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• Aaltje Gerritdina LAND, Leek Groningen Netherlands († 1987)
• Hendrik Lunenborg, Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2021)
• Adrianus de Reus, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• G.C. Strooper, Callantsoog († 2014)
• Frans Ringens, Kerkrade,, Limburg, Nederland († 2001)
• Alexander Adriaan van de Wege, IJzendijke Nederland († 2008)
• Gerrit Snitselaar († 1949)
• David Passenier, Domburg, Zeeland, Nederland († 2020)
• Angela Heinen, Munsterscheveld, Drenthe, Netherlands († 2013)
• Bernardus Policarpus Petrus Houtkamp, Nieuwer-Amstel, Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1931)

• Adriana van Geenen (85), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aletta Elisabeth van Voorthuijsen (72), De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert (Ab) Klaasz Wijker (53), Beverwijk
• Adrianus Lambertus Nicolaas Goossens (0), Tilburg
• Anthonia Maria den Boer (22), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anthonia Besee (72), Utrecht, Nederland
• Albert Claasz Wijker (53), Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• AMelia Theresia Hendrika SPRONK (79), Mheer
• Albertus Klomp, Ermelo, Nederland
• Adrianus Lambertus Nicolaas Goossens (0), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 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
• 1933 » Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter († 2014)
• 1933 » Donald Woods, South African journalist and activist († 2001)
• 1933 » Tim Conway, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter († 2019)

• 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)
• 1966 » Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)

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

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

• 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 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 7.9 million citizens.
• January 21 » Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
• March 14 » Alam Ara, India's first talking film, is released.
• March 26 » Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
• September 18 » The Mukden Incident gives Japan a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
• October 1 » Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
• November 22 » Al-Mina'a SC is founded in Iraq.

The temperature on December 15, 1931 was between 2.4 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.