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• Alex Goeree, Odoorn, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1996)
• Nicolaas Leonardus Carnas, Noord-Scharwoude,1723,Langedijk,Noord-Holland,Nederland
• Jacky Kerkhofs, Neerpelt († 2013)
• Patricia van Aalst († 2020)
• Fiona Elizabeth Mitchell († 1999)
• Elisabeth Cornelia Anna Grimbergen, Monnickendam († 1980)
• Williams Batista Pedrosa Belo Junior, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil († 2004)
• Heidi Schoofs, Maaseik, Limburg, 3680, België († 1985)
• Trudy van den Heuvel, Haarlem († 2001)
• Margarete Gorges, Angelina, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1995)

• Ann Clark Goree [[KBNrWm TXBu]]1 (96), Austin, Travis County, Texas
• Albertus Huiberts (85), Wormerveer, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Albertus Huiberts (85), Wormerveer
• Arie Barend Rosbergen (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aldegonda PEERLINGS (72), Hasselt, 3500, Limburg, België
• Adriaan JOPPE (55)
• Aleidus Hofland (64)
• Adriana Gijsbertha Kalkman (77), Zeist
• Carolus Ludovicus Smet (75), Sint Jansteen,, Zeeland, Nederland
• Antje Douma (64), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland

• 1966 » Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
• 1966 » Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver
• 1966 » Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor
• 1966 » Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
• 1967 » Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic
• 1969 » Christopher Pincher, English politician
• 1969 » Megan Ward, American actress
• 1969 » Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2003)
• 1969 » Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter
• 1969 » Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

• 1962 » Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1973 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
• 1973 » Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
• 1978 » Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
• 1978 » James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
• 1982 » Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)

• 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 13 » Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison.
• March 12 » Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
• April 10 » The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
• September 2 » Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
• October 16 » Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the Olympics Black Power salute.
• December 24 » Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.

The temperature on September 24, 1968 was between 10.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (44%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.