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• Jeroen Adriaan Buitenhuis, Amstelveen
• Jacco Zwarthoed († 1992)
• Thierry PATERNOSTER, Soignies (Zinnik), Henegouwen, België († 2005)
• Werner SIMONS, Kerkrade (NL/LI) († 2003)
• Robert Jan Westerlaken, Den Burg (Texel, NH) († 1992)

• Catharina Francijna de Jager (94), Den Helder
• Anna Kaman (80), Paterswolde
• Bastiaan van Loon (80)
• Antonie Snijder (85), Spijkenisse
• Aukje De Vos (84), Akkrum
• Brugt Klazes Idzenga (84), Heerenveen, Gem. Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
• Aaltje Valk (86), Zoutkamp
• Andries Arbon (78), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alfred Jacob Weaver (60), Utica, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
• Aaltje Valk (86), Zoutkamp

• 1968 » Anky van Grunsven, Dutch dressage champion
• 1969 » Christy Turlington, American model
• 1969 » István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter
• 1969 » William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider and journalist
• 1970 » Eric Whitacre, American composer and conductor
• 1971 » Renée Elise Goldsberry, American actress
• 1971 » Taye Diggs, American actor and singer
• 1972 » Mattias Norström, Swedish ice hockey player and manager
• 1972 » Rodney MacDonald, Canadian educator and politician, 26th Premier of Nova Scotia
• 1972 » Shiraz Minwalla, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist

• 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
• 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
• 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
• 1974 » Tex Ritter, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Siraj Sikder, Bangladesh revolutionary leader (b. 1944)
• 1977 » Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Una Merkel, American actress (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Safdar Hashmi, Indian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1954)

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

1. Sandra
2. Maria
3. Johanna
4. Monique
5. Esther
6. Anna
7. Jolanda
8. Saskia
9. Ingrid
10. Karin
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.
• January 21 » The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
• February 2 » Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
• July 30 » An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
• November 24 » During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.
• December 3 » Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins.
• December 14 » Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)

The temperature on January 2, 1971 was between -3.9 °C and 1.9 °C and averaged -1.0 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.