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• JaNae van Tussenbroek († 2021)
• Ferdinant Leonard Sterrenberg, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands († 2016)
• Harm Laanstra, Harkema-Opeinde († 2016)
• Rita Godelieve Roger Cornelia Vanheste, Veurne,Maria Troost
• William Francis van Goor, Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, V.S († 1957)
• Magaretha van Winkel († 1957)
• Paul Allen Hospers, Sodus, Wayne, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Joseph Johannes Maria Beenen-, Hengelo, Nederland († 1957)
• Pol Jozef Roger Vandesteene, Wevelgem († 2020)
• Margit Christina Metselaar († 2022)

• Aleida Gerritdina TROMP (91), Enschede Overijssel Netherlands
• Catharina Hendrika Beck (78), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Geurt Jansen (63), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie de Ruiter (59), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Josepha BOGAERS (82), Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries van der Zwaag (40), Zwaagwesteinde, gem. Dantumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Albert Jan Knoef (59), Lochem
• Arie de Ruiter (Vermaat) (60), Enschede
• Arian Edel (69), Amsteram
• Annigje Westera (86), Zalk, Kampen, Overijssel, NL

• 1956 » Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian academic and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Lithuania
• 1956 » Slick, American wrestler and manager
• 1956 » Warren Cuccurullo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1957 » James Cama, American martial artist and educator († 2014)
• 1957 » Mike Buchanan, British men's rights advocate
• 1957 » Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1958 » Bob Greene, American physiologist and author
• 1958 » Michel Ferté, French race car driver
• 1958 » Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger
• 1958 » Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist

• 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)
• 1963 » Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1908)
• 1966 » Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (b. 1899)
• 1971 » Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (b. 1903)

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

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

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
• January 5 » In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
• February 22 » Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột.
• March 8 » Egypt re-opens the Suez Canal after the Suez Crisis.
• July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
• September 24 » President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
• November 8 » Operation Grapple X, Round C1: The United Kingdom conducts its first successful hydrogen bomb test over Kiritimati in the Pacific.

The temperature on December 8, 1957 was between 7.7 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 14.6 mm of rain during 9.1 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.