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• Crystal June van Gelder († 1988)
• Stefan Tjaart van Loon, Pretoria, Zuid Afrika († 1982)
• Patricia Roestenburg, Eindhoven († 2014)
• Willem Johannes van der Weide, Tricht († 1996)
• Katja Martine Verwoert
• Raf Vandeweyer, Geel (B), België († 1994)

• Albert WILLMS (89), Westerbork, Midden-Drenthe, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alje de Radema (72), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• Andrew Jonathan Hart (51), Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
• Antonia Bartelink (73), Deventer
• Aline Euphrosine MOREAU (87), Houdeng-Aimeries, 7110, Hainaut, Belgique
• Bartele Jans van der Wijk (80), Grou, Nederland
• Aagje Neeltje Brouwer (66), Molenaarsgraaf
• Bart Haemers (41)
• Adrianus Cornelis Van Seeters (67), Raamsdonk
• Beatrice Richards (91), Port Alfred, South Africa

• 1971 » Andriy Kovalenco, Ukrainian-Spanish rugby player
• 1971 » Joel Casamayor, Cuban American former professional boxer
• 1971 » Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
• 1971 » Loni Love, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
• 1972 » Jake Wood, English actor
• 1972 » Travis Best, American basketball player
• 1973 » Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
• 1974 » Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler
• 1974 » Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer-songwriter
• 1974 » Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager

• 1965 » Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (b. 1898)
• 1966 » D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (b. 1870)
• 1969 » Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)
• 1971 » Yvon Robert, Canadian wrestler (b. 1914)
• 1973 » Lon Chaney, Jr., American actor (b. 1906)
• 1975 » James Ormsbee Chapin, American painter and illustrator (b. 1887)
• 1979 » Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
• 1979 » Olive Morris, Jamaican-English civil rights activist († 1979)
• 1982 » Kenneth More, English actor (b. 1914)
• 1983 » Chris Wood, English saxophonist (b. 1944)

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

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

• 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.
• February 27 » The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government.
• April 28 » The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run.
• May 31 » The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War.
• July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
• November 7 » The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
• November 22 » The Italian Fascist organization Ordine Nuovo is disbanded.

The temperature on July 12, 1973 was between 14.7 °C and 19.6 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.