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• Eddy Antonius Noordermeer, Amsterdam († 2018)
• Christine Ann Hunter, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands († 1989)
• dirk van WINDEN, westmaas († 2009)
• Antonie Groen († 2021)
• Elisabeth Maria van Bree, Someren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Bernhard Frans Antonius (Bob) Deiters, Bussum, NH, Nederland († 2010)
• Cornelia Oudsen, Arnhem († 1996)
• Betty Jane Sytsma, Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America († 2021)
• Fokke Snoeijer († 2017)
• Geertje Strijbis, Akersloot († 2013)

• Andreas Caris (88), Nederweert
• Liana Maria van Duyse (0), St. Niklaas
• Adriaan Beets (77), Leiden
• Albert Louis De Jaeger (54), Gentbrugge
• Albert Jan Alferink (71), Olst
• Aaltje Middelveld (69), Wezup, Zweeloo, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Adrianus Kollaard (72), 's Gravenhage
• Albert K Prins (77), Whiteside County, Illinois
• Aartje Nagel (80), Bunschoten
• Antje Schokkenbroek. (81), Nieuwe Pekela, Nederland

• 1934 » Alex Hutchinson, Australian jazz musician
• 1934 » John Critchinson, English pianist and composer († 2017)
• 1934 » Stjepan Mesić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Croatia
• 1936 » Ivan Lawrence, English lawyer and politician
• 1937 » Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager († 2012)
• 1937 » John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney, Northern Irish politician, Irish Minister of Home Affairs
• 1938 » Bobby Henrich, American baseball player
• 1938 » Valentim Loureiro, Portuguese soldier and politician
• 1940 » Anthony Fauci, American physician, Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases since 1984
• 1940 » Janet Carroll, American actress and singer († 2012)

• 1920 » Stephen Mosher Wood, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1832)
• 1926 » Wesley Coe, American shot putter, hammer thrower, and discus thrower (b. 1879)
• 1931 » Carlo Fornasini, micropalaeontologist (b. 1854)
• 1931 » Flying Hawk, American warrior, educator and historian (b. 1854)
• 1935 » Alban Berg, Austrian composer and educator (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Bruno Taut, German architect and urban planner (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Siegfried Alkan, German composer (b. 1858)
• 1942 » François Darlan, French admiral and politician, 122nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1881)
• 1945 » Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (b. 1866)
• 1947 » Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (b. 1875)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
• February 19 » Yekatit 12: During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two Ethiopian nationalists of Eritrean origin attempt to kill viceroy Rodolfo Graziani with a number of grenades.
• April 1 » Aden becomes a British crown colony.
• May 21 » A Soviet station, North Pole-1, becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
• June 3 » The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.
• August 28 » Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
• December 22 » The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.

The temperature on December 24, 1937 was between 0.3 °C and 8.2 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.