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• Johanna Aafje Taffijn, Beverwijk († 2002)
• John Peter de Bruin († 2021)
• Nicolaas Cornelis Korse, Zwaag, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Darlene Ida Driessen, Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States († 2000)
• Johan Jongewaard, Zaandam († 2000)
• Arnold Joseph Michael Heijnen, Ubach over Worms, LB, Nederland († 1941)
• Maria Christina Leeuwenburg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Louie Richard Thompson, Lawrence, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1942)
• Nees Muze, Amsterdam († 1998)
• Nees Musen († 1998)

• Antje Koenes Wiltschut (94), Valthe
• * Adrianus van der Hagen (41), Leerdam
• Abraham FRANCKE (80), Middelburg
• Adriana Maria Schuurmans (72), Oisterwijk (N.Br)
• Alfred, Count Henckel Of Donnersmarck (30), Tagenrog, Rostov, Rostovskaya Oblast', Russia
• Antonnette Johanna Beijne (60), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Alijda Draaijerink (71), Harderwijk
• Aleida Lochem, van (83), Apeldoorn, NL
• Albert MUNNEKE (71), Gasselte, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anton Graw (71)

• 1939 » Felipe Gozon, Filipino lawyer and businessman
• 1939 » James Galway, Irish flute player
• 1939 » Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1939 » Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1940 » Brant Alyea, American baseball player
• 1941 » Bob Brown, American football player
• 1941 » Bobby Elliott, English drummer
• 1941 » Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician
• 1941 » Ed Brinkman, American baseball player and coach († 2008)
• 1941 » Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager

• 1929 » José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (b. 1867)
• 1932 » Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (b. 1843)
• 1937 » Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856)
• 1938 » Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (b. 1896)
• 1940 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (b. 1861)
• 1942 » Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)

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. Petronella
10. Catharina
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 23 » Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler.
• March 15 » Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines takes its first flight between Manila (from Nielson Field) to Baguio City with a Beechcraft Model 18 making the airline the first and oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name.
• July 7 » The US occupation of Iceland replaces the UK's occupation.
• October 30 » President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
• November 24 » World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.
• December 11 » World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.

The temperature on December 8, 1941 was between 0.6 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 5.7 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.