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• Julie Ann Knock († 1969)
• Robert Cornelis de ROO, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Sita (Durks) Wouda († 1979)
• Willem Rijk Hilhorst, Zwolle
• Lory Decker
• Tammy Lorraine Knock († 1969)
• Gert Jan van de Riet, Enter
• Irmgard THIELE († 1969)
• Egbert Jungerhans, Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1970)
• Robert Cornelis de Roo, Amsterdam († 2013)

• Agnita Douwes Venema (88), Stiens, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Berend Klaas HELWERDA (74), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Kruizenga (77)
• Bessie Taylor (81)
• Albertus Petrus van MEURS (68), Rotterdam
• Adriaan Biersteker (93), Wolphaartsdijk
• Antonia Maria van Disseldorp (85), Raamsdonk
• Charles Léon Marie Clément Jean Hennequin (78)
• Antonetta Dykstra (83)
• Cornelis BAKKER (85), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1966 » Marc Bureau, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1967 » Alexia, Italian singer
• 1967 » Geraldine Somerville, Irish-born English actress
• 1968 » Kyle Eastwood, American actor and bass player
• 1970 » K. J. Choi, South Korean golfer
• 1970 » Nia Zulkarnaen, Indonesian actress, singer and producer
• 1970 » Regina Narva, Estonian chess player
• 1970 » Stuart Cable, Welsh drummer († 2010)
• 1971 » Andres Salumets, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
• 1971 » Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1954 » Charles Ives, American composer and educator (b. 1874)
• 1958 » Archie Scott Brown, Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)
• 1958 » Jadunath Sarkar, Indian historian (b. 1870)
• 1958 » Ronald Colman, English actor (b. 1891)
• 1963 » Walter Russell, American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)
• 1969 » Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1901)
• 1971 » Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Albert Kivikas, Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)
• 1980 » Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (b. 1906)
• 1983 » Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (b. 1902)

• 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.
• January 5 » The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur.
• April 1 » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
• April 4 » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
• July 3 » Space Race: The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N-1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.
• July 30 » Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
• September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.

The temperature on May 19, 1969 was between 4.8 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 9.6 mm of rain during 6.5 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.