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• Fredericus Antonius (Ric) Onwezen, s'Hertogenbosch,s'Hertogenbosch,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• petronella lambertina josephina (petra) korsten, helden-beringe († 1976)
• Robert van Leijen, Baarn
• Ramon Hendrikus Johan van Herwijnen, Paramaribo Suriname
• David Anthony RUSSELL († 2003)
• Jose Luis Rodrigues Calero, Güigüe († 2020)

• Cornelia Velthuijs (85), Broek op Langedijk
• Artje Barnhoorn (88), Noordwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antoon Joseph Feiter (68), Kerkrade, Limburg, Niederlande
• Alida Eva Catharina van Wees (78), Den Haag
• Adrianus Theodorus de Rijk (71), Utrecht
• Christiaan Blankestijn (80), Leersum, Nederland
• Anne Philip Romeijn (68), haarlem (noord holland)
• Anna Katharina Dorothea Wouters (64), Tegelen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Antje Barnhoorn (88), Lisse
• Agatha Warmerdam (82), Roelofarendsveen, Nederland

• 1966 » Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 1966 » Cecilia Bartoli, Italian soprano and actress
• 1966 » Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician and academic († 2017)
• 1967 » Robert S. Kimbrough, American colonel and astronaut
• 1968 » Al B. Sure!, American R&B singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
• 1968 » Niurka Montalvo, Cuban-Spanish long jumper
• 1968 » Roger Lim, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1968 » Scott Wolf, American actor
• 1969 » Horatio Sanz, Chilean-American actor and comedian
• 1970 » Deborah Compagnoni, Italian skier

• 1951 » Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (b. 1874)
• 1956 » Katherine MacDonald, American actress and producer (b. 1881)
• 1962 » Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (b. 1882)
• 1967 » Linda Eenpalu, Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1890)
• 1968 » Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. 1898)
• 1970 » Sonny Tufts, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1971 » György Lukács, Hungarian historian and philosopher (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Maurice René Fréchet, French mathematician and academic (b. 1878)
• 1973 » Murry Wilson, American songwriter, producer, and manager (b. 1917)
• 1981 » Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (b. 1897)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Peter
5. Johan
6. Hendrik
7. Richard
8. Michael
9. Marcel
10. Willem
11. Cornelis
12. Mark
13. John
14. Patrick
15. Eric
16. Ronald

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Ingrid
5. Sandra
6. Petra
7. Anna
8. Esther
9. Elisabeth
10. Yvonne
11. Jolanda
12. Karin
13. Jacqueline
14. Cornelia
15. Linda
16. Sylvia

• 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 April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.7 million citizens.
• March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
• April 3 » Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. He was assassinated the next day.
• April 6 » Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Leadership Election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon after.
• November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
• November 23 » 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game: Harvard Crimson rallies to tie Yale Bulldogs 29–29 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts.
• December 16 » Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.

The temperature on June 4, 1968 was between 10.3 °C and 18.9 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (10%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.