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• Joellen M Bonnema, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa († 1985)
• Beitske Sjirks Duiker, Hommerts, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1973)
• Sjako Wagensveld, Lunteren († 1981)
• Colette Wennink, Renesse († 1972)
• Simone Wennink, Renesse

• Anthonius Josephus Planken (84), RIJSWIJK, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Petronella Maria (Corrie) Pustjens (50), Sittard, Netherlands
• Anna Maria Ghysels (98), Neerpelt, België
• Catharina Christina Hebben (59), Heerlen
• Bolesław Przybysz (76)
• Duifke Joostens Veenstra (69), Leeuwarden
• Albert Tiemens Lassche (29), Venray
• Boyd Stidham (83)
• Dorothy Mary Shiffner
• Catharina Hermanna Reman (93), Enschede

• 1970 » Chris Huffins, American decathlete and coach
• 1971 » Finidi George, Nigerian footballer
• 1971 » Jason Sehorn, American football player
• 1971 » Josia Thugwane, South African runner
• 1971 » Karl Turner, English lawyer and politician
• 1971 » Philippe Carbonneau, French rugby player
• 1972 » Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian boxer († 2009)
• 1972 » Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor
• 1974 » Danny Pino, American actor and screenwriter
• 1974 » Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director

• 1962 » Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (b. 1912)
• 1962 » Clara Blandick, American actress (b. 1880)
• 1963 » Edward Greeves, Jr., Australian footballer (b. 1903)
• 1966 » Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury, Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of East Pakistan
• 1967 » Totò, Italian comedian (b. 1898)
• 1971 » Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (b. 1886)
• 1971 » Gurgen Boryan, Armenian poet and playwright (b. 1915)
• 1979 » David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Raymond Bailey, American actor and soldier (b. 1904)

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. 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.
• January 14 » Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
• January 24 » Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.
• September 9 » In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.
• September 30 » Roberto Clemente records the 3,000th and final hit of his career.
• November 28 » Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
• December 8 » United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.

The temperature on April 15, 1972 was between 4.7 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.5 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (24%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.