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• Patrick van der Heijden, Heeswijk-Dinther, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1971)
• André Peter van Vliet, Rotterdam

• Egbert Altena (46), Emlichheim
• Elisabeth Maria van Laarhoven (82), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria van den Brand (80), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert Louis de Corte (70), Ledeberg
• Adriaan Driesprong (69), Goes, ZL, NL
• Barend Hof (82), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Sarret (76), Aurillac, Cantal, Frankrijk
• Cornelia Stek (97), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Maas (78), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adriaan Willem Hendrikse (73), Vlissingen, Walcheren, NL

• 1969 » Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer and coach
• 1969 » Triple H, American wrestler and actor
• 1970 » David Davies, English-Welsh politician
• 1970 » Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Danish actor and producer
• 1971 » Matthew Johns, Australian rugby league player, sportscaster and television host
• 1972 » Clint Robinson, Australian kayaker
• 1972 » Maya Rudolph, American actress
• 1972 » Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, Malaysian surgeon and astronaut
• 1973 » Cassandra Clare, American journalist and author
• 1973 » Erik Nys, Belgian long jumper

• 1963 » Garrett Morgan, American inventor (b. 1877)
• 1963 » Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (b. 1889)
• 1964 » Winifred Lenihan, American actress, writer, and director (b. 1898)
• 1965 » Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (b. 1901)
• 1968 » Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
• 1970 » António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1889)
• 1971 » Charlie Tully, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 1975 » Alfred Duraiappah, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician († 1926)
• 1978 » Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890)
• 1978 » Willem van Otterloo, Dutch cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1907)

• 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 31 » Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon.
• May 26 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
• August 5 » The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
• August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
• September 8 » In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
• December 4 » The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi.

The temperature on July 27, 1971 was between 12.5 °C and 23.5 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.