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• Levenloos Kuijpers, Helmond († 1942)
• N N Hof, Tuk († 1942)
• Armand Emilius Rijckaert, Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands († 2022)
• Tryntje Rienstra, Akkrum, utingeradeel.fr.nld († 1942)
• Aloysia Christine Maria Auguste van Brühl, Wroclaw (Breslau), Neder-Silezië, Polen († 1991)
• Luciën Ludovicus Maria Jonkheijm, Hontenisse,, Zeeland, Nederland († 2003)
• Aloysia von Brühl, Breslau, Dolnoslaskie, Poland († 1991)
• Josef Dieter Sch√∂nhauer, B√§rnbach, Styria, Oostenrijk († 2022)
• Hendrik Compagner († 2022)
• Pieter Harmannus Swart, Groningen († 2002)

• Adrianus Jacobus Pfeiffer (0), Maarssen
• Alida Griffioen (6), Boskoop
• Anske Reenalda (63), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Wesseling (44), Beverwijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alberdina Veen (83), Slochteren, Groningen, Netherlands
• Arnoldus Franciscus Gerardus Kemps (14), Tegelen, Limburg, Nederland
• * Gerrit van Santen (78), Wassenaar
• Arend Gerrits (87), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Maria Euphemia Beukeveld (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles De Schepper (99), Sint-Niklaas, België

• 1936 » Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper and educator († 2016)
• 1937 » Philip Ledger, English pianist, composer, and academic († 2012)
• 1939 » Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1940 » Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Agriculture
• 1941 » César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1943 » Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer († 1999)
• 1945 » Tony Williams, American drummer, composer, and producer († 1997)
• 1947 » Chris Mullin, English journalist and politician
• 1948 » Colin Todd, English football player and coach
• 1949 » Bill Nighy, English actor

• 1921 » Henrietta Swan Leavitt, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
• 1923 » Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1924 » Alexander Parvus, Russian-German theorist and politician (b. 1867)
• 1926 » Jean Richepin, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1849)
• 1934 » Thorleif Haug, Norwegian skier (b. 1894)
• 1939 » Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1941 » César Basa, Filipino lieutenant and pilot (b. 1915)
• 1951 » Mildred Bailey, American singer (b. 1907)
• 1952 » Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (b. 1879)
• 1958 » Albert Walsh, Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1900)

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

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

• 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 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 9.0 million citizens.
• January 13 » World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.
• February 24 » The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm led to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasted into the early hours of February 25.
• May 31 » World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines begin a series of attacks on Sydney, Australia.
• July 1 » The Australian Federal Government becomes the sole collector of income tax in Australia as State Income Tax is abolished.
• July 18 » The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time.
• September 7 » World War II: Japanese marines are forced to withdraw during the Battle of Milne Bay.

The temperature on December 12, 1942 was between 3.9 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.