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• Grover Steve Conner, Kennard, Houston County, Texas († 1993)
• Addie Lou CHRISTENSEN, Bicknell, Wayne County, Utah, United States of America († 1990)
• Malcolm Rodger Thomas, Methven Canterbury, New Zealand († 1945)
• Doodgeboren kind Teurlings, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1945)
• Jacob Berend (Joop) van der Haar, Hollandscheveld, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2016)
• van Remunt, Moergestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cees Meijburg († 2017)
• Johannes Cornelis van der Ploeg († 2004)
• Adriaan Jaspert Fraanje († 2010)
• Patricia Somers, Clearwater Beach, Florida († 2006)

• Aaltje Koomen (74), St Maarten, Nederland
• Amelia Maria Johanna Uijtenbroek (34), Haarlem
• Antonia Arts (65), Utrecht
• Antonia Arts(Achterberg) (65), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Agatha Maria Rothof (75), Bergen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aldert Carl van de Weerd (29), Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
• Antje Brouwer (88), Losser,, Overijssel, Nederland
• Anna Hermina Grobben (86), Voorst
• Anna Maria NUYTS (72), Tielen,2460,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Anna Geertruij Apon (54), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1943 » James Tate, American poet († 2015)
• 1943 » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet († 1971)
• 1943 » Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist († 2013)
• 1944 » Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter
• 1944 » George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1944 » Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1944 » Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
• 1945 » John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter
• 1946 » Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1946 » John Rubinstein, American actor, director, and composer

• 1932 » Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (b. 1843)
• 1937 » Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (b. 1856)
• 1938 » Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (b. 1896)
• 1940 » George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (b. 1861)
• 1942 » Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (b. 1869)
• 1952 » Charles Lightoller, English sailor (b. 1874)
• 1954 » Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (b. 1894)
• 1954 » Gladys George, American actress (b. 1904)
• 1954 » Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 1958 » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)

• 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.
• February 5 » World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
• February 23 » World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined Filipino and American forces.
• March 29 » World War II: Last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England.
• April 4 » World War II: American troops capture Kassel.
• April 29 » The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces.
• May 5 » World War II: The German surrender at Lüneburg Heath becomes effective, encompassing all German armed forces opposing the 21st Army Group in northwestern Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.

The temperature on December 8, 1945 was between -9.8 °C and -3.9 °C and averaged -6.8 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.