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• Frederik Jan Nijeboer, Aalten, Gelderland, Nederland

• Adriana Clazina de JONG (80), Scheveningen, gemeente 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Antje Johanna Wessel (71), Amsterdam
• Anna Margaretha Schulte- (69)
• Anna Spoelstra (71), Achtk
• Anna Margaretha Schulte (69), barger oosterveld
• Anna Aalzens Spoelstra (71)
• Alphons NECKEBROECK (55), Onkerzele, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Arnoldus Johannes van Vucht (84), Nijmegen
• Johanna Aleida Matthijssen (85), Schiedam
• "Marie" Claire Joséphine Adèle de Verdal (90), Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France

• 1970 » Adele Griffin, American author
• 1970 » Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer
• 1971 » Andrea Philipp, German sprinter
• 1972 » Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1973 » Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer
• 1973 » Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer
• 1975 » Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer
• 1975 » Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer
• 1975 » Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1975 » Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist

• 1966 » Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (b. 1924)
• 1970 » John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (b. 1899)
• 1973 » Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1915)
• 1973 » Roger Williamson, English race car driver (b. 1948)
• 1974 » Cass Elliot, American singer (b. 1941)
• 1974 » Erich Kästner, German author and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Mickey Cohen, American gangster (b. 1913)
• 1978 » Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1916)
• 1979 » Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1898)

• 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 27 » The Paris Peace Accords officially end the Vietnam War. Colonel William Nolde is killed in action becoming the conflict's last recorded American combat casualty.
• April 10 » Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashes in a snowstorm on approach to Basel, Switzerland, killing 108 people.
• May 11 » Citing government misconduct, Daniel Ellsberg's charges for his involvement in releasing the Pentagon Papers to The New York Times are dismissed.
• September 26 » Concorde makes its first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic in record-breaking time.
• October 21 » Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.
• December 1 » Papua New Guinea gains self-governance from Australia.

The temperature on July 29, 1973 was between 14.4 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 15.9 °C. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.