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• Joost Bustraan, Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Wim Pol († 2000)

• Albert Jan van Olden (94), haarlem
• Adrianus Johannes van Loon (71), Elshout
• Anna Maria Koek (83)
• Arie Langerak (53), Doesburg
• Aaltje Kiljan (69), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Berend Jager (74), Nieuwe Pekela, Groningen, Nederland
• Adolfo Tomas (President of Mexico 1952-58) Ruiz Cortines (83), Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
• Albertus van Ardenne (88), Gouda
• Antonius Gerardus Maria van den Heuvel (63), Nijmegen
• Arend Niezen (58), Oude Pekela (Groningen)

• 1970 » Paul Byrd, American baseball player
• 1971 » Frank Sinclair, English-Jamaican footballer and manager
• 1971 » Heiko Herrlich, German footballer and manager
• 1971 » Henk Timmer, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1971 » Vernon White, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
• 1972 » Danilo Goffi, Italian runner
• 1973 » Charl Willoughby, South African cricketer
• 1973 » Holly Marie Combs, American actress and producer
• 1973 » MC Frontalot, American rapper
• 1974 » Lucette Rådström, Swedish journalist

• 1967 » Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1913)
• 1972 » William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
• 1973 » Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952-1958 (b. 1889)
• 1973 » Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (b. 1889)
• 1984 » Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)

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. Natasja
13. Saskia
14. Patricia
15. Karin
16. Nicole

• 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.
• May 3 » The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
• May 17 » Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
• July 21 » In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre.
• July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
• July 28 » Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway.
• November 14 » In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.

The temperature on December 3, 1973 was between -2.9 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged 0.9 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.