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• Wolter Kats, Oosterwolde, Friesland, Nederland († 1999)
• Anna M.A. Verheijden, Gilze en Rijen († 1974)
• Naudin van Spijk, Drunen
• Patricia Willems († 2013)
• Wolter Kats, Oosterwolde (gem.Oostellingwerf) († 1999)
• Maria Margaretha Nicoline (Maria) Hagman († 2018)
• Laura Ten Velde
• Michael Allen Hinton

• Benedicta Maria Beyens (78), Tessenderlo, 3980, België
• Anthonij Engelbert Jacobuszn. Hannema (84), Marssum, Menaldumadeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Christine Rumpler (88), St Jean, Haute-Loire, Auvergne, France
• Ate Visser (61), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Adrianus van Verseveld (74), Rhenen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Adriana Vonk (82), Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Abel Huls (56)
• Anthonie Engelbert Hannema (84), Leeuwarden, Friesl
• Catharina Martina (Kaat) Vernooij (81)
• Cornelis Harlaar (71), amsterdam, Nederland

• 1969 » Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer
• 1969 » Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer
• 1969 » John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 1971 » Damian Lewis, English actor
• 1972 » Steve McManaman, English footballer
• 1973 » Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
• 1974 » D'Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1974 » Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player and coach
• 1974 » Nick Barmby, English international footballer, midfielder and manager
• 1975 » Andy Lally, American race car driver

• 1967 » A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (b. 1885)
• 1968 » Howard Lindsay, American playwright (b. 1889)
• 1973 » J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
• 1975 » Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (b. 1931)
• 1976 » Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (b. 1894)
• 1976 » Lee J. Cobb, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1977 » Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, President of India (b. 1905)
• 1977 » Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• 1978 » James Bryant Conant, American chemist and academic (b. 1893)

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 4 » Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.
• January 10 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
• May 30 » In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
• May 30 » The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
• September 4 » Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
• September 21 » Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.

The temperature on February 11, 1972 was between 1.6 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.7 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 7.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.