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• Bertil Ronald Hindriks, Groningen, Nederland († 2021)
• Benjamin Ray van Dyke, Pella, Marion County, Iowa († 2021)
• Sean Michael Robbins, Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten († 2013)
• René Nijland, Hoogenweg († 2023)
• Grietje Tuitman, Delfzijl
• Jasper Jansens, Kruiningen

• Abraham Provoost (86), Domburg, Walcheren, NL
• Antonette Rosenzwieg (79)
• Berend Jitzes Feenstra (59), -
• Anna Maria Hooijmaaijer (76), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Notterman (45), Amsterdam Nederland
• Bernardus Hermanus Sickman (Siekman) (83)
• Anna Elisa Tilly (82), Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Annechien MARISSEN, Voorst, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
• Anna Cornelia Verhoeven (85), Udenhout
• Annechiena MARISSEN (44), Wilp (Voorst) Gelderland Netherlands

• 1969 » Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman
• 1969 » Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver
• 1971 » C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor
• 1971 » Manuela Schmermund, German Paralympic sport shooter
• 1971 » Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1971 » Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
• 1972 » Daniel Amokachi, Nigerian footballer and manager
• 1972 » Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist
• 1972 » Paul Keegan, Irish footballer
• 1972 » Steven Wiig, American actor and drummer

• 1955 » Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (b. 1913)
• 1967 » Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (b. 1887)
• 1968 » Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (b. 1896)
• 1970 » Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
• 1971 » Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1914)
• 1971 » Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (b. 1919)
• 1979 » Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (b. 1902)
• 1982 » Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (b. 1896)
• 1983 » Violette Cordery, English race car driver (b. 1900)
• 1986 » Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (b. 1905)

• 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.
• February 26 » U.N. Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day.
• March 26 » East Pakistan declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Liberation War begins.
• May 26 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• May 27 » The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
• November 18 » Oman declares its independence from United Kingdom.
• November 28 » Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.

The temperature on December 30, 1971 was between 0.3 °C and 2.1 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.