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• Björne Gargosky, Elst († 1994)
• Stephen Franklin Westmaas, Paramaribo Suriname († 2011)
• Martin Hofstede († 2017)
• Stephen Franklin Westmaas, Paramaribo/Suriname († 2011)
• Leendert Hoekman, Hoedekenskerke, Zeeland, Nederland († 2006)
• Astrid Boer, Vlagtwedde Groningen Nederland
• Petra van Beek, Voorst († 2009)
• Mira Schilder († 1996)

• Arnoldina Manders (82), Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Anthonia Zwart (84)
• Berendina Geertruida Gianotten (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham Daniel Hakkenberg (85), Oegstgeest
• Annechien Hatzmann (25), Ommen
• Antoon Griep (78), Apeldoorn
• Anna Maria Weijers (84), Schaesberg, Limburg, Nederland
• Antonie MERCKEN (48), Leuven, 3000, Vlaams-Brabant, België
• Anna Maria Agatha Asbeek Brusse (80), Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Antonia Engelen Zwart (84), Egmond, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1970 » Catriona LeMay Doan, Canadian speed skater and sportscaster
• 1970 » Karine Polwart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 » Raymont Harris, American football player
• 1971 » Chris Cook, American race car driver
• 1971 » Corey Haim, Canadian actor († 2010)
• 1971 » Jo Johnson, English banker, journalist, and politician
• 1971 » Masayoshi Yamazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1971 » Michalis Klokidis, Greek footballer
• 1971 » Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, English model, actress, and author († 2017)
• 1971 » Wim Vansevenant, Belgian cyclist

• 1961 » Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, American author (b. 1875)
• 1961 » Kurt Meyer, German general (b. 1910)
• 1970 » Aleksander Warma, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1890)
• 1970 » Charles Ruggles, American actor (b. 1886)
• 1972 » Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-95 and Tupolev Tu-104 (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder and model (b. 1892)
• 1973 » Irna Phillips, American screenwriter, created Guiding Light and As the World Turns (b. 1901)
• 1979 » Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector (b. 1898)
• 1982 » Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 1983 » Colin Middleton, Irish painter and illustrator (b. 1910)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Marco
5. Peter
6. Marcel
7. Jeroen
8. Mark
9. Richard
10. Patrick
11. Michael
12. Edwin
13. Pieter
14. Cornelis
15. David
16. Johan

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

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
• January 25 » Charles Manson and three female "Family" members are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders.
• April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
• June 7 » The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
• October 21 » A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre near Glasgow, Scotland.
• December 14 » Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)

The temperature on December 23, 1971 was between 4.6 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.