About the day » Sunday December 16, 1945Calender converter

• Harry M. van Knippenberg († 1995)
• Ingrid Beatrix Wilhelmina Gambon, Utrecht († 1994)
• Daniel (Danny) van Hammond, Kimberly, Outagamie County, VS († 1999)
• Maria Helena Spruijt, Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
• Johan Herman - Herman Mencke († 2016)
• anna petronella maria bolten, belfeld († 1945)
• Sharon Ann LaVoie, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
• Dagmar Karoline Lydia Hellwig, Dortmund (D) († 1945)
• Delbert Eugene Carolus († 2024)
• Christine Mary SCOTT († 2012)

• Aaltje Olthof (48), Almelo
• arie bree(d)tveld(t) (81), rotterdam
• Alexandre DELETANG (69), Bouguenais, 44340, France
• Adriana Schellekens (73), Gemonde
• Adriana Schellekens, Sint-Michielsgestel
• Adrianus Loos (78), Roosendaal,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Andries Oosten van (86), Middelburg
• Andries van Oosten (86), Meliskerke
• Aldegonda Leeuwenburgh (79), Rotterdam
• Adriana Terneuse (71), Schiedam

• 1943 » Steven Bochco, American television writer and producer († 2018)
• 1944 » Don Meyer, American basketball player and coach († 2014)
• 1944 » Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter
• 1945 » Patti Deutsch, American actress and comedian († 2017)
• 1945 » Tony Hicks, English singer and guitarist
• 1946 » Benny Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1946 » Charles Dennis, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1946 » Tom Stern, American cinematographer
• 1946 » Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichord player and conductor
• 1947 » Ben Cross, English actor

• 1935 » Thelma Todd, American actress and comedian (b. 1905)
• 1936 » Frank Eugene, American-German photographer and educator (b. 1865)
• 1940 » Billy Hamilton, American baseball player and manager (b. 1866)
• 1940 » Eugène Dubois, Dutch paleoanthropologist (b. 1858)
• 1943 » George Bambridge, English diplomat (b. 1892)
• 1944 » Betsie ten Boom, Dutch Holocaust victim (b. 1885)
• 1945 » Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
• 1945 » Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (b. 1866)
• 1949 » Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
• 1952 » Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Margaretha
13. Geertruida
14. Irene
15. Mary
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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
• April 21 » World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.
• April 23 » World War II: Adolf Hitler's designated successor, Hermann Göring, sends him a telegram asking permission to take leadership of the Third Reich. Martin Bormann and Joseph Goebbels advise Hitler that the telegram is treasonous.
• April 25 » Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two.
• April 27 » World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
• May 7 » World War II: General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Reims, France, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document takes effect the next day.
• August 9 » The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.

The temperature on December 16, 1945 was between 3.8 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.