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• José Antoinette Cornelia Van Langen, Wijchen, Nederland († 2007)
• Jeffrey Scott Nibbelink, Pipestone, Pipestone County, Minnesota († 2020)
• Miriam José Wijker, Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2014)
• Tromp Lubbert Hakvoort († 2005)
• Miriam José Williamsd Wijker, Velsen († 2014)
• Paul Renardel de Lavalette, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1968)
• Bernardus Theodorus Franciscus (Ben) VENDRIG, Jutphaas
• Doodgeboren kind van Rooij, Tilburg († 1968)
• Anje Dina Bathoorn, Leek, Nederland († 2002)
• Michel Gerardus Johannes Weijermars, Hellendoorn

• Drika Johanna te Hennepe (65)
• Arie van Spronssen (93), Loosduinen
• Aaltje TIMMERMAN (75)
• Anthonia Theodora Maria Kester (87)
• Dirkse OUWERKERK (55), Nieuwendijk
• Blanche Mireille Césarine Balin (59), Clichy
• Doodgeboren kind van Rooij (0), Tilburg
• Baukje Boersma (56), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie van Spronsen (93), Loosduinen, The Hague, The Netherlands
• Desiré de Vijlder (78), Sittard, Limburg, Nederland

• 1967 » Ricky Otto, English footballer
• 1968 » Colin Hay, English political scientist, author, and academic
• 1968 » Nazzareno Carusi, Italian pianist and educator
• 1969 » Allison Wolfe, American singer-songwriter
• 1969 » Ramona Milano, Canadian actress
• 1969 » Roxanne Shanté, American rapper
• 1969 » Sandra Denton, Jamaican-American rapper and actress
• 1970 » Domino, American DJ and producer
• 1970 » Guido Görtzen, Dutch volleyball player
• 1970 » Nelson Diebel, American swimmer and coach

• 1953 » Louise DeKoven Bowen, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1859)
• 1956 » Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (b. 1872)
• 1962 » Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian activist and academic (b. 1858)
• 1968 » Jan Johansson, Swedish pianist (b. 1931)
• 1970 » Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Maude Fealy, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1972 » Victor Adamson; American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1890)
• 1976 » Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1898)

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.
• January 5 » Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring".
• January 31 » Nauru gains independence from Australia.
• March 6 » Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
• March 18 » Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
• August 21 » James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
• October 2 » Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.

The temperature on November 9, 1968 was between -1.1 °C and 5.2 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.