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• Dan Goossens († 1996)
• Leonieke Beemer, Nieuwegein
• Tony DELEU, Roeselare († 2006)
• Paul van Westen († 1998)
• Godfried Otto Bastiaan Benjamin Hartman, Zevenaar, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ilse Margerit Kolfschoten, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Tony Deleu, Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2006)
• Hendrik Anthonie Boeschoten († 1989)
• Jeroen Hendrik"Jeroen" van Harten, Haaften († 2021)

• Adrianus Hendrikus Bogmans (70), Breda
• Asa Merari Smith (90), Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
• Alice Maud Muriel ANDREWS (83), Gattin, Queensland, Australia
• Abraham van de Velden (74), Amsterdam
• Antje van der Vies (78), Joure, Friesland, Nederland
• Christian Boom (85), Lester, Lyon County, Iowa
• Arthur N. Brew (70), Alcova Lake, WY, USA (near Casper)
• Annie Deckers (32), Wuustwezel, 2990, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Bernardus Johannes Kraaijveld (64), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Bor (77), Soest, Utrecht, Nederland-Netherlands

• 1970 » Alan Dowson, English football manager and former professional player
• 1970 » Jason Hanson, American football player
• 1970 » Michael Showalter, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1970 » Popeye Jones, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 » Stéphane Fiset, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1970 » Will Forte, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
• 1971 » Mildred Fox, Irish politician
• 1971 » Paulina Rubio, Mexican pop singer
• 1973 » Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
• 1974 » Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer

• 1961 » Jeff Chandler, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1963 » Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (b. 1882)
• 1968 » José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Refik Koraltan, Turkish lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (b. 1889)
• 1975 » James Phinney Baxter III, American historian and academic (b. 1893)
• 1979 » Duffy Lewis, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
• 1979 » Hubert Ashton, English cricketer and politician (b. 1898)
• 1981 » Richard O'Connor, Indian-English general (b. 1889)
• 1981 » Zerna Sharp, American author and educator (b. 1889)
• 1982 » Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (b. 1920)

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. Wendy
11. Patricia
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.
• May 15 » In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shoots and paralyzes Alabama Governor George Wallace while he is campaigning to become president.
• June 30 » The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
• August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
• September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
• December 14 » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.
• December 23 » A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

The temperature on June 17, 1972 was between 5.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 12.7 hours of sunshine (76%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.