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• Jan-Willem Limpens, Rosmalen, Nederland († 2001)
• Marco Lommelaars († 2023)
• Rolf Gerard Egbert Gerrits, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 2001)
• Jason Scott Williams, Opelika, Alabama

• Alida Hendrika Koekenbier (85), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alexandre Louis Richard RENARD (85), Belfort (90 Territoire de Belfort), France
• Augustinus Geerts (76)
• Aleida Catharina Groot (86), Arnhem
• Christoffel Frencken (66), Roermond,, Limburg, Nederland
• * Maria Elisabeth Lolkes (79), Zeist
• Carel Ludovicus Matheus Roos (76), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Engelbertus Tanke (68), Apeldoorn, Gld, NL
• Dirk Blom (68), Amsterdam
• Callie Ida Elizabeth Cautham (91), Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States

• 1967 » Liev Schreiber, American actor and director
• 1967 » Nick Green, Australian rower
• 1968 » Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager
• 1968 » Tim Wise, American activist and author
• 1971 » Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 » Kurt Thomas, American basketball player
• 1974 » Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1975 » Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager
• 1976 » Elisandro Naressi Roos, Brazilian footballer
• 1976 » Mauro Camoranesi, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager

• 1961 » Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1943)
• 1974 » Anne Sexton, American poet and author (b. 1928)
• 1975 » Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1903)
• 1977 » José Ber Gelbard, Argentinian activist and politician (b. 1917)
• 1980 » Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (b. 1918)
• 1981 » Freddie Lindstrom, American baseball player and coach (b. 1905)
• 1982 » Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1932)
• 1982 » Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, 165th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1898)

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. Anna
7. Saskia
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 7 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.
• April 10 » Ping-pong diplomacy: In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a week-long visit.
• August 15 » President Richard Nixon completes the break from the gold standard by ending convertibility of the United States dollar into gold by foreign investors.
• September 20 » Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
• October 1 » Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
• December 16 » Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The ceasefire of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.

The temperature on October 4, 1971 was between 3.4 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 12.0 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.