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• Geert Joanna Frans Bal, Antwerpen, Belgi� († 1975)
• Corina Maria Raymond Meex, Kanne, Riemst (B)
• Elisabeth Berghammer († 1973)
• esther zegers, helden-beringe

• Adriaan Hugo de DREU (83), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Arnoldus Van Alst (83), Eindhoven
• Catharina Petronella Dingemans (58), Tilburg
• Adrianus Cornelis (Ares) Vermeulen (73), Purmerend
• Anna Maria Josephina van Oudheusden (65), Tilburg
• Aloys Clauw (84), Deynze
• Cornelis Johannes Berger (63), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aldert Lippes Lap (62), Drachten
• Andrew Joseph Heckmann (77), Piqua, Miami, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Achillus Haegemans (48), Berchem

• 1971 » Christian Pescatori, Italian race car driver
• 1971 » Emily Mortimer, English actress
• 1971 » John Schlimm, American author and educator
• 1971 » Mika Pohjola, Finnish-American pianist and composer
• 1972 » Bart Millard, American singer-songwriter
• 1972 » Stanton Barrett, American race car driver and stuntman
• 1973 » Steve Gibb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1974 » Costinha, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1975 » Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, American keyboard player and producer († 2014)
• 1975 » Matt Fraction, American author

• 1964 » Charilaos Vasilakos, Greek runner (b. 1877)
• 1964 » J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist and biologist (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Darío Moreno, Turkish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1921)
• 1968 » Nicolae Bretan, Romanian opera singer, composer, and conductor (b. 1887)
• 1973 » David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, 1st Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1886)
• 1975 » Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist (b. 1906)
• 1975 » Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (b. 1898)
• 1975 » Nellie Fox, American baseball player and coach (b. 1927)
• 1981 » Russ Manning, American author and illustrator (b. 1929)
• 1984 » Roelof Frankot, Dutch painter and photographer (b. 1911)

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. 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.
• July 17 » King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan, while having surgery in Italy, is deposed by his cousin Mohammed Daoud Khan.
• October 8 » Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• November 3 » Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
• December 1 » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.
• December 15 » John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10.

The temperature on December 1, 1973 was between -10.6 °C and -1.1 °C and averaged -6.5 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.