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• Serge Pierre VAN EYCKEN, Sint-Christianakliniek Kamer 226, Dendermonde, 9200, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgïe († 2002)
• Monique Knook, Rijswijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
• Christel Francisca Ambrosia Sonnemans, Deurne
• Brenda Hulst († 1990)
• Erica Jean Wieffering, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• Filip Budé, Maaseik, Provincie Limburg, België († 1973)
• Barry Helling, Mijdrecht († 2008)

• Antonia de Visser (93), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, The Netherlands
• Adolph Pekrul (73), Garden Grove, Orange, California, United States of America
• Adrianus Monster (91), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland (NLD)
• David Lester Walker (84)
• Dirkje Börger (54), Groningen
• Aloysius Seraphinus Van Dorsselaer (51), Nederland Zeeland Hulst
• Adrianus van Lonkhuijsen (39), Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
• Andele Martens van der Hem (67), Noordbergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Arnoldus Antonie Reijnen (55), Nijmegen, Nederland
• Cornelia Adeline "Addie" Rivers (90), Paris, Lamar, Texas, Verenigde Staten

• 1971 » Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1972 » Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager
• 1972 » Jason Bargwanna, Australian racing driver
• 1972 » Kiko, Spanish footballer
• 1972 » Natrone Means, American football player and coach
• 1973 » Óscar García Junyent, Spanish footballer and coach
• 1973 » Chris Perry, English footballer
• 1973 » Geoff Blum, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1973 » Jules Naudet, French-American director and producer
• 1975 » Joey Jordison, American musician, songwriter, record producer

• 1968 » John Heartfield, German illustrator and photographer (b. 1891)
• 1969 » Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (b. 1883)
• 1970 » Erik Bergman, Swedish minister and author (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, striptease dancer, and writer (b. 1911)
• 1973 » Irene Ryan, American actress and philanthropist (b. 1902)
• 1976 » Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Sid James, South African-English actor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Sidney Franklin, American bullfighter (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Jim Davis, American actor (b. 1909)

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. Patricia
14. Karin
15. Nicole
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.
• May 3 » The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
• May 14 » Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
• October 6 » Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
• October 25 » Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.
• 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.
• December 21 » The Geneva Conference on the Arab–Israeli conflict opens.

The temperature on April 26, 1973 was between 3.2 °C and 12.6 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 4.9 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.