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• angelique francina petronella (angelique) steeghs, helden-beringe (eelserstraat 2)
• Alexis Peter Bronsveld († 2015)
• Teuntje Evelien Van de Groep, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, Bunschoten, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2003)
• Alexis Peter (Lex) Bronsveld, Wezep († 2015)
• Alida Johanna Beentjes, Heemskerk († 2009)
• Engel, Wieringen († 2012)
• Jentje van de Belt († 1969)
• Mauricio Bryon Jeremías, Cali,Valle,Colombia († 2017)
• Rients Wypkes Damstra, Abbega, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2005)
• Alida Johanna Beentjes, Heemskerk († 2009)

• Aartje van 't Einde (84), Ermelo
• Andrew Herman Jelsma (71), Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, VS
• Albertus Willem van den Bos (18), Deventer
• Alphonsus De Sadeleer (64), Mere
• Antoinette Susanna Wilhelmina Huffstadt (75), Bilthoven
• Alberdina Bouwman (87), Noordbroek, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriaan Dekker (76), Hilversum
• Alice Corteenray (48), Sint-Truiden, België
• Anna Elisabeth Schroot (86), Den Haag
• Anna Catharina Petronella (Anna) Simons (55), Sittard

• 1966 » Candace Gingrich, American activist
• 1966 » Dayana Cadeau, Haitian born Canadian-American professional bodybuilder
• 1966 » Pedro Guerra, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1967 » Mike Stanton, American baseball player
• 1967 » Remigija Nazarovienė, Lithuanian heptathlete and coach
• 1968 » Andy Cohen, American television host
• 1968 » Merril Bainbridge, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1969 » David Wheaton, American tennis player, radio host, and author
• 1969 » Kurt Abbott, American baseball player
• 1969 » Paulo Sérgio, Brazilian footballer

• 1961 » George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (b. 1889)
• 1962 » Vita Sackville-West, English author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1967 » Benno Ohnesorg, German student and activist (b. 1940)
• 1968 » André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1929)
• 1969 » Leo Gorcey, American actor (b. 1917)
• 1970 » Albert Lamorisse, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1970 » Bruce McLaren, New Zealand race car driver and engineer, founded the McLaren racing team (b. 1937)
• 1970 » Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian soldier, journalist, and academic (b. 1888)
• 1970 » Orhan Kemal, Turkish author (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Hiroshi Kazato, Japanese race car driver (b. 1949)

• 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.
• February 1 » Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
• March 16 » Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre occurs; between 347 and 500 Vietnamese villagers (men, women, and children) are killed by American troops.
• May 25 » The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated.
• June 5 » Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
• October 22 » Apollo program: Apollo 7 safely splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean after orbiting the Earth 163 times.
• 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 June 2, 1968 was between 10.8 °C and 21.3 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.