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• Paul Colin THOMPSON, Ashford († 1972)
• Nancy Boele († 2002)
• Dylan Vincent van 't Wout, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1988)
• Johnny Bos, Blokzijl, Nederland († 1995)
• William ERNST, Reading († 1996)
• Floor Kreukniet, Ottoland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1978)

• Aagtje (Aggie) Verburg (93), Holland,Michigan
• Christianus Bastiaanse (69), Wouw, N-Br, NL
• Bernardus Nicolaas Eijmer (83), Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
• Christianus Bastiaanse (69), Wouw, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Anton August BRUMLEVE (66), Visbek,Germany
• Antonius Klazinus Andriessen (64), Dordrecht
• Annet Meyjers (0)
• Agatha Maria Groen (65), Hippolytushoef
• Alegonda Christina van Lammeren (84), Sloten
• Agatha Maria Theresia Buijs (32), Hattem, Gelderland, Netherlands

• 1970 » Jason Becker, American guitarist and songwriter
• 1970 » Steve Carter, Australian rugby league player
• 1972 » Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor, director, and producer
• 1972 » Franco Battaini, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1972 » Keyshawn Johnson, American football player and sportscaster
• 1972 » Seth Fisher, American illustrator († 2006)
• 1973 » Brian Chippendale, American singer and drummer
• 1973 » Ece Temelkuran, Turkish journalist and author
• 1973 » Mike Sweeney, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1973 » Rufus Wainwright, American-Canadian singer-songwriter

• 1958 » Mikhail Zoshchenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and author (b. 1895)
• 1967 » Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (b. 1878)
• 1968 » Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and cartoonist (b. 1908)
• 1970 » George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (b. 1912)
• 1974 » Wayne Morse, American lawyer and politician (b. 1900)
• 1979 » J. V. Cain, American football player (b. 1951)
• 1979 » Sándor Kocsis, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1929)
• 1986 » Ede Staal, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
• 1986 » Floyd Gottfredson, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
• 1987 » Fahrettin Kerim Gökay, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (b. 1900)

• 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 2 » Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.
• June 16 » The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at Churchill Falls Generating Station.
• September 11 » The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
• December 14 » Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.
• December 29 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar) crashes in the Florida Everglades on approach to Miami International Airport, Florida, killing 101 of the 176 people on board.
• December 30 » Vietnam War: The United States halts heavy bombing of North Vietnam.

The temperature on July 22, 1972 was between 17.4 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.