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• Cornelis Marijnissen, Rijsbergen († 1986)
• Elisabeth Sophia Bien, Wormerveer († 1972)
• Willem Wico de Vries, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2015)
• Juli Anna Miklovich, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States († 1997)
• Kees Marijnissen, Rijsbergen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1986)
• Jurgen Fiey († 2025)

• Amatus Georges Joseph Vandevijver (73), Zingem, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Arie Daniël van der Gaag (91), Rotterdam
• Anna Margaretha Germers (76), Hilversum
• (92), Velsen / IJmuiden
• Andrew Thomas Duke Jr. (61)
• Antonius Petrus Victorius Schutz, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant
• "François" Marie René de Cholet (75), Paris
• Anna Francisca Rooijakkers (82), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• * Willem Simons (76)
• Bastiaan Lanser (82), Goes, Goes, Zeeland, Netherlands

• 1970 » Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator († 2012)
• 1970 » Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 » Denis Žvegelj, Slovenian rower
• 1972 » Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
• 1973 » Alexis Gauthier, French chef
• 1973 » Jere Lehtinen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1974 » Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire
• 1974 » Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician
• 1975 » Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 1975 » Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player

• 1962 » Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist and music critic (b. 1906)
• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
• 1978 » Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
• 1980 » V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
• 1984 » Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
• 1987 » Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)

• 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.
• April 10 » Vietnam War: For the first time since November 1967, American B-52 bombers reportedly begin bombing North Vietnam.
• April 22 » Increased American bombing in Vietnam prompts anti-war protests in Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco.
• September 1 » In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.
• September 15 » A Scandinavian Airlines System domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm is hijacked and flown to Malmö Bulltofta Airport.
• 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.
• December 13 » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or "Moonwalk" of Apollo 17. To date they are the last humans to set foot on the Moon.

The temperature on June 24, 1972 was between 11.3 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 13.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.