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• Antonius Hermanus Eduard Maria Janssen, Escharen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Nina Marie Bagnasco, Tracy,San Joaquin County,California,United States († 2018)
• Shonna Fay Schuiteman, Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa († 2023)
• Randall Glenn Hubbard, San Bernardino, San Berardino Co, California († 1996)
• Dirk Splingaer († 2013)
• Marjolein Henriette van de Streek, Amersfoort, Utr, NL († 2002)
• David Allen Smith († 1987)

• Anko Sietzes Drentje (62), Leeuwarden
• Adriana Baars (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anko Drentje (62), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• "Anna" Maria Josepha Julia Gabriele Walpurga Esterházy de Galántha (82), Hall in Tirol, Autriche
• Antonetta Johannesdr. van Hoof (82), Waalre, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anje Hekma (75)
• Anna Maria van Velzen (80), Haarlem
• Barend van Tiggelen (74), Schoonhoven
• Annigje Molenaar (75)
• Antonius Wilhelmus van de Weerdt (68), Dreumel

• 1965 » Greg Giraldo, American lawyer, comedian, actor, and screenwriter († 2010)
• 1966 » Mel Rojas, Dominican baseball player
• 1966 » Penelope Trunk, American writer
• 1966 » Rein Ahas, Estonian geographer and academic
• 1966 » Robin Brooke, New Zealand rugby player
• 1968 » Yōko Oginome, Japanese singer, actress, and voice actress
• 1969 » Darren Berry, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1969 » Rob Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
• 1970 » Bryant Stith, American basketball player and coach
• 1970 » Kevin Sharp, American singer-songwriter († 2014)

• 1958 » Adolfo Camarillo, American horse breeder, rancher, and philanthropist (b. 1864)
• 1963 » K. M. Panikkar, Indian historian and diplomat (b. 1894)
• 1967 » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 1968 » George Forrest, Northern Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Karl Barth, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1886)
• 1968 » Thomas Merton, American monk and author (b. 1915)
• 1972 » Mark Van Doren, American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1894)
• 1973 » Wolf V. Vishniac, German-American microbiologist and academic (b. 1922)
• 1974 » Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Adolph Rupp, American basketball player and coach (b. 1901)

• 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 21 » Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh: One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
• April 23 » Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.
• May 12 » Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
• July 26 » Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
• September 11 » Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
• November 1 » The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.

The temperature on December 10, 1968 was between -4.3 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.