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• Bartholomew Philip Leuer, Saint Louis Park (Hennepin County) (Minnesota) († 2017)
• Marc Ghijsens, Sint-Truiden, België († 2023)

• * Aart de Kramer (96), Zoetermeer
• Bertha Vos (81), Blaricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Olsthoorn (80), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bert(h)a Vos (81), Blaricum
• Adrianus Johannes Olsthoorn (80), Vlaardingen (Z-H), Nederland
• Arie DE BOEF (74), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Berendtje Brouwer (78), Joure, Friesland, Nederland
• "Ludwig" Friedrich Andreas August Carl Hermann von Bernstorff (87)
• Donald Charles Koetsveld (79), Kew, Australie
• Cornelia Kole (84), Schore, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1971 » Kitty Ussher, English economist and politician
• 1971 » Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1971 » Mike Bell, American wrestler († 2008)
• 1971 » Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player
• 1972 » Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 1972 » Reince Priebus, American lawyer and politician
• 1973 » Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter
• 1974 » Laure Savasta, French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1974 » Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1975 » Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer

• 1964 » Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
• 1965 » Farouk of Egypt (b. 1920)
• 1973 » Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
• 1977 » Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1977 » Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)
• 1978 » Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 1978 » Peggy Wood, American actress (b. 1892)
• 1980 » Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1900)
• 1982 » Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (b. 1901)
• 1983 » Umberto II of Italy (b. 1904)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Jeroen
4. Peter
5. Robert
6. Marcel
7. Marco
8. Michael
9. Mark
10. Richard
11. Patrick
12. Cornelis
13. David
14. Hendrik
15. Dennis
16. Ronald

1. Sandra
2. Bianca
3. Maria
4. Johanna
5. Miranda
6. Wendy
7. Monique
8. Esther
9. Ingrid
10. Anna
11. Jennifer
12. Patricia
13. Natasja
14. Karin
15. Nicole
16. Anita

• 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 Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
• January 11 » Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position.
• July 21 » In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre.
• September 19 » King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
• October 8 » Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• October 16 » Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• December 15 » The American Psychiatric Association votes 13–0 to remove homosexuality from its official list of psychiatric disorders, the DSM-II.

The temperature on March 18, 1973 was between 2.1 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (8%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.