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• Craig Lawrence Perry, unbekannt († 1972)
• Dorien Louise Bonne, Boxmeer († 1980)
• David Leo Hutchinson († 1994)
• Christel Roelans, Genk († 1985)
• Marie DE MAEGHT, Kolwezi, RDC, Katanga, France († 1972)
• Monique Yvonne Jacobs, Gendringen
• Daniel Marko Blokland, Kranj, Jugoslavia (Slovenië) († 1973)
• Deanna Faye Miller, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas († 1989)
• Pieter Bernard Herbers, Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2010)
• Daniel Marko Blokland, Kranj, Jugoslavia (Slovenië) († 1973)

• Bartus van der WOUDEN (68), Gouda
• Cornelis Wagter (65), Tegelen
• Adolphus Leonardus Jans (78), Deventer
• Catharina Margaretha Wilhelmina Grote (86)
• Bernardus Hillebrandus Kroon (59), Amersfoort (UT, NLD)
• Arie Raterink (67), Rhenen
• Arie Raterink (67), Rhenen, Netherlands
• Aaltje Lanjouw (69), Gieten,Drenthe,Niederlande
• Aaltje Lanjouw (69)
• Aalt van de Kolk (58), Uddel

• 1970 » Nelson Diebel, American swimmer and coach
• 1971 » David Duval, American golfer and sportscaster
• 1971 » Sabri Lamouchi, French footballer and manager
• 1972 » Corin Tucker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 » Eric Dane, American actor
• 1972 » Naomi Shindō, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1973 » Alyson Court, Canadian actress and producer
• 1973 » Gabrielle Miller, Canadian actress and director
• 1973 » Nick Lachey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1973 » Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer and coach

• 1956 » Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (b. 1878)
• 1957 » Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (b. 1872)
• 1962 » Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian activist and academic (b. 1858)
• 1968 » Jan Johansson, Swedish pianist (b. 1931)
• 1970 » Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, 18th President of France (b. 1890)
• 1971 » Maude Fealy, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1883)
• 1972 » Victor Adamson; American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1890)
• 1976 » Armas Taipale, Finnish discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1898)
• 1985 » Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress (b. 1946)

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. Johan
16. David

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.
• August 16 » In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
• September 30 » Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.
• October 11 » A race riot occurs on the United States Navy aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk off the coast of Vietnam.
• October 13 » Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. 28 survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
• October 29 » The three surviving perpetrators of the Munich massacre are released from prison in exchange for the hostages of hijacked Lufthansa Flight 615.
• December 23 » A 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Nicaraguan capital of Managua killing more than 10,000.

The temperature on November 9, 1972 was between 1.0 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.