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Born on Thursday December 20, 1945
- Pieter van den Bliek, Zeelst († 2007)
- Ernestus Petrus Jan Spiessens, Hingene († 2000)
- Jan Geerts († 2013)
- Marie Irma Van Innes, Opbrakel († 2003)
- Roelofje Sempel († 2001)
- Jo Wichink († 2023)
- Martinus Gijsbertus Joseph Ariaans, Nijmegen (GL) († 1946)
- Elisabeth van der Kaa, Loon op Zand († 1946)
- Jeanne Catherine Josée Smisdom, Engelmanshoven, België († 1995)
- Pieter de Poel († 1978)
Died on Thursday December 20, 1945
- Johannes Arnoldus van Wamel (55), Haarlem
- APOLONIA FRANCINA BURGERS (50), SINT ANNALAND
- Arie Zeeman (81), 's-Gravenhage
- Aleida Elisabeth Peteri (78), Deventer
- Alida Huibertha Maria Vrolijk (10), Scheveningen
- Adriana van der Slikke (61), Lexmond
- Albert Jans Ketelaar (68), Amsterdam
- Arend Bosch (73), Hilversum
- Adrianus Bazelmans (69), Eindhoven
- Ben KOK (60), Douglas, South Dakota
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 20, 1945 at Delpher
- Het financieele dagblad : waarin opgenomen het Amsterdamsch effectenblad en de Dagelijksche beurscourant
- Limburgsch dagblad
- De waarheid
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Provinciale Drentsche en Asser courant
- Het dagblad : uitgave van de Nederlandsche Dagbladpers te Batavia
- De vrije stemmen van Schouwen-Duiveland : tevens mededeelingenblad militair gezag
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- De Maasbode
- Reformatie Stemmen
Born on December 20
- 1942 » Rana Bhagwandas, Pakistani lawyer and judge, Chief Justice of Pakistan († 2015)
- 1944 » Bobby Colomby, American drummer and producer
- 1944 » Ray Martin, Australian television host and journalist
- 1945 » Peter Criss, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
- 1945 » Sivakant Tiwari, Indian-Singaporean lawyer and author († 2010)
- 1946 » Dick Wolf, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1946 » Lloyd Mumphord, American football player
- 1946 » Sonny Perdue, American captain and politician, 81st Governor of Georgia
- 1946 » Uri Geller, Israeli-English magician and psychic
- 1947 » Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer-songwriter
Died on December 20
- 1935 » Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)
- 1937 » Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)
- 1938 » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)
- 1938 » Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)
- 1939 » Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)
- 1941 » Igor Severyanin, Russian-Estonian poet and author (b. 1887)
- 1950 » Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885)
- 1954 » James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1956 » Ramón Carrillo, Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906)
- 1959 » Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1885)
Names that were popular for boys in 1945
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Adrianus
- Gerrit
- Robert
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1945
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Anna
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Margaretha
- Helena
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1945
- 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.
- January 3 » World War II: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is placed in command of all U.S. Naval forces in preparation for planned assaults against Iwo Jima and Okinawa in Japan.
- January 17 » The SS-Totenkopfverbände begin the evacuation of the Auschwitz concentration camp as Soviet forces close in.
- April 9 » Execution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, anti-Nazi dissident and spy, by the Nazi regime.
- April 29 » Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops.
- April 29 » World War II: Führerbunker: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor; Hitler and Braun both commit suicide the following day.
- May 5 » World War II: Dönitz gives Löhr permission to seek an armistice with the Western Allies to preserve a communist free Austria and recognising first, from a German standpoint, the separation of Austria from Germany undoing the Anschluss.
The weather on Thursday December 20, 1945
The temperature on December 20, 1945 was between -0.7 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (39%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI