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Died on Monday December 2, 1912
- Anna Leona Farmer (55)
- Asuerus Johannes Everhardus Bouwmeester (0), Utecht
- Adriaantje Van der Schaaf (2)
- Barbara Theresia DE BOUTTE (93), Geluveld, 8980, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
- Anna Catharina Lucia Janssen (0), Pannerden, Gelderland, Nederland
- Bernardus Wilhelmus DOLPHIJN (72), Vorden
- Anna Helena Soetermans (83), Stramproy
- abraham VERMAAS (57), oud-beijerland
- Antonij de Jong (77), Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Benjamin L Tarver (72), Van Zandt, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 2, 1912 at Delpher
Born on December 2
- 1909 » Arvo Askola, Finnish runner († 1975)
- 1909 » Joseph P. Lash, American activist and author († 1987)
- 1909 » Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach († 1987)
- 1910 » Russell Lynes, American photographer, historian, and author († 1991)
- 1910 » Taisto Mäki, Finnish runner († 1979)
- 1912 » George Emmett, English cricketer and coach († 1976)
- 1913 » Marc Platt, American actor, singer, and dancer († 2014)
- 1914 » Adolph Green, American playwright and composer († 2002)
- 1914 » Bill Erwin, American actor († 2010)
- 1915 » Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan († 2016)
Died on December 2
- 1881 » Jenny von Westphalen, German author (b. 1814)
- 1885 » Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
- 1888 » Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1892 » Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
- 1899 » Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)
- 1918 » Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1924 » Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
- 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
- 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
- 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
Names that were popular for boys in 1912
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1912
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1912
- 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 6 » New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.
- February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
- November 2 » Bulgaria defeats the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Lule Burgas, the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War, which opens her way to Constantinople.
- November 12 » The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
- December 19 » William Van Schaick, captain of the steamship General Slocum which caught fire and killed over one thousand people, is pardoned by U.S. President William Howard Taft after 3⁄2 years in Sing Sing prison.
- December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
The weather on Monday December 2, 1912
The temperature on December 2, 1912 was between -1.1 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI