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• Ronald van Dijk, Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland († 2000)
• Petronella Gerda Hogendoorn († 2019)
• John Johannes Adrianus Vork, Utrecht († 1980)
• Richard Verschuuren, Aarle-Rixtel, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
• Anthonie Franciscus Maria Vader, Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland († 1981)
• Ariane de Larocque-Latour, Luçon, Vendée, France († 2008)
• Remco Teunis de BORST, Den Haag († 2005)
• Edgar van Wilgenburg, Wijk bij Duurstede

• Anna Guijt (76), Katwijk
• Cornelis BOS (80), Bussum,North Holland,Netherlands
• Anna Geertruida Kerpensteijn (79), Utrecht
• Anna Guijt (76), Katwijk
• Bart Crum (81), Elst, Gelderland, Nederland
• Anne Gjaltema- (80), Drachten, Nederland
• Bryan Edward Hammond (77), Livermore, Alameda Co., California, U.S.A
• Cecile van den Assum (72), Venlo
• Bernice R. Corbin (71), Natrona County, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
• Bibiana Van den bergh (91), Mariekerke

• 1969 » Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1970 » David Weir, Scottish footballer
• 1970 » Gabriela Montero, Venezuelan-American pianist
• 1971 » Ådne Søndrål, Norwegian speed skater
• 1972 » Christian Wörns, German footballer
• 1973 » Joshua Eagle, Australian tennis player
• 1973 » Ollie le Roux, South African rugby player
• 1974 » Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
• 1975 » Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American ice hockey player
• 1975 » Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver

• 1960 » Yury Olesha, Russian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1899)
• 1964 » Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter, illustrator, and set designer (b. 1881)
• 1965 » Hubertus van Mook, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (b. 1929)
• 1974 » Hal Mohr, American director and cinematographer (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Joan Crawford, American actress (year of birth disputed)
• 1982 » Peter Weiss, German playwright and painter (b. 1916)
• 1988 » Shen Congwen, Chinese author and academic (b. 1902)
• 1990 » Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (b. 1916)
• 1994 » John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (b. 1942)

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.
• January 15 » Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
• October 8 » Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• October 20 » "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Robert Bork.
• November 4 » The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
• November 17 » Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
• December 6 » The Twenty-fifth Amendment: The United States House of Representatives votes 387–35 to confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President of the United States. (On November 27, the Senate confirmed him 92–3.)

The temperature on May 10, 1973 was between 4.4 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 8.7 mm of rain during 6.7 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.