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• Daan van Dalsum, Amsterdam,Noord-Holland,Nederland († 2013)
• Maartje Antoinette Koevoet, Monster († 1998)
• corry evers, helden-grashoek
• James Allen White, Fairbanks, North Star Borough, Alaska († 1972)
• Bianca Koot, Stein
• Hendrikus Jacobus Bruysten († 1982)
• Daniel, Albert van Dalsum, Amsterdam-Noord († 2013)
• Daniel Albert (Daan) van Dalsum, Amsterdam († 2013)
• Hendricus J. Bruijsten († 1982)

• Antoinetta Jacoba Pietronella van Dijk (80), Baarle-Nassau
• Christiaan Jacobus Hoep (76)
• Abe Seerps Siersma (89), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Martinus de Haan (80)
• Anna Aussel (87)
• Boele Tamsma (40), Franeker
• Berendina Johanna Kok (82)
• Anna Catharina SCHOEMANS (84), Weert-LImburg NL
• Anna Maria Stolle (86), Amsterdam
• "Johann Leopold" Wilhelm Albert Ferdinand Viktor von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (65), Grein, Autriche

• 1970 » Giovanni Mirabassi, Italian jazz musician
• 1970 » Gregg Alexander, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1970 » Will Arnett, Canadian actor and producer
• 1971 » Joe Borowski, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1971 » Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete
• 1972 » Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player
• 1972 » Mike Dirnt, American bass player and songwriter
• 1973 » Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1973 » John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1973 » Matthew Barnaby, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

• 1964 » Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian politician, 4th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Osbert Sitwell, English-Italian author and poet (b. 1892)
• 1972 » Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Jane Bowles, American author and playwright (b. 1917)
• 1975 » Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Frank Strahan, Australian public servant (b. 1886)
• 1980 » Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (b. 1892)
• 1981 » C. Loganathan, Sri Lankan banker (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1911)
• 1984 » Diana Dors, English actress (b. 1931)

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.
• May 13 » Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
• June 29 » The United States Supreme Court rules in the case Furman v. Georgia that arbitrary and inconsistent imposition of the death penalty violates the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
• August 11 » Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
• August 22 » Rhodesia is expelled by the IOC for its racist policies.
• September 29 » China–Japan relations: Japan establishes diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China after breaking official ties with the Republic of China.
• October 13 » Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. 28 survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.

The temperature on May 4, 1972 was between 9.8 °C and 16.3 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.