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• Sonja Mol, Rotterdam († 1990)
• Luisa Maria Flôr, Ribeira Grande (Kaapverdië) († 2007)
• Robert Jochem Jan Adam Bergman, Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2019)
• levenloos geboren zoontje († 1972)
• Thomas Robert Bicknell Jr, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 1989)

• Cornelis Antonius Christina Spierings (73), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Albertus Paus (56)
• "Olga" Agnes Karoline Pauline zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (86), Büdingen, Hessen, Allemagne
• Anthonie Petrus van den Berg (67), Scheveningen
• Barend Frits Schutte (65), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur Charles Kaupert (59), Chicago, Cook County,Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Remkes (75)
• August Joannes Maria Jansen (76), Schiedam
• Carolina Catharina van As (57), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aukelien K. Zaagman (0)

• 1970 » Ciriaco Sforza, Swiss footballer and manager
• 1970 » James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• 1970 » Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
• 1971 » Dave Gorman, English comedian, author and television presenter
• 1971 » Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor
• 1972 » Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1973 » Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
• 1973 » Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager
• 1974 » Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host
• 1975 » Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby player

• 1953 » James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)
• 1957 » Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
• 1962 » Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (b. 1866)
• 1967 » José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish author and critic (b. 1873)
• 1972 » Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (b. 1877)
• 1979 » Christy Ring, Irish hurler (b. 1920)
• 1982 » Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (b. 1928)
• 1987 » Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer and academic (b. 1935)
• 1987 » Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)

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

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Johanna
4. Monique
5. Esther
6. Saskia
7. Miranda
8. Elisabeth
9. Bianca
10. Patricia
11. Wendy
12. Ingrid
13. Jennifer
14. Nicole
15. Karin
16. Anna

• 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 Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
• April 10 » Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
• August 22 » Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
• September 11 » The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
• October 13 » Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
• November 28 » Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
• December 11 » Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and final Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

The temperature on March 2, 1972 was between 2.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.