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• Arend Jan Dijk, Lemelerveld († 2006)
• Bauke Germanus Poelsma, Hidaard († 2010)
• Cornelis Jacobus Gerardus Duijndam, Noordwijkerhout († 2003)
• Alice Guillaume Henriette Doumen, Rotem, Provincie Limburg, België († 2005)
• Elizabeth Zondag, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2005)
• Kornelis Jacobus Nonhof, Monster († 2012)
• Alida Cecilia (Alie) Holthuijsen, Ooltgensplaat († 2006)
• Elias Jacobus Spaanderman, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2006)
• Cornelis van Loon, Steenbergen († 1943)
• Cornelis Johannes Wilhelmus de la Cour, Monster († 2018)

• Arend Jan Eggink (24), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antoon Kersten (84), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Antje Groot (85), Andijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Adrianus Donders (75), Oisterwijk
• Antoinette Maria Anna Hiebel (86), Rotterdam
• Arthur Ludovicus Emilius Peeraerts (67)
• Antonet Janssen (93), Veldhoven
• Antonet Janssens (93), Veldhoven
• Bernardus De Baets (88), Adegem
• Anna Catharina Maria Veling (70), Amsterdam

• 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
• 1949 » Marc Ravalomanana, Malagasy businessman and politician, President of Madagascar

• 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)
• 1963 » Yasujirō Ozu, Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1903)

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

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

• 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 9.1 million citizens.
• March 15 » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
• August 28 » Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
• October 19 » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
• November 1 » World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay.
• November 20 » World War II: Battle of Tarawa (Operation Galvanic) begins: United States Marines land on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands and suffer heavy fire from Japanese shore guns and machine guns.
• November 22 » World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.

The temperature on December 12, 1943 was between -3.0 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.