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• Scot Robert Marsman
• Adelheid Braun († 1997)

• Anna Guisseppina Kleinhans (76), Soest
• Anne Nijboer
• Albert Baas (65), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christiaan Josephus Pinxteren (66), Naarden, Gooise Meren, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antje Douma (78), Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Guiseppina Kleinhans (76)
• Charlotte Naomi Yeany (71), Pittsburgh, Allegheny Cnty, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Willemina Gabriëls (89), Bergen op Zoom, Nederland
• Benjamina Bernhardina van Gelderen (96)
• * Neeltje Elisabeth Hogenbirk (63), Aalsmeer

• 1947 » Ada Kok, Dutch butterfly stroke swimmer; winner of three Olympic medals including gold in 1968.
• 1947 » David Blunkett, British Labour politician; Home Secretary 2001–2004.
• 1947 » Robert Englund, American actor; best known for Nightmare on Elm Street.
• 1948 » Arlene Harris, American entrepreneur, inventor, investor and policy advocate.
• 1949 » Holly Near, American folk singer and songwriter.
• 1954 » Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright; twice a winner at the Tony Awards.
• 1954 » Wladyslaw Zmuda, Polish footballer and manager; 91 caps for Poland and voted Best Young Player at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
• 1955 » Sam Simon, American director, producer and screenwriter; co-developer of The Simpsons († 2015).
• 1956 » Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons.
• 1972 » Natalie Morales, American television journalist and NBC News anchor.

• 1961 » Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (b. 1875)
• 1962 » Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (b. 1934)
• 1962 » Yves Klein, French painter (b. 1928)
• 1963 » William Baziotes, American painter and academic (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Randolph Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1911)
• 1968 » Robert F. Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th United States Attorney General (b. 1925)
• 1968 » Kâzim Özalp, Turkish general and politician, 3rd Turkish Minister of National Defence (b. 1880)
• 1975 » Larry Blyden, American actor (b. 1925)
• 1976 » J. Paul Getty, American businessman, founded the Getty Oil Company (b. 1892)
• 1979 » Jack Haley, American actor (b. 1897)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Peter
4. Robert
5. Richard
6. David
7. Marcel
8. Jeroen
9. Pieter
10. Michael
11. Hendrik
12. Patrick
13. Marco
14. Mark
15. Willem
16. Edwin

1. Maria
2. Monique
3. Sandra
4. Karin
5. Johanna
6. Esther
7. Linda
8. Ingrid
9. Petra
10. Anna
11. Yvonne
12. Patricia
13. Astrid
14. Jolanda
15. Nathalie
16. Saskia

• 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 13.0 million citizens.
• March 18 » Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
• March 31 » Explorer 1 re-enters the Earth's atmosphere after 12 years in orbit.
• June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• September 4 » Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile.
• October 10 » Canada's October Crisis escalates when Quebec's vice-premier is kidnapped by members of the FLQ.
• December 21 » First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.

The temperature on June 6, 1970 was between 12.1 °C and 26.3 °C and averaged 20.3 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (75%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.