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• Carol Teresa Thomas, Alexandria Bay, Jefferson, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• Bernardus Adrianus Johannes van Loon, Hilvarenbeek, NB Netherlands († 1997)
• Gerardus Joannes(Gerard) Heutinck († 2017)
• Annechien Bruining, Wirdum († 2005)
• Jacoba van Exel, Eierland (Texel, NH) († 2018)
• Frans VOS, Aarschot Vlaams Brabant * († 2016)
• Hendrik Jan (Henk) Pol, Havelte († 2011)
• Hendrik Schotkamp, Avereest († 1937)
• Bernardus Adrianus Johannes van Loon, Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1997)
• James Michael Frontino, Los Angeles, California († 2016)

• Berend Hendrik Juurlink (60), Zwolle
• Carolus Gansen, van (67), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes van Son (71), Amsterdam 1000, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Leijs (76), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Akkerman (20), Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Berend Hendrik Juurlink (60), Zwolle, Ov., Nederland
• Adriaantje van Zanten (48), Enschede, Nederland
• Antje van Dijk (77), Oss
• Jan Westmaas (71), Bennebroek
• Jansen (84), Raalte, Overijssel, Netherlands

• 1932 » Grace Alele-Williams, Nigerian mathematician and academic
• 1932 » Lin Zhao, Chinese dissident and Christian executed during the Cultural Revolution († 1968)
• 1932 » Quentin Blake, English author and illustrator
• 1936 » Morris Dees, American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center
• 1937 » Edward Ruscha, American painter and photographer
• 1937 » Joyce Bulifant, American actress
• 1938 » Frank Deford, American journalist and author († 2017)
• 1938 » Liv Ullmann, Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1939 » Gordon Miller, English high jumper
• 1939 » Philip Langridge, English tenor († 2010)

• 1928 » Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
• 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)
• 1936 » Frank Eugene, American-German photographer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (b. 1866)
• 1940 » Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » George Bambridge, English diplomat (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
• 1945 » Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)

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

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

• 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 July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
• January 20 » King George V of the United Kingdom dies. His eldest son succeeds to the throne, becoming Edward VIII. The title Prince of Wales is not used for another 22 years.
• July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
• July 22 » Spanish Civil War: The Popular Executive Committee of Valencia takes power in the Valencian Community.
• July 23 » In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
• October 27 » Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
• November 20 » José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange, is killed by a republican execution squad.

The temperature on December 16, 1936 was between 1.7 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. There was 6.0 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.