About the day » Thursday December 18, 1941Calender converter

• NN van Onna, Doetinchem
• Daniel Pierre Vanhaelewyn, Westrozebeke († 2008)
• Mary Elizabeth Curtis, Calvin, Cass, Michigan, United States († 1994)
• (HRH Prince) William Henry Andrew Frederick Windsor, Hadley Common, Barnet, Greater London, Hertfordshire, England († 1972)
• Magda maria Gevaert († 2017)
• Dirkje Boers, Monster († 2023)
• Johanna Sophia Haesakkers, Schiedam, Zuid Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Folkert Hazelhoff, Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands († 1996)
• Cornelis Hendrik Frederik Isarin, Coevorden († 2013)
• Josephus Antonius Kersjes, Beuningen (GL) († 1953)

• August Bernard Heiman (71), Mineral Township, Jasper, Missouri, United States
• Aris Volkers (75), Heerhugowaard, Nederland
• Andries Nannings Bulthuis (79), Nieuwveen, Gemeente Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberdina Veldmeijer (3), Dalen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arie Blijleven (65), Voorschoten
• Albert Wesseling (67), Des Moines (Polk), Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Arnold van Loggem (35), Mauthausen, Oberosterreich, Oostenrijk
• Abraham Groothuis (75), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Amanda Staver (82), Wells CO., India
• Antohonius Vos (25), Amsterdam, Nederland

• 1939 » Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1939 » Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter
• 1940 » Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager
• 1940 » John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler († 1974)
• 1941 » Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic
• 1941 » Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2015)
• 1941 » Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer
• 1942 » Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player
• 1942 » Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic
• 1943 » Bobby Keys, American saxophone player († 2014)

• 1919 » John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)
• 1922 » Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
• 1925 » Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)
• 1932 » Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)
• 1936 » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)
• 1939 » Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
• 1961 » Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
• 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
• 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)

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.
• 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.
• April 1 » A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
• July 13 » World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
• September 1 » The Nazis execute 2,500 Jews by shooting in Ostroh, Ukraine.
• October 30 » President Roosevelt approves $1 billion in Lend-Lease aid to the Allied nations.
• November 19 » World War II: Battle between HMAS Sydney and HSK Kormoran. The two ships sink each other off the coast of Western Australia, with the loss of 645 Australians and about 77 German seamen.

The temperature on December 18, 1941 was between 1.1 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (5%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.