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• Elisabeth_Catharina_Maria van der Lem, Beverwijk
• Graeme Anthony MEDCRAFT († 2012)
• Johannes van Gastel († 1990)
• Judith Ann Parker, St Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, Verenigde Staten († 2011)
• Donald John VER STRATE, Hudsonville Ottawa County Michigan U.S.A († 2000)
• Ivor Fox Strangways GUEST († 1993)
• Barbara Jantz († 1994)
• John Felix Lampe ongehuwd, Brooklyn, New York, Verenigde Staten († 1967)
• Hendrika Gezina Michorius, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland († 1939)
• Gerardus Josephus Breewel, Wilnis († 2000)

• Anne Philippine Madeleine Quarles van Ufford (76), ‘s-Gravenhage,Gemeente ’s-Gravenhage,South Holland,Netherlands
• Amelie Evelina Boon (48), Aaigem
• Albertus Jacobus van Amerongen (87), Zeist
• Abe Mulder (70), Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, United States
• Antonia Jacoba Margaretha Demeijer (0), Leidschendam, ZH, Nederland
• Adrianus Scheepers (52), Heeze, NL
• Adriaan Geluk (73), Haamstede (Zeeland) NL
• Arie Muijs (62), Capelle aan den IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Blokdijk (72), Venhuizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Bernardus Lukassen (15), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1935 » David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic
• 1937 » Manohar Joshi, Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 1939 » Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada
• 1939 » Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
• 1939 » Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
• 1940 » Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager († 2019)
• 1941 » Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1941 » Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer
• 1942 » Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
• 1943 » Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician

• 1927 » Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (b. 1843)
• 1931 » Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (b. 1851)
• 1936 » John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)
• 1943 » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
• 1944 » Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
• 1944 » Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
• 1944 » Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
• 1950 » Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
• 1953 » Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
• 1953 » Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883)

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. Trijntje
15. Aaltje
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 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.
• March 17 » Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins.
• August 23 » World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non-aggression treaty, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret addition to the pact, the Baltic states, Finland, Romania, and Poland are divided between the two nations.
• September 4 » World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany.
• October 6 » World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
• December 14 » Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
• December 27 » Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.

The temperature on December 2, 1939 was between 5.7 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.