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• Maarten Wilhelmus Joannes van der Ploeg, Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1985)
• Johanna Hendrika roepnaam Joyce van der Biessen, Nederland-Rotterdam († 1973)
• Remco Kiers, Assen, Assen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Debby de Graaf, Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Daphne Anouk Visser, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Coralie Charlotte Marie gravin von Oberndorff, Ukkel,1180,Bruxelles,Bruxelles Capitale,Belgique († 1973)
• Sebastien Ero, Paris, France († 2022)
• Coralie Charlotte Maria, Gräfin von Oberndorff, Brussel, Brabant, Belgium († 1973)
• Joel Lynn Sasse, Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., IA († 2021)

• Carolus Jacobus Augustinus ROOSEN (59), Lommel Belgie
• Clarence P Huibregtese (46), Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
• Catharina Anna Antonia Jansen (64), Tilburg
• "René" Jules Gabriel Moreau (86), Paris
• Antonius Mudde (36), Amstelveen
• Eduard Louis Heijne (68)
• Aagje Brilleman (78), Amsterdam
• Cornelia Margaretha van den Heuvel (83), Tiel
• Edith Mae Grasgreen (89), Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Daniel Leroy Dunn (66), Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States

• 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

• 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)
• 1991 » Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (b. 1928)

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

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

• 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
• January 7 » In his second shooting spree of the week, Mark Essex fatally shoots seven people and wounds five others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers.
• January 11 » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
• January 22 » The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission.
• April 6 » Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
• July 10 » The Bahamas gain full independence within the Commonwealth of Nations.
• August 15 » Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.

The temperature on March 2, 1973 was between 1.3 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 5.5 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.