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• Zoé Berquin, Kolwezi, République démocratique du Congo (Zaïre) († 1981)
• Marijke Wakker († 1983)
• Nancy Van Nuffel, Dendermonde

• Alice May Carver (68), Norwich, Norfolk, England
• Anna Maria Hermans (86), Sittard, Sittard-Geleen
• Berendina Fransens (87)
• Antonius Labes (64), amsterdam, Nederland
• Anna Greta Wolters (75), Emmen, DRE, Nederland
• Boudewijn J.H. Berkemeier (46), Leiden, ZH, Nederland
• Anna Catharina hortentia Volders (94)
• Adrianus Bernardus Kusters (78), Baarle-Nassau
• Anna Elisabeth Blom (85), Sassenheim
• Adrianus Bernardus Kusters (78), Baarle-Nassau, Nederland

• 1968 » Colleen Doran, American author and illustrator
• 1968 » Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer
• 1969 » Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1969 » Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player
• 1971 » Dino Baggio, Italian footballer
• 1971 » Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter
• 1972 » Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1973 » Amanda Stretton, English race car driver and journalist
• 1973 » Ana Cristina Oliveira, Portuguese model and actress
• 1973 » Russell Bawden, Australian rugby league player

• 1957 » Sacha Guitry, French actor and director (b. 1885)
• 1962 » Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (b. 1917)
• 1965 » Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (b. 1904)
• 1966 » Tony Lema, American golfer (b. 1934)
• 1969 » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (b. 1897)
• 1974 » James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1980 » Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (b. 1925)
• 1985 » Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (b. 1953)
• 1986 » Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Marco
5. Peter
6. Marcel
7. Jeroen
8. Mark
9. Richard
10. Patrick
11. Michael
12. Edwin
13. Pieter
14. Cornelis
15. David
16. Johan

1. Sandra
2. Maria
3. Johanna
4. Monique
5. Esther
6. Saskia
7. Anna
8. Jolanda
9. Karin
10. Ingrid
11. Petra
12. Miranda
13. Yvonne
14. Astrid
15. Linda
16. Cornelia

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
• March 8 » The Fight of the Century between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali commences. Frazier wins in 15 rounds via unanimous decision.
• July 5 » The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon.
• July 15 » The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
• October 1 » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
• December 5 » Battle of Gazipur: Pakistani forces stand defeated as India cedes Gazipur to Bangladesh.
• December 9 » Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences.

The temperature on July 24, 1971 was between 16.2 °C and 24.4 °C and averaged 19.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.