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• Anne Elizabeth Walsh (95)
• Christopher Thomas (Tom) HAYES (93), Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
• Bernardina Thecla Wilhelmina VAN DER GEEST (78), Bussum(Noord Holland)
• Clara Doris Sztorc (93), Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Aukje Ipema (84), -
• Albert Pater (72), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Berendina Johanna (Dina) De Jonge (85), Utrecht
• Charles Montieth (50), Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States
• Altje Johanna van Hoevelaak (86), Zeist,, Utrecht, Nederland
• Christina Elisabeth Jager (81), Hattem, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1986 » Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper
• 1989 » Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 » Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 » Yui Yokoyama - Japanese idol, model, and actress
• 1993 » AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
• 1993 » Cara Mund, Miss America 2018
• 1993 » Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
• 1993 » Jordan Obita, English footballer
• 1994 » Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner
• 1994 » Raheem Sterling, English footballer

• 2001 » Mirza Delibašić, Bosnian basketball player and coach (b. 1954)
• 2003 » Rubén González, Cuban pianist (b. 1919)
• 2004 » Dimebag Darrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)
• 2005 » Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (b. 1914)
• 2006 » José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (b. 1959)
• 2006 » Martha Tilton, American singer (b. 1915)
• 2007 » Gerardo García Pimentel, Mexican journalist (b. 1983)
• 2008 » Oliver Postgate, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 2008 » Robert Prosky, American actor (b. 1930)
• 2009 » Luis Días, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

1. Jop
2. Thijs
3. Thomas
4. Sem
5. Lucas
6. Daan
7. Lars
8. Stijn
9. Tim
10. Milan
11. Jesse
12. Jan
13. Ruben
14. Niels
15. Miquel
16. Sam

1. Emma
2. Fleur
3. Sanne
4. Anna
5. Joanna
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Julia
9. Arieanna
10. Maria
11. Anouk
12. Lotte
13. Leonore
14. Anne
15. Iris
16. Eva

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• March 14 » The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
• July 17 » The 7.7 M_w  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
• October 2 » Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
• December 4 » Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
• December 11 » The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.
• December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.

The temperature on December 8, 2006 was between 7.6 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 9.6 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.