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• Theodorus (Theo) Isnardus Kloppenborg, Winschoten († 1996)
• Johanna Maria Diesveld, Ede († 2000)
• Wilhelmus Lambertus Ackermans, Vught (noord-brabant)
• Ineke van der Marel, Wassenaar († 1990)
• NN Mulder, Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland, Nederland († 1944)
• Pieterdina Jakoba Bijsterveld, Rottum, Kantens, Groningen, Nederland († 1945)
• Reindert Baas, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Gerhardus Dijkinga († 1970)
• Albertus Petrus Christiaan van Meteren, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1946)
• Yvonne J Zandt († 1999)

• Antonius Hendricus Hubertus SCHRIJVERS (70), Naarden, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Anna Johanna Francisca Pieters (18), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Noordhof (0), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aartje Meer, van der (81), Amserdam
• Adriana Van Der WULP (51), Puttershoek
• Alida Meerman (75), Monnickendam, Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Antonia Engelbracht (67), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Godefridus van Vianen (8), Kerkwijk
• Aaldert Blok (71), Havelte, Nederland
• Aart Simonsz Romeijn (27), Annenieki, Letland

• 1941 » Daniel Schmid, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter († 2006)
• 1942 » Catherine Coulter, American author
• 1942 » Gray Davis, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of California
• 1942 » Vinicio Cerezo, Guatemalan politician, 28th President of Guatemala
• 1944 » William Ayers, American academic and activist
• 1945 » John Walsh, American television host, producer, and activist, created America's Most Wanted
• 1946 » Alan Frumin, American lawyer and politician
• 1946 » Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian and academic
• 1947 » James T. Conway, American general
• 1947 » Jean Echenoz, French author

• 1923 » Dietrich Eckart, German journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1868)
• 1925 » Jan Letzel, Czech architect, designed the Hiroshima Peace Memorial (b. 1880)
• 1929 » Albert Giraud, Belgian poet (b. 1860)
• 1931 » Melvil Dewey, American librarian and educator, created the Dewey Decimal Classification (b. 1851)
• 1933 » Anatoly Lunacharsky, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1875)
• 1933 » Henry Watson Fowler, English lexicographer and educator (b. 1858)
• 1959 » Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (b. 1890)
• 1960 » Tetsuro Watsuji, Japanese historian and philosopher (b. 1889)
• 1963 » Gorgeous George, American wrestler (b. 1915)
• 1966 » Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)

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

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

• 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.
• January 22 » World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
• June 13 » World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
• September 15 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill meet in Quebec as part of the Octagon Conference to discuss strategy.
• October 13 » World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
• October 25 » Second World War: The USSTang under Richard O'Kane (the top American submarine ace of the war) is sunk by the ship's own malfunctioning torpedo.
• December 15 » World War II: a single-engine UC-64A Norseman aeroplane carrying United States Army Air Forces Major Glenn Miller is lost in a flight over the English Channel.

The temperature on December 26, 1944 was between -9.4 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -4.9 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.