About the day » Friday December 6, 1912Calender converter

• Jan van der Does, Velsen
• Alida Waterman († 1945)
• Antje Ritskes, Krimpen-a/d-IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1947)
• Adrianus Klazinus Kerkhoff, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1999)
• Adriana Tol, Piershil
• Aaltje van Bokkem, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Adrianus Gomarus van Lier, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1913)
• Aaron Alton Upchurch († 1948)
• Adrianus Nicolaas Staadegaard, Beesel († 1988)
• Anneliese Wessels, Herburm

• Aaltjen Roeterdink (61), Velp
• Mol (52), Hollandscheveld
• Allegonda Johanna Maria Cornelia Aarts (47), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriaan Verspoor (83), Bruinisse, Zeeland, Nederland
• Aafje Hof (41), Harenkarspel
• Aafje Hof (41), Tuitjenhorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Hoodze (82), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antonius Martinus Bernardus Somers (0), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catherina Stam (0), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Bosman (83), Middelstum

• 1908 » Baby Face Nelson, American gangster († 1934)
• 1908 » Herta Freitag, Austrian-American mathematician († 2000)
• 1908 » Miklós Szabó, Hungarian runner († 2000)
• 1908 » Pierre Graber, Swiss lawyer and politician, 69th President of the Swiss Confederation († 2003)
• 1909 » Alan McGilvray, Australian cricketer and sportscaster († 1996)
• 1909 » Rulon Jeffs, American religious leader († 2002)
• 1910 » David M. Potter, American historian, author, and academic († 1971)
• 1913 » Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress († 2004)
• 1913 » Karl Haas, German-American pianist, conductor, and radio host († 2005)
• 1914 » Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer († 1999)

• 1878 » Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter and educator (b. 1814)
• 1879 » Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American businessman (b. 1814)
• 1882 » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician, founded Credit Suisse (b. 1819)
• 1882 » Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (b. 1815)
• 1889 » Jefferson Davis, American general and politician, President of the Confederate States of America (b. 1808)
• 1892 » Werner von Siemens, German engineer and businessman, founded the Siemens Company (b. 1816)
• 1918 » Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (b. 1851)
• 1921 » Said Halim Pasha, Ottoman politician, 280th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1865)
• 1924 » Gene Stratton-Porter, American author and screenwriter (b. 1863)
• 1945 » Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1870)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
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 6.0 million citizens.
• January 8 » The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC).
• March 12 » The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
• October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
• October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
• October 26 » First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje.
• December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

The temperature on December 6, 1912 was between 0.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.