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Born on Sunday December 8, 1918
- Arie van den Berg, Vrijenban
- Alida Maria Faassen, Amsterdam,,The Netherlands († 1992)
- Adrianus Huijbregts, Princenhage, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 1981)
- Antonia Vermee, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
- Aaltje Smit, Hoogezand, Groningen, Nederland († 2018)
- Antonio Silvio da Cunha Bueno, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil († 1981)
- Adrianus Stolk, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
- Anneke van Marwijk († 2012)
- Abraham Massaar, Leiden
- Anna Johanna Veenstra, Steenwijkerwold († 1920)
Died on Sunday December 8, 1918
- Aleida Jacoba van Kuik (72), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus van Dalsen (64), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Maria van As (0), Roosendaal
- Adrianus de Haas (56), Hardinxveld-Giessendam
- "Stanislaw" Michael Henri Lubomirski (80), Chodorów, Ukraine
- Albert Louis Gustaaf VAN GESTEL (1), Mol Belgie
- Aaltje Hollander (88), Genemuiden
- Amelia Ann Corbin (82), Moville, Woodbury, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
- Amadeus Carolus Josephus Corael (68), Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Albertus Kruger (54)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 8, 1918 at Delpher
Born on December 8
- 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)
- 1917 » Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator († 1998)
- 1919 » Julia Bowman, American mathematician and theorist († 1985)
- 1919 » Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic († 2001)
- 1919 » Peter Tali Coleman, Samoan-American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of American Samoa († 1997)
- 1920 » McDonald Bailey, Trinidadian-English sprinter and rugby player († 2013)
- 1922 » Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator († 2011)
Died on December 8
- 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)
- 1932 » Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (b. 1843)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- 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 August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 4 » The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Russia, Sweden, Germany and France.
- January 29 » Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
- February 25 » German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia.
- August 27 » Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
- October 11 » The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
- November 3 » The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
The weather on Sunday December 8, 1918
The temperature on December 8, 1918 was between 3.4 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI