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• Geert Willem Raak, Penang, Malaysia († 2007)
• Elly van Neer, Echt,, Limburg, Nederland († 1982)
• Elizabeth (Betty) Vanderlaan, Wieringen (Noord Holland)
• Elsje Tjibbesdr. van der Velde, Hilversum († 1994)
• Jan Nieuwenhuizen, Wageningen († 2022)
• Everardus Joannes Rutte, Dordrecht, Nederland († 1982)
• Edward Wayne METZ, Chicago, IL († 2013)
• Daisy Foubert, Temse (B) († 2017)
• Johanna Gijsbertha van Ginkel, Amersfoort, Utr, NL († 2017)
• Aafke Postma, Dedgum, Friesland, Nederland († 2006)

• Annigje Kleene (62), Nijensleek
• Alida Sentel (75), Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aantje Palstra (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonie van Aartse (76), Middelburg
• Berend Gerrits Pannekoek (80), Heerde, Nederland
• Andries Hutteman (53), Rotterdam
• Aantje Douwes Palstra (80), Rotterdam
• Anne Eriksen (89), Appleton, Grant County, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten
• Arie Verkaik (79), Nieuw-Lekkerland
• Albertus Johannes van der Most (54), Enschede

• 1934 » Nicolas Coster, British-American actor
• 1935 » Eddie Bernice Johnson, American nurse and politician
• 1937 » Binod Bihari Verma, Indian physician and author († 2003)
• 1937 » Bobby Allison, American race car driver and businessman
• 1937 » Morgan Llywelyn, American-Irish model and author
• 1938 » Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician († 1989)
• 1938 » Sally Shlaer, American mathematician and engineer († 1998)
• 1939 » David Phillips, English chemist and academic
• 1939 » John Paul, Sr., Dutch-American race car driver
• 1940 » Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader

• 1919 » Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter and sculptor (b. 1841)
• 1928 » Ezra Meeker, American farmer and politician (b. 1830)
• 1934 » Charles James O'Donnell, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1849)
• 1935 » Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (b. 1868)
• 1937 » William Propsting, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1861)
• 1941 » Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (b. 1883)
• 1949 » Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and educator (b. 1876)
• 1952 » Rudolf Margolius, Czech lawyer and politician (b. 1913)
• 1956 » Alexander Rodchenko, Russian sculptor, photographer, and graphic designer (b. 1891)
• 1956 » Manik Bandopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1908)

• 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 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.
• April 25 » U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
• May 25 » Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.
• June 7 » The Douglas DC-4E makes its first test flight.
• July 17 » Douglas Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn to fly the "wrong way" to Ireland and becomes known as "Wrong Way" Corrigan.
• September 30 » Britain, France, Germany and Italy sign the Munich Agreement, whereby Germany annexes the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia.
• December 17 » Otto Hahn discovers the nuclear fission of the heavy element uranium, the scientific and technological basis of nuclear energy.

The temperature on December 3, 1938 was between 4.1 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 7.2 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.