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• NN Zomer
• John Christian Reek, Washington, DC (USA) († 2000)
• Annegien van der Laan, Surhuisterveen
• Jacob A. Boes († 2023)
• Gabe Steven Sonke, Lottum
• Steven W. Zorn
• Saskia Yvonne van der Weijde, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2013)
• Sandra van GESTEL, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Silvana Petrina Marga Steemers, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Craig Richard Morris († 2005)

• Bastianus Jacobus Prins (95), Leiden, Gemeente Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Andre DEVRIESERE (3)
• Allegonda Christina Martina Janssen (86), Gennep
• Bastianus Jacobus Prins (95), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alida Everdina van Rijn (76), Hilversum
• Aaltje Bakker (84), Den Helder
• Berthe Kanutte Andora Hansdatter (82), Bergland, Lake of the Woods, Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada
• Berend Vis (82), Blokzijl, Nederland
• Catharina Adriana Vink (81), Noordwijk
• Anna Catharina OOSTING (88), Borger, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1970 » Frankie Dettori, Italian jockey
• 1970 » Lawrence Funderburke, American basketball player
• 1970 » Michael Shanks, Canadian actor, screenwriter and director
• 1971 » Clint Lowery, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1972 » Alexandra Tydings, American actress, director, writer and producer
• 1972 » Rodney Harrison, American football player and sportscaster
• 1972 » Stuart Townsend, Irish actor
• 1973 » Ryoo Seung-wan, South Korean actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 » Surya Bonaly, French figure skater
• 1974 » Garath Archer, English rugby player

• 1965 » M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (b. 1897)
• 1966 » Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1901)
• 1968 » Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (b. 1899)
• 1968 » Jess Willard, American boxer and actor (b. 1881)
• 1969 » Karl Theodor Bleek, German lawyer and politician, 12th Mayor of Marburg (b. 1898)
• 1971 » Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1886)
• 1974 » Anatole Litvak, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 1977 » Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1893)
• 1978 » Chill Wills, American actor (b. 1903)

• 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 4 » Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.
• February 3 » The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
• April 25 » Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
• June 23 » Title IX of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to prohibit sexual discrimination to any educational program receiving federal funds.
• July 19 » Dhofar Rebellion: British SAS units help the Omani government against Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman rebels in the Battle of Mirbat.
• August 14 » An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany, due to an in-flight fire, killing 156.

The temperature on December 15, 1972 was between -0.5 °C and 9.8 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.