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• Hubertus Antonius Cornelis van Eunen, Amsterdam (Prov.Noord Holland)
• Elisabeth Benita (Nita) COES, Vriezenveen († 2020)
• Johanna (Ans) Versluis, ROTTERDAM, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Donna Rae Warntjes, California (State) († 1991)
• Dina Johanna Bonnema, Oudehaske († 2012)
• Arcelia Haro, La Barca Jal, Mexico († 1979)
• Arnolda Gerarda Schimmel († 1940)
• Frederika Rine, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1942)
• Hubertus Guillaume Emonts, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands († 2006)
• Catharina Bernardetta Cornelia de Groot, Tilburg († 1945)

• Abraham Wijkhuisen (71), Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Maynard (41), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Arien Weeder (72), Wassenaar, South Holland, Netherlands
• Adrianus van Broekhoven (69), Goirle
• Antonius van Dijk (64), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
• Aartje van Triest (73), Orange City (Iowa), Verenigde Staten
• Bonnie Jean Kooi (0), Muskegon, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Barendina de Hoog (78), Vreeswijk
• Cândida Lidia Nogueira (71), Brasil
• Bernardus Looijen (86), Deventer, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1936 » Igor Rodionov, Russian general and politician, 3rd Russian Minister of Defence († 2014)
• 1937 » Gordon Crosse, English composer and academic
• 1937 » Muriel Costa-Greenspon, American soprano and actress († 2005)
• 1937 » Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Latvian psychologist and politician, 6th President of Latvia
• 1938 » Sandy Nelson, American rock and roll drummer
• 1939 » Lee Trevino, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1940 » Jerry Lawson, American electronic engineer and inventor († 2011)
• 1940 » Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee († 2013)
• 1940 » Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter († 2005)
• 1940 » Tasso Wild, German footballer

• 1923 » Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (b. 1836)
• 1928 » José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian-American lawyer and poet (b. 1888)
• 1933 » Pekka Halonen, Finnish painter (b. 1865)
• 1934 » Sergey Kirov, Russian engineer and politician (b. 1886)
• 1935 » Bernhard Schmidt, Estonian-German optician, invented the Schmidt camera (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862)
• 1947 » Aleister Crowley, English magician, poet, and mountaineer (b. 1875)
• 1947 » G. H. Hardy, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1877)
• 1950 » Ernest John Moeran, English pianist and composer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Fred Rose, American pianist, composer, and publisher (b. 1898)

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

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 25, 1939 to August 10, 1939 the cabinet Colijn V, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.7 million citizens.
• January 26 » Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.
• April 4 » Faisal II becomes King of Iraq.
• May 14 » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
• August 31 » Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe.
• September 1 » Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.
• December 2 » New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.

The temperature on December 1, 1939 was between 8.1 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 11.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (21%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.