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• Anna Mae NYLAND († 2012)
• Anna Mae van Nylan († 2012)
• Arend Hazenoot, Katwijk († 1996)
• Albertus Leonardus Admiraal, Rotterdam († 2008)
• Astrid Edith Klijn, Hamburg (duitsland) († 1979)
• Dirkje Adriana Koopmans, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2009)
• Ali Kloosterman, Groningen, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland († 2005)
• Alexander Schaap († 1984)
• Agnes Pruiksma, Midland Park Bergen New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Cornelis Sundermeijer, Chicago († 2001)

• Bartus van Stroe (54), De Bilt
• Adrianus Smulders (66), Woensel
• Alida ADMIRAAL Sdr (88)
• Antje Stam (61), Schoorl
• Antje Borsten (65), Broek op L'dijk
• Christianus Hendricus de Leeuw (50), Appeltern
• Arend Jan Ronhaar (86), Deventer
• Adrianus Johan Valentijn (43), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje van der Naaten (57), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Camille Hector FELU (75), Ath, 7800, Hainaut, Belgique

• 1924 » Frank W. J. Olver, English-American mathematician and academic († 2013)
• 1924 » Ruhi Sarıalp, Turkish triple jumper and educator († 2001)
• 1925 » Kasey Rogers, American actress and author († 2006)
• 1928 » Ernest Ashworth, American singer-songwriter († 2009)
• 1928 » Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian-New Zealand painter and architect († 2000)
• 1928 » Ida Haendel, Polish-English violinist and educator
• 1930 » Edna O'Brien, Irish novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer
• 1931 » Klaus Rifbjerg, Danish author and poet († 2015)
• 1932 » Jesse Belvin, American singer-songwriter and pianist († 1960)
• 1932 » John Meurig Thomas, Welsh chemist and academic

• 1890 » Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota tribal chief (b. 1831)
• 1943 » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
• 1944 » Glenn Miller, American bandleader and composer (b. 1904)
• 1947 » Arthur Machen, Welsh journalist and author (b. 1863)
• 1947 » Crawford Vaughan, Australian politician, 27th Premier of South Australia (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Vallabhbhai Patel, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1875)
• 1958 » Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1962 » Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1899)
• 1965 » M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (b. 1897)

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

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

• 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 March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.6 million citizens.
• January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
• March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
• September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
• October 12 » An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston.
• November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
• December 13 » George Gershwin's An American in Paris is first performed.

The temperature on December 15, 1928 was between -1.8 °C and 2.8 °C and averaged 0.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.