 » Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter († 1992)
• 1913 » Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer († 1966)
• 1914 » Ernie Toshack, Australian cricketer († 2003)
• 1914 » Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2003)
• 1915 » Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1916 » Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2006)

• 1894 » Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1821)
• 1903 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (b. 1820)
• 1907 » Oscar II of Sweden (b. 1829)
• 1913 » Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (b. 1868)
• 1914 » Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (b. 1861)
• 1914 » Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (b. 1828)
• 1917 » Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (b. 1836)
• 1918 » Josip Štadler, Croatian archbishop (b. 1843)
• 1919 » J. Alden Weir, American painter (b. 1852)
• 1929 » José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (b. 1867)

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

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

• 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
• January 15 » Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325ft (99m).
• March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
• March 28 » Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
• April 16 » The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time.
• April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
• October 11 » Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.

The temperature on December 8, 1910 was between 2.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.