About the day » Tuesday January 4, 1972Calender converter

• Danny Hijstek, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2015)
• Mindy Michelle Martin Van Veldhuizen [Wk], Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois († 2005)
• Erik Robert Edelbroek, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Gerrit Cornelis van Duijvenvoorde, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1972)
• Brenda Ilse Hettema († 1999)
• Gerrit Cornelis van Duijvenvoorde, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1972)
• Tracy Kathleen Crump, Verenigde Statn († 1973)
• Sabine Hantson, Ronse
• Robert Macon Woodard († 2012)
• Marco Hendriks, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Andreas Holdorp (76), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus SLENDERS (79), Bergeijk,Gemeente Bergeijk,North Brabant,Nederland
• An Bos (37), Tilburg
• Anna Maria Janssen (52), Sittard
• Aart Kwakernaak (75), Lekkerkerk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Nieswaag (96), Grootegast
• Bartholomeus Jan van der Koogh (76), Dordrecht
• Adrianus Slenders (79), Bergeijk, Noord Brabant
• Christina Adriana Dekker (88), Rotterdam
• Agnes Nona Faris (88), Ogden, Champaign, Illinois, United States

• 1963 » Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 1964 » Susan Devoy, New Zealand squash player
• 1965 » Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director
• 1965 » Guy Forget, French tennis player
• 1965 » Julia Ormond, English actress and producer
• 1966 » Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 » David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist
• 1975 » Paul Watson, English footballer and physiotherapist
• 1978 » Dominik Hrbatý, Slovak tennis player
• 1980 » Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer

• 1960 » Albert Camus, French novelist, philosopher, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
• 1961 » Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
• 1962 » Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1967 » Donald Campbell, English racing driver and world speed record holder (b. 1921)
• 1969 » Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1975 » Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
• 1986 » Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1949)

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.
• January 30 » The Troubles: Bloody Sunday: British paratroopers open fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry, Northern Ireland, killing 13 people; another person later dies of injuries sustained.
• March 1 » The Thai province of Yasothon is created after being split off from the Ubon Ratchathani Province.
• March 22 » The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
• July 23 » The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
• November 29 » Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.
• December 23 » A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

The temperature on January 4, 1972 was between 0.8 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.