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• Raymond Dautzenberg, Genk, België († 1991)
• Erik Stolk († 2004)
• Alexander (Alex) Ettema, Bovenkarspel († 1984)
• Levenloos Geboren RAS, Noordoostpolder († 1970)
• Barry Fredriksz, Drachten, Friesland, Nederland
• N.n. Ras, Noordoostpolder († 1970)
• Hendrik Fokker, Maarssen (Gem Stichtse Vecht), Utrecht, Nederland Nederland († 2010)

• Albert Veldman (86), Avereest
• Boukje Wildschut (82), Zwartsluis
• Aloysia Rave (86), Unknown
• Anna Maria Christina Reulen (65), Horn, Limburg, Netherlands
• Alphons Johannes Christiaens (53), Horst, Limburg, Nederland
• Aloysius Gerardus Snellen (69)
• Christina Theodora Maria van de Graaf (63), Vught
• Bats Rhebergen (93), Winterswijk
• Carel Mangelmans (70), Amsterdam
• Beatrice Webb Gibson (67), New York, NY

• 1968 » Gary Coleman, American actor († 2010)
• 1969 » Mary McCormack, American actress and producer
• 1969 » Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author
• 1969 » Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2010)
• 1970 » Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player and executive
• 1970 » John Filan, Australian footballer and coach
• 1970 » Stephanie Courtney, American actress and comedian
• 1971 » Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager
• 1971 » Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter
• 1972 » Big Show, American wrestler and actor

• 1960 » Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect and engineer, designed the Red telephone box and Liverpool Cathedral (b. 1880)
• 1960 » J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (b. 1911)
• 1963 » George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (b. 1908)
• 1964 » Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (b. 1888)
• 1968 » Maurice Maillot, French actor (b. 1906)
• 1972 » Markos Vamvakaris, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 1977 » Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (b. 1901)
• 1979 » Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
• 1980 » Nikos Xilouris, Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

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. 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.
• March 28 » An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
• May 9 » Vietnam War: In Washington, D.C., 75,000 to 100,000 war protesters demonstrate in front of the White House.
• July 21 » After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.
• August 26 » A new feminist movement leads a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
• September 1 » Palestinian guerrillas attack the motorcade of King Hussein of Jordan in a failed assassination attempt.
• December 21 » First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.

The temperature on February 8, 1970 was between 2.3 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.4 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.