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• Kris Vleugels, Geel (B), België († 2002)
• Jan Godeke († 1996)
• Martin Dominic Padilla, Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten († 2008)
• Gerritdina hendrika Koopman, holten
• Bregje Huskens, Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus Theodorus Kosse († 1983)
• NN Smit, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Smit, Zkh. Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland († 1970)

• Berend Jacob te Velde (63), Ter Apelkanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Maria Josephina (Sophie) DIEDEREN (79), Geleen, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Maria Josephina Diederen (79), Geleen, Limburg, Nederland
• Barend van Veluw (96), Zeist
• Blanche HARRISON (90), Los Angeles, California
• Aarnoud Jonkheer Schuurbeque Boeye (71)
• Agatha van der Vlist (79), Harderwijk
• Achiel Theophiel Alphons Vanwynsberghe (65), Waregem (BE)
• Antje Gosses Speekhout (78), Oldeholtpade, Weststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Arie Does (64), Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1966 » Moisés Alou, American baseball player
• 1967 » Katy Clark, Scottish lawyer and politician
• 1968 » Ramush Haradinaj, Kosovo-Albanian soldier and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Kosovo
• 1970 » Audra McDonald, American actress and singer
• 1970 » Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
• 1970 » Teemu Selänne, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1971 » Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks
• 1973 » Ólafur Stefánsson, Icelandic handball player
• 1973 » Fyodor Tuvin, Russian footballer († 2013)
• 1973 » Paul Rauhihi, New Zealand rugby league player

• 1957 » Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player and manager (b. 1890)
• 1957 » Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (b. 1904)
• 1958 » Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1867)
• 1969 » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1942)
• 1971 » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 1974 » John Crowe Ransom, American poet and critic (b. 1888)
• 1977 » Alexander Volkov, Russian mathematician and author (b. 1891)
• 1978 » James Daly, American actor (b. 1918)
• 1979 » Louis Durey, French pianist and composer (b. 1888)
• 1981 » Ross Martin, American actor and director (b. 1920)

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. Sandra
3. Monique
4. Karin
5. Johanna
6. Esther
7. Linda
8. Ingrid
9. Petra
10. Anna
11. Yvonne
12. Patricia
13. Astrid
14. Jolanda
15. Elisabeth
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 28 » An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
• July 23 » Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
• September 5 » Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên–Huế Province.
• September 19 » Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
• November 4 » Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
• November 12 » The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.

The temperature on July 3, 1970 was between 12.1 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.