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• Jacob Eelsing († 1958)
• Gerda Smeets, Heer, Limburg, Nederland († 2021)
• Adrianus Henricus Michael Dashorst, Boxtel, Gemeente Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2006)
• Tina Klazina Gerritdr Mak, Eefde, Lochem, Gelderland, Netherlands († 2001)
• Tonny Zonneveld († 2007)
• Margreet van de Veer († 1978)
• Georges LEMAIRE, Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie († 1997)
• Alex Robert Vermaas, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1957)
• Samuel Rebello, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 2020)
• Jan Boertien, Hoogeveen nederland († 1999)

• Apollonia Maria Constantia Catharina van der Kun (80), Amsterdam,NL, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Kreij (60), Almelo, Ov, Nederland
• Albertje Vos (74), Hoogeveen, Netherlands
• Aafje Bleeker (73), Bussum,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Snijder (80), Zwollerkerspel
• Antonia Arnolda Jansdr. Pelgrim (73), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Albert Poelakker (66), Deventer
• * Johannes Buitendijk (71), Noordwijkerhout
• Adele Lotz, Utrecht (Utrecht)
• Alfred WILLINGTON (74), Victor Harbour, South Australia, Australia

• 1955 » Carol Browner, American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
• 1955 » Chiharu Matsuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1955 » Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
• 1955 » Xander Berkeley, American actor and producer
• 1956 » Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter († 2004)
• 1957 » Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2009)
• 1958 » Bart Oates, American football player and lawyer
• 1959 » Alexander Lebedev, Russian businessman and politician
• 1959 » H. D. Kumaraswamy, Indian social worker and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka
• 1959 » Steve Mattsson, American author and illustrator

• 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)
• 1956 » Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
• 1961 » Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
• 1965 » W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1874)
• 1968 » Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (b. 1899)

• 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 22 » The New York City "Mad Bomber", George P. Metesky, is arrested in Waterbury, Connecticut and charged with planting more than 30 bombs.
• April 9 » The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.
• May 15 » At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple.
• July 6 » Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
• October 14 » The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
• December 20 » The initial production version of the Boeing 707 makes its first flight.

The temperature on December 16, 1957 was between -10.1 °C and -3.2 °C and averaged -7.4 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.