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• Johannes Eduardus Josephus Bruins, Arnhem († 1987)
• Anne Huisjes, Hoogeveen nederland († 2006)
• Donald John Daane, Sheboygan, WI (US) († 2004)
• Aaltje Bouwmeester, Gemeente Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
• Dirk Jan Dokter, Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland († 1941)
• Johannes Hendrikus Hofstede, Gouda (ZH NL) († 1941)
• Donald J. Daane († 2004)
• Arend Frederik Menno Hielkema, Schoonebeek († 1999)
• Anna Helena Bücking, Ter Apelkanaal, Nederland († 2005)
• Martin Keller, Zwollerkerspel († 2020)

• Adriaan Pieter Tolk (68), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arjen ten Have (58), Onderdendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Arnoldus Sales (77)
• Aart van de Weerd (40), Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Rasenberg (78), Etten Leur, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Arthur Joseph Alphonse Theodore Roovers (63), Maastricht, Limburg, NL
• Berbera van Tongeren (62), Wijhe,Gemeente Olst-Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anthonie Braad (84), Rotterdam
• Anna Rasenberg(h) (77), Etten-Leur, Nederland
• Arjen ten Have (58), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1938 » Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician († 2007)
• 1938 » Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet
• 1938 » Satch Sanders, American basketball player
• 1939 » Meg Wynn Owen, Welsh actress
• 1941 » Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress
• 1942 » Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey
• 1942 » Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster
• 1943 » Martin Peters, English footballer and manager († 2019)
• 1944 » Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress
• 1945 » Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author

• 1921 » Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1879)
• 1944 » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1920)
• 1945 » August von Mackensen, German field marshal (b. 1849)
• 1949 » Cyriel Verschaeve, Belgian-Austrian priest and activist (b. 1874)
• 1953 » Ivan Bunin, Russian author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1870)
• 1953 » John van Melle, Dutch-South African author and educator (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (b. 1884)
• 1959 » Frank S. Land, American activist, founded the DeMolay International (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Subroto Mukerjee, Indian soldier; Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (b. 1911)

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

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

• 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 September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
• January 21 » Sparked by the murder of a German officer in Bucharest, Romania the day before, members of the Iron Guard engaged in a rebellion and pogrom killing 125 Jews.
• March 25 » The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact.
• April 1 » Fântâna Albă massacre: Between 200 and 2,000 Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
• October 2 » World War II: In Operation Typhoon, the Wehrmacht attempts to capture Moscow before the onset of winter.
• December 9 » World War II: China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth declare war on Germany and Japan.
• December 20 » World War II: First battle of the American Volunteer Group, better known as the "Flying Tigers" in Kunming, China.

The temperature on November 8, 1941 was between 0.3 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (38%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.