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• Bonnie Ann Kittrell Gann Dubose <K FbPq>2, Oklahoma or Texas ql
• Dirk van Tatenhove, Rotterdam († 1998)
• Durk Pieters DIJKSTRA, Achtkarspelen Friesland Netherlands († 1996)
• Alida Maria Carolina van Deursen, Hillegom, Noord Hollland, Nederland († 1998)
• Dirk Dirksz van Tatenhoven, Rotterdam († 1998)
• Hillegonda Margaretha Flore, Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2008)
• Harvey James Machiela, Almont († 1987)
• Anna Maaike van de Bor, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 1939)
• Ernestine Dessl, Gallneerkirche († 1993)
• Hendrikus Josephus Wassenaar, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1938)

• Antoni Jacobus Brinkhuis (79), Apeldoorn
• Anna Paulina Euphrasia van Leth (85), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Mantel (63), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Ouwehand (79), RIJSWIJK (Altena), Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• - Klaassen (0), Haaksbergen, Overijssel, Nederland
• Achiel Alfons Vertommen (1), Heilig Hartziekenhuis, Kolveniersvest 20, Lier
• Alberdina van Vijfeijken (39)
• Anna Louisa van den Berg (72), Rotterdam
• Adriana van Oort (82), Utrecht
• Arie van der Male (82), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten

• 1933 » Akihito, Japanese emperor
• 1935 » Abdul Ghani Minhat, Malaysian footballer and manager († 2012)
• 1935 » Esther Phillips, American R&B singer († 1984)
• 1935 » Johnny Kidd, English rock & roll singer-songwriter († 1966)
• 1935 » Paul Hornung, American football player and sportscaster
• 1936 » Bobby Ross, American football player and coach
• 1936 » Willie Wood, American football player
• 1937 » Barney Rosenzweig, American screenwriter and producer
• 1937 » Nelson Shanks, American painter, historian, and educator († 2015)
• 1938 » Bob Kahn, American computer scientist and engineer, co-developed the Transmission Control Protocol

• 1926 » Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
• 1930 » Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
• 1931 » Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
• 1939 » Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
• 1946 » John A. Sampson, American gynecologist and academic (b. 1873)
• 1948 » Akira Mutō, Japanese general (b. 1883)
• 1948 » Heitarō Kimura, Japanese general (b. 1888)
• 1948 » Hideki Tojo, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1884)
• 1948 » Iwane Matsui, Japanese general (b. 1878)
• 1948 » Seishirō Itagaki, Japanese general (b. 1885)

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 15 » The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
• January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
• May 26 » In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation Bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours.
• June 11 » The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
• November 12 » In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
• December 23 » Spanish Civil War: The Spanish Republic legalizes the Regional Defence Council of Aragon.

The temperature on December 23, 1936 was between -0.1 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 1.6 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.