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April 11, 1972Born on Wednesday April 12, 1972
- Margreet Eilander († 2023)
- Dimitri Werckbrouck, Oostende († 2008)
- Jurgen Willemsen, Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands († 1979)
- Benjamin E Bagshaw, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas († 2004)
- Suzanna Theodora Maria Klutman, Babberich, Gelderland, Nederland
- johannes gertrudis hendrikus (hans) van ninhuijs
- Dennis Johannes Hendricus Elizabeth Sleutjes, 's-Hertogenbosch († 2014)
- Timotheus Reuvekamp, Almelo († 2021)
Died on Wednesday April 12, 1972
- Anna Dreyer (72), Zeeland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Dreyer (72), Zeeland, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Aaltje Koster (75), Westerhaar
- Bein Poppinga (46), Den Horn, Aduard, Groningen, Nederland
- Arie van DEN BOOM (77), Zeist
- Benjamin Henry Rensink (76), Los Angeles, California
- Anton Arendsz Boom van der (88), 's-Gravenzande
- Adriana Potters (76), Veghel
- Bein POPPINGA (46), Den Horn (Aduard) Groningen Netherlands
- Bertha TENGE (93)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 12, 1972 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- De Telegraaf
- De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- De Telegraaf
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on April 12
- 1970 » Sylvain Bouchard, Canadian speed skater
- 1971 » Nicholas Brendon, American actor
- 1971 » Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer
- 1972 » Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1973 » Antonio Osuna, Mexican-American baseball player
- 1973 » Christian Panucci, Italian footballer and manager
- 1973 » J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator
- 1973 » Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer
- 1974 » Belinda Emmett, Australian actress († 2006)
- 1974 » Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Died on April 12
- 1962 » Ron Flockhart, Scottish racing driver (b. 1923)
- 1966 » Sydney Allard, English racing driver and founder of the Allard car company (b. 1910)
- 1968 » Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (b. 1899)
- 1971 » Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and dentist (b. 1886)
- 1973 » Arthur Freed, American songwriter and producer (b. 1894)
- 1975 » Josephine Baker, French actress, activist, and humanitarian (b. 1906)
- 1977 » Philip K. Wrigley, American businessman, co-founded Lincoln Park Gun Club (b. 1894)
- 1980 » William R. Tolbert, Jr., Liberian politician, 20th President of Liberia (b. 1913)
- 1981 » Joe Louis, American boxer and wrestler (b. 1914)
- 1981 » Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (b. 1887)
Names that were popular for boys in 1972
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Peter
- Hendrik
- Maria
- Robert
- Richard
- Pieter
- Michael
- Marco
- Petrus
- Johan
- John
- Patrick
Names that were popular for girls in 1972
- Maria
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Sandra
- Marie
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Monique
- Ann
- Esther
- Catharina
- Petronella
- Hendrika
- Miranda
- Jacoba
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1972
- 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 26 » JAT Fight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna Vulović survives with critical injuries.
- February 17 » Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T.
- March 22 » In Eisenstadt v. Baird, the United States Supreme Court decides that unmarried persons have the right to possess contraceptives.
- September 5 » Munich massacre: A Palestinian terrorist group called "Black September" attacks and takes hostage 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day.
- September 24 » Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
- November 30 » Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000.
The weather on Wednesday April 12, 1972
The temperature on April 12, 1972 was between 0.7 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI