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• Bradley Wayne Flora († 1971)
• Anneke de Vries, Texel († 2014)
• Renata Joyce Maria Bremer, Den Haag
• Inez Elisabeth Antonia Maria SPRONK, Heerlen († 1972)
• Ronald Rikken, Nijmegen († 1993)
• Anneke de Vries, Texel († 2014)

• Albert Berend (Ab) van Dijk (52), Enkhuizen
• Andrea Maria de Lange (88), Losser, Overijssel, Nederland
• Charles Dood (73), Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Catharina Moester (70), Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anje Drent (74), Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Aagtje Rotte (78), Zierikzee, Zeeland, Nederland
• Catharina Mesina Marks Postma (93)
• Antonia Theodora HAAGEN (74), Apeldoorn
• Adrianus Jacobus Polle (66), Schoorl
• Aaltien Kremer (96), Hoogeveen nederland

• 1969 » Colin Greenwood, English bass player and songwriter
• 1970 » Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer
• 1970 » Chris O'Donnell, American actor
• 1970 » Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records
• 1970 » Nick Offerman, American actor
• 1970 » Paul Bitok, Kenyan runner
• 1970 » Paul Thomas Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1970 » Sean Hayes, American actor
• 1971 » Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1972 » Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer

• 1956 » Clifford Brown, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)
• 1956 » Richie Powell, American pianist (b. 1931)
• 1957 » Alfred Döblin, Polish-German physician and author (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (b. 1909)
• 1958 » Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician and scholar (b. 1888)
• 1958 » George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (b. 1873)
• 1964 » Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian businessman (b. 1889)
• 1967 » Françoise Dorléac, French actress and singer (b. 1942)
• 1975 » Josemaría Escrivá, Spanish priest and saint (b. 1902)
• 1979 » Akwasi Afrifa, Ghanaian soldier and politician, 3rd Head of State of Ghana (b. 1936)

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.
• February 5 » Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.
• May 1 » Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.
• May 27 » The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
• May 30 » Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
• June 7 » The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• August 1 » The Concert for Bangladesh, organized by former Beatle George Harrison, is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The temperature on June 26, 1971 was between 11.2 °C and 19.3 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.