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• Wilma Damen, Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
• Thea Nooijen († 1998)
• Karin Beekman, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 1972)
• Saskia Vermaat, Wieringerwerf († 2016)
• Johanna Irene Koop, Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1988)
• Karin Margaretha Jurriana Beekman, Hardenberg († 1972)

• Augustinus Joes Baptista Mermans (68)
• Catharina Bernardina Theresia Outshoven (27), Rotterdam
• Berthina Ludovica Maho (69), Lubbeek (ziekenhuis st Andre)
• Aaltje Stuivenberg (41), Melbourne, Australië
• * Huiberdina Heesbeen (81), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Arie de Rooij (81), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Charles W Hedden (53), New York, Verenigde Staten
• Alida Anna Vromesteijn (77), Beverwijk, NH, Nederland
• Barend Hermanus Buter (71), Deventer, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Cornelis Bernardus Gerardus Verburgt (35), 's-Hertogenbosch (Brabant)

• 1969 » Christopher Pincher, English politician
• 1969 » Megan Ward, American actress
• 1969 » Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2003)
• 1969 » Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter
• 1969 » Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1971 » Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1971 » Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
• 1971 » Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author
• 1971 » Peter Salisbury, English drummer
• 1972 » Conor Burns, British politician

• 1962 » Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1973 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
• 1973 » Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
• 1978 » Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
• 1978 » James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
• 1982 » Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)

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. Nathalie

• 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.
• May 11 » The 1970 Lubbock tornado kills 26 and causes $250million in damage.
• June 4 » Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• June 21 » Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
• 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 4 » Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.

The temperature on September 24, 1970 was between 2.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 10.8 °C. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the ??.