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• Leonardus Cornelis Maria Vlemmix, Tilburg († 1970)
• Michel Edwin Stolker († 2010)
• Gerrit Hut († 2020)
• Joan Ann Helmlinger, Neptune Twp., Monmouth Co., New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 1970)
• Lammert Driessen, Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands († 1997)
• Sharon Barbara Leupen, Den Haag,Parkweg
• Paulus Hendrikus Feijtel, Dordrecht († 1992)
• Alexander Bernardus Cornelus Tijm, Alkmaar,1800,Noord-Holland,Nederland

• Alberdina Scholten (60), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aagje Bakkenes (86), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adam Johannes de Wit (78), Roermond-Koningsbosch
• Arie van der Meer (89), Delft
• Antonius Hubertus Huntjens (86), Noorbeek,, Limburg, Nederland
• Alle Ausma (74)
• Bertus van der Houwen (78)
• Artur Tellaroli (81)
• Andreas Heinrich BECKS (64), Walbeck (D)
• Anthonia Esveld (87), Leeuwarden

• 1965 » Norbert Röttgen, German lawyer and politician
• 1969 » Tim Rodber, English rugby player
• 1970 » Derrick Adkins, American hurdler
• 1970 » Steve Morrow, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1971 » Bryan Redpath, Scottish rugby player and coach
• 1971 » Troy Brown, American football player and actor
• 1972 » Darren Shan, English author
• 1974 » Sean Casey, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1975 » Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 » Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician

• 1963 » Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1929)
• 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
• 1970 » Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)
• 1972 » Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876)
• 1973 » Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
• 1973 » Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
• 1973 » George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
• 1975 » James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
• 1977 » Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)

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. Ingrid
8. Linda
9. Petra
10. Anna
11. Yvonne
12. Patricia
13. Astrid
14. Jolanda
15. Nathalie
16. Elisabeth

• 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.
• May 11 » The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250million in damage.
• September 1 » Palestinian guerrillas attack the motorcade of King Hussein of Jordan in a failed assassination attempt.
• October 9 » The Khmer Republic is proclaimed in Cambodia.
• October 26 » Muhammad Ali boxes for the first time after Ali's three-year hiatus due to draft evasion.
• November 9 » Vietnam War: The Supreme Court of the United States votes 6–3 against hearing a case to allow Massachusetts to enforce its law granting residents the right to refuse military service in an undeclared war.
• November 17 » Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai Massacre.

The temperature on July 2, 1970 was between 9.8 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 9.2 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.