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• Helena Maria Stevens, Haarlem,Gemeente Haarlem,North Holland,Nederland
• Cindy Bolink, Harderwijk († 2001)
• Jamie M. Carter, Marion, Grant, Indiana, Verenigde Staten († 2017)
• Débora Cristina de Capua Ligabó, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil († 2012)

• Eduard CALLENS (73)
• Alida Wilhelmina de Kok (89), 's-Gravenhage
• Antjé Ottevanger
• Ariana Cornelia Blok (53), Amsterdam
• Catharina Maria Geerts (71), Baarle-Nassau
• Clara Alta Todd **** (65), Flint, Genesee, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Conrardus A.H. Aquarius (81), Tegelen
• Cornelia van As (81), Zierikzee
• Antonius Johannes Brands (41), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Zwaans (72), Antwerpen Belgie

• 1969 » Adam Riess, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic Nobel Prize laureate
• 1969 » Simon Grayson, English footballer and manager
• 1970 » Valerie Chow, Canadian-Hong Kong actress and publicist
• 1971 » Michael McCary, American R&B singer
• 1971 » Seyhan Kurt, French-Turkish poet and sociologist
• 1972 » Charles Gipson, American baseball player
• 1972 » Paul Leyden, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1972 » Travis Morrison, American singer-songwriter
• 1973 » Scott Storch, American songwriter and producer, founded Storch Music Company
• 1973 » Themba Mnguni, South African footballer

• 1965 » W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1874)
• 1968 » Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
• 1968 » Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
• 1969 » Alphonse Castex, French rugby union player (b. 1899)
• 1969 » Soe Hok Gie, Indonesian activist and academic (b. 1942)
• 1970 » Oscar Lewis, American anthropologist of Latin America (b. 1914)
• 1974 » Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet and playwright (b. 1884)
• 1976 » Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
• 1977 » Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 1980 » Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (b. 1890)

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. Wendy
11. Patricia
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.
• March 22 » The United States Congress sends the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification.
• April 16 » Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
• May 13 » The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.
• May 30 » The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
• August 22 » Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
• September 21 » Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.

The temperature on December 16, 1972 was between -0.7 °C and 4.7 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.