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• Ernest Deerenberg, Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland († 1970)
• 'Katia Boissevain, Neuilly-sur-Seine
• Franciscus Kieboom, Rotterdam
• Elizabeth Dijk, Scheemda (gem. Oldambt)
• Patrick Herman Scholman, Zwolle, Provincie Overijssel, Nederland († 2008)
• Patrick Herman SCHOLMAN, Zwolle († 2008)
• Jos Kievits
• Simone, Mariella. Rutten, Arnhem
• Hendricus Petrus Maria Akkermans, Oud-Gastel

• Cornelia Dam (73), Waalwijk
• Anna Maria Leynen (68), Genk, België
• Adolphina Elisabeth Vandersmissen (75), Aalst-bij-Sint-Truiden, België
• Auguste Frederic Manche (60), Holland MI-USA
• * Johannes Reinier Leijtens (85), Waalwijk
• Adriana Johanna Sophia Dictus (82), Rucphen
• Amelia Mertens (86), Berlaar, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Antonius de Ruiter (85), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius de Ruijter (85), Heemskerk
• Berend Reinders (82), Zweeloo,Drenthe,Niederlande

• 1969 » Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1969 » Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox
• 1970 » Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 » Skeet Ulrich, American actor
• 1971 » Derrick Green, American singer
• 1971 » Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
• 1971 » Ger McDonnell, Irish mountaineer and engineer († 2008)
• 1971 » Jung Woong-in, South Korean actor
• 1971 » Questlove, American drummer, DJ, and producer
• 1971 » Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna

• 1962 » Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (b. 1887)
• 1965 » Alan Freed, American radio host (b. 1922)
• 1971 » Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
• 1971 » Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (b. 1903)
• 1973 » Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (b. 1924)
• 1973 » Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (b. 1885)
• 1977 » Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1892)
• 1980 » William Roberts, English soldier and painter (b. 1895)
• 1983 » Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (b. 1933)
• 1984 » Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (b. 1904)

• 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.
• July 31 » Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
• September 12 » Dawson's Field hijackings: Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman.
• October 2 » An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.
• November 10 » Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia.
• December 15 » Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 successfully lands on Venus. It is the first successful soft landing on another planet.

The temperature on January 20, 1970 was between -3.0 °C and 0.5 °C and averaged -1.3 °C. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (7%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.