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Born on Sunday December 7, 1941
- Antje Pieternella de Vries, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
- Botte Botes Van Der Wal, Birdaard, gemeente Dantumadeel († 1942)
- Levenloos geboren zoon van Idsinga, Malang († 1941)
- James William WEBSTER, Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, United States of America († 2002)
- Cornelis (Cor) Herlaar, Schiedam
- Emiel Depauw, Vilvoorde († 1997)
- Francina Maria Ineke Vork, Ter Aar († 2012)
- Elisabeth Margaretha Maria van der Heide, Harlingen, Friesland, Nederland († 2021)
- Aart van Meerveld († 2008)
- Leo Johan Sekrève, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
Died on Sunday December 7, 1941
- Adriana Josephine Hubertine van Dalen (62), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Antonia Anna van der Pol (79), baarn
- Adolf Gustave Desmet (69), Oostkamp, 8020, Brugge, West Vlaanderen
- Agada Hoek (68), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Ludovica Wouters (67), Rijkevorsel
- Avina \ Aafje IJfs (82), Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Antoinetta Adriana van der Pol (86), heusden
- Allen Zane Lokey (18), Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Anna Maria Schiffelers (64), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
- Anna Wilhelmina Fundter de Bauchène (54), Beverwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 7, 1941 at Delpher
Born on December 7
- 1940 » Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1941 » Melba Pattillo Beals, American journalist and activist
- 1942 » Alex Johnson, American baseball player († 2015)
- 1942 » Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1981)
- 1942 » Peter Tomarken, American game show host and producer († 2006)
- 1943 » Bernard C. Parks, American police officer and politician
- 1943 » John Bennett Ramsey, American businessman and pilot
- 1943 » Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic
- 1943 » Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter
- 1944 » Daniel Chorzempa, American organist and composer
Died on December 7
- 1917 » Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1826)
- 1918 » Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1859)
- 1941 » Attack on Pearl Harbor:
- 1947 » Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1947 » Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (b. 1866)
- 1949 » Rex Beach, American author, playwright, and water polo player (b. 1877)
- 1956 » Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1887)
- 1956 » Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Turkish author and playwright (b. 1889)
- 1960 » Ioannis Demestichas, Greek admiral and politician (b. 1882)
- 1962 » Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer (b. 1895)
Names that were popular for boys in 1941
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Hendrikus
- Gerrit
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1941
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1941
- 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 2 » World War II: German bombing severely damages the Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
- January 6 » United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.
- March 7 » Günther Prien and the crew of German submarine U-47, one of the most successful U-boats of World War II, disappear without a trace.
- May 27 » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
- December 5 » World War II: In the Battle of Moscow, Georgy Zhukov launches a massive Soviet counter-attack against the German army.
- December 23 » World War II: After 15 days of fighting, the Imperial Japanese Army occupies Wake Island.
The weather on Sunday December 7, 1941
The temperature on December 7, 1941 was between 0.5 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 17.3 mm of rain during 9.8 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI