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• Dirk Jan Woudenberg, Beekbergen († 1947)
• Jacoba Reina Donker, Eierland (Texel, NH) († 1946)
• Linda Sue Arnon († 2010)
• Adrie VISSER, Andijk, NH, Nederland († 2008)
• Hendrik Snoek, Urk († 2007)
• Jerry Lamar Upchurch († 1978)
• Bernardus S. Calis, Laren († 2017)
• François Biesemans, Merchtem († 1999)
• Astrid Maria Hajenius, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Levenloos van Eekelen, Roosendaal en Nispen (NL) († 1946)

• Adriana Magdalena Grootenboer (60), Haarlem
• Arie Meeuse (8), Leiden
• Catharina Anna Maria van Sundert (35), Breda
• Akke Heeg (66), Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Alice Elizabeth Couffer (83), Huntsville, Madison, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
• Pieternella Geertrui van den Ende (90), De Lier
• (84), Steenwijk, Nederland
• Akke Heeg (66), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Benning (84), Velsen
• Arie Meeuse (8), Leiden Zhl. Nederland

• 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 » Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
• 1947 » James T. Conway, American general
• 1947 » Jean Echenoz, French author
• 1947 » Josef Janíček, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
• 1947 » Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic
• 1948 » Candy Crowley, American journalist

• 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 » Guillermo Stábile, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1905)
• 1966 » Herbert Otto Gille, German general (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Ina Boudier-Bakker, Dutch author (b. 1875)

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

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

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• 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).
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
• February 14 » The Bank of England is nationalized.
• June 18 » Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.
• July 4 » After 381 years of near-continuous colonial rule by various powers, the Philippines attains full independence from the United States.
• September 24 » Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
• November 23 » French naval bombardment of Hai Phong, Vietnam, kills thousands of civilians.
• December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.

The temperature on December 26, 1946 was between 1.3 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.