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• Markus Johannes van Velzen, Voorburg († 2003)
• johannes t. (johan) zeelen, helden-beringe
• Daniel Joseph Hayes, Kittery, ME, United States († 1978)

• Albert Meems (84), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Klerkx (68), Nijmegen
• Clara Degroot (70), Hudsonville Michigan USA, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Berendina Denekamp (88), Apeldoorn
• Constantinus Walterius Coucheir (76)
• Anna Catharina Paridaans (79), Hulsel, Reusel-De Mierden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernardus Kleis Jans Oenema (64), Rohel, Schoterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Dema Gertrude Nothstine Winters (85)
• Antonius Reinierus Messing (85), 's-Heerenberg, Montferland, NL-GE
• Adriana Maria Clarijs (81), Oudenbosch,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1970 » Kent Desormeaux, American jockey
• 1970 » Patricia Petibon, French soprano and actress
• 1971 » David Rikl, Czech-English tennis player
• 1971 » Derren Brown, English magician and painter
• 1971 » Roman Giertych, Polish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
• 1971 » Rozonda Thomas, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (TLC)
• 1971 » Sara Blakely, American businesswoman, founded Spanx
• 1973 » Mark Taylor, Welsh rugby player and manager
• 1973 » Peter Andre, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
• 1974 » Carte Goodwin, American lawyer and politician

• 1964 » Orry-Kelly, Australian-American costume designer (b. 1897)
• 1968 » Frankie Lymon, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
• 1969 » Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer and academic (b. 1883)
• 1973 » Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (b. 1917)
• 1977 » John Dickson Carr, American author and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1980 » George Tobias, American actor (b. 1901)
• 1985 » Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American politician and diplomat, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1902)
• 1985 » J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor and singer (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Ray Ellington, English singer and drummer (b. 1916)
• 1986 » Jacques Plante, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)

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

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Johanna
4. Monique
5. Esther
6. Saskia
7. Miranda
8. Elisabeth
9. Bianca
10. Patricia
11. Wendy
12. Ingrid
13. Jennifer
14. Nicole
15. Karin
16. Anna

• 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 Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.3 million citizens.
• May 8 » Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
• May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
• June 16 » The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
• June 17 » Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
• July 1 » The first Gay pride march in England takes place.
• December 23 » A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

The temperature on February 27, 1972 was between 0.6 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.