About the day » Monday December 8, 1958Calender converter

• Werner SCHARLACH († 1996)
• Rob Maandag († 2005)
• Nn. Driessen, Noordoostelijke Polder, Nieuw Land, Nederlands († 1958)
• René Evers, Vierlingsbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2011)
• Antonius Gerardus Ignatius Maria Simons, Tilburg Nederland († 1984)
• Antonius Gerardus Ignatius Maria Simons, Tilburg († 1984)
• Carolina (Karin) Koppius, Amsterdam († 2012)
• Karen S. Dudenbostel, Sparta, Randolph, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Joan Ellen DeBlaey, Sheboygan, Wisconsin († 2022)
• peter johannes marie (peter) lenders, helden-beringe

• Augusta Henriette de VOGEL (92), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Elisabeth Alida Witte (0), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aart Iterson (73), Leiden
• Albert Dekker (76), Blijham, Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands
• Annetta Pietronella van Eijbergen (89), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bauke Lettenga (62), leeuwarden
• Annigje Santing (73), Genemuiden
• Bauke Dirks Lettenga (62), Leeuwarden
• Adriana Hofmans (91), Dussen
• Albert Jan Reurslag (84), Laren (Gld.)

• 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 » Mirosław Okoński, Polish footballer
• 1958 » Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger
• 1958 » Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist
• 1959 » Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic
• 1959 » Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach

• 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. Peter
4. Cornelis
5. Hendrik
6. Robert
7. Pieter
8. Gerrit
9. Willem
10. Petrus
11. Ronald
12. John
13. Johan
14. David
15. Michael
16. Jacobus

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 11.1 million citizens.
• January 13 » The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.
• January 23 » After a general uprising and rioting in the streets, President Marcos Pérez Jiménez leaves Venezuela.
• April 5 » Ripple Rock, an underwater threat to navigation in the Seymour Narrows in Canada is destroyed in one of the largest non-nuclear controlled explosions of the time.
• May 13 » During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
• July 29 » U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• September 15 » A Central Railroad of New Jersey commuter train runs through an open drawbridge at the Newark Bay, killing 48.

The temperature on December 8, 1958 was between 0.2 °C and 3.1 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.