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• Levenloos, Woerden († 1969)
• Jackson Rodrigues Machado, Tatuí, São Paulo, Brasil († 2013)
• Yvonne Geijteman, Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
• Susan Clarke IRONS, Scarborough, North Riding, Yorkshire
• Wubbe Wilts, Winschoten († 2015)
• Carl Alexander Naessens, Auckland, New Zealand
• Robert Jacobus Johannes Overtoom, Heerhugowaard († 1971)
• Hillegonda Theresia Koeman, Andijk († 2023)
• Stefaan DE COSTER († 1986)
• Wubbe Wilts, Winschoten Oldambt Groningen Nederland († 2015)

• Catharina Engelina Wilhelmina van Zeijl (84), Poeldijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Tempelman (74), Vollenhove
• Adrianus Meijdam (72)
• Antoon Verkuijl (73), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Bruin (10), Waarland
• Brigitta Margaretha van Os (71), Dedemsvaart, Nederland
• Boelhouwer van Beveren (63), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Klaver (43), Alkmaar
• Aaltje Tempelman (74), Noordoostpolder
• Cornelia Ermans (39), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1968 » Bas Haring, Dutch philosopher, writer, television presenter and professor.
• 1968 » Ken McRae, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1968 » Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, Oklahoma City bombing co-perpetrator († 2001)
• 1969 » Martín López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer and coach
• 1969 » Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
• 1970 » Andrew Gee, Australian rugby league player and manager
• 1970 » Dennis Culp, American singer-songwriter and trombonist
• 1970 » Egemen Bağış, Turkish politician, 1st Minister of European Union Affairs
• 1970 » Hans Välimäki, Finnish chef and author
• 1970 » Tayfur Havutçu, Turkish international footballer and manager

• 1959 » Bak Jungyang, Korean politician
• 1965 » George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
• 1966 » George Ohsawa, Japanese founder of the Macrobiotic diet (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1983 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
• 1984 » Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
• 1985 » Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916)
• 1985 » Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
• 1986 » Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
• 1986 » Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)

• 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 12.8 million citizens.
• March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
• May 16 » Venera program: Venera 5, a Soviet space probe, lands on Venus.
• June 22 » The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
• September 1 » A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power.
• October 21 » The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration.
• November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.

The temperature on April 23, 1969 was between 5.0 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.