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• Raymond Berkhout, Amsterdam
• Patrice Willemijn Jeanine Gabrielle Berger, ·Äôs-Gravenhage Zuid-Holland († 1980)
• Jurie Pasterkamp († 1977)
• Hendrik Frederik Huijzer, Haarlem
• Hindrika Egbertha Blokzijl, Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland († 2017)
• Jan Edsko Frederik Hendrik Luppo Kuilman, Berkel en Rodenrijs (ZH NL) († 1971)
• peter smets, venlo
• Jurie Pasterkamp († 1977)

• Emma Vanslambrouck (83), Michigan, United States
• Catharina Maria van Schaick (82), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Berendena Sluijer (82), Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabeth Johanna van Hoogmoedt (50), Steenwijkerwold
• Catharina Geertruida Zechner (76), Rotterdam
• Antonia Maria Margaretha Kipping (79), Roterdam
• Arthur (Bill) Jeffreys (55), accidentally killed, aged 55 years, Delegate, NSW, AU
• Anna Clementina Van Hul (93), Bazel
• Clara Mary Holler (83), Buffalo, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Baartje KNOESTER (71), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)

• 1966 » Susanna Haapoja, Finnish politician († 2009)
• 1967 » Jimmy Kimmel, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
• 1967 » Juhi Chawla, Indian actress, singer, and producer, Miss India 1984
• 1967 » Steve Zahn, American actor and singer
• 1968 » Pat Hentgen, American baseball player and coach
• 1969 » Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somalian-American activist and author
• 1969 » Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
• 1969 » Josh Mancell, American drummer and composer
• 1969 » Lori Berenson, American activist
• 1969 » Nico Motchebon, German runner

• 1955 » Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (b. 1897)
• 1961 » Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia (b. 1897)
• 1963 » Margaret Murray, Indian-English anthropologist and author (b. 1863)
• 1969 » Iskander Mirza, Indian-Pakistani general and politician, 1st President of Pakistan (b. 1899)
• 1973 » Bruno Maderna, Italian-German conductor and composer (b. 1920)
• 1973 » Lila Lee, American actress (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Karen Silkwood, American technician and activist (b. 1946)
• 1974 » Vittorio De Sica, Italian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1901)
• 1975 » Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1910)
• 1979 » Dimitris Psathas, Greek playwright and academic (b. 1907)

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. Patrick
14. John
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.
• March 28 » Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
• April 7 » Motor racing world champion Jim Clark is killed in an accident during a Formula Two race at Hockenheim.
• May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
• August 28 » The police rioted during the Democratic National Convention, beating up anti-war protesters, peaceful demonstrators, innocent bystanders, and members of the press.
• November 26 » Vietnam War: United States Air Force helicopter pilot James P. Fleming rescues an Army Special Forces unit pinned down by Viet Cong fire. He is later awarded the Medal of Honor.
• December 25 » Apollo program: Apollo 8 performs the first successful Trans-Earth injection (TEI) maneuver, sending the crew and spacecraft on a trajectory back to Earth from Lunar orbit.

The temperature on November 13, 1968 was between 2.4 °C and 7.4 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (77%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.