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• Valerie Maria Cornelia Bakker, Amsterdam
• Anthonie van Veen, Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1974)
• Gerhardus Theodorus Colenbrander, Wisch († 2021)
• Jennifer van der Wal, Soest, Utrecht, Nederland

• Aldo Penteado Miranda (63), Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
• Antonius de Prie (74), Haarlem
• Elisabeth Leenderts Spaander (95), Bussum
• Geerdina Marchina Doddema (69)
• Albert Gerard Coenen (57), Rotem, Provincie Limburg, België
• Earl SLAGOWSKI (68), Salt Lake City (US/UT)
• Cornelis Wilhelmus van Haastert (59), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Adrianus van Zon (41), Bladel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Elisabeth Leenderts Spaander (95), Bussum
• Albert Arjen Broersma (24)

• 1968 » Chris Boardman, English cyclist
• 1969 » Adrian Young, American drummer and songwriter
• 1970 » Brett Schultz, South African cricketer
• 1970 » Jason Little, Australian rugby player
• 1970 » Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
• 1971 » Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1973 » Richard Evatt, English boxer († 2012)
• 1974 » Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 » Meredith Eaton, American actress
• 1975 » Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach

• 1966 » W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1972 » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (b. 1902)
• 1975 » Olaf Holtedahl, Norwegian geologist and academic (b. 1885)
• 1976 » Lotte Lehmann, German-American soprano (b. 1888)
• 1977 » H. A. Rey, German-American author and illustrator, created Curious George (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Charles Boyer, French-American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1899)
• 1978 » José Manuel Moreno, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1916)
• 1979 » Mika Waltari, Finnish author, translator, and academic (b. 1908)

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 10 » Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
• February 3 » The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
• April 6 » Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
• May 26 » The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• September 11 » The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
• November 28 » Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.

The temperature on August 26, 1972 was between 10.0 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 3.1 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.