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• Rachel Jacoba Beeslaar, Robertson, Suid-Afrika († 1976)
• Levensloos ter Horst, Stad Delden († 1974)
• Carl Brendan Larkan, Eshowe, Natal, South Africa († 2011)
• Nn Kuhnen, Vidal Ramos, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1974)
• Terry Jacobs († 1974)
• Tjarda Christiaan Klinkenberg († 2004)
• Werner Wilhelmus Petrus Maria Stadhouders
• Ester Christina Visser († 1991)
• Anita Trputac

• Albert Drenth (82)
• Aartje Borgers (75)
• Arendina HENDRIKSEN (78), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Claude Kendall Kirkpatrick (81), Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA
• Albert Henri Hillebrandt (57), Ransart, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
• Anne Lize Rossum van (52), Utrecht, Utr, Nederland
• Bernhard DOMER (71)
• Bonte Yntema (54), Blauwhuis
• Carl Franklin Lee (68)
• Aart Brouwer (76), Vlaardingen

• 1973 » Špela Pretnar, Slovenian skier
• 1973 » Juan Esnáider, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1973 » Nelly Arcan, Canadian author († 2009)
• 1973 » Nicole Pratt, Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1973 » Ryan Franklin, American baseball player
• 1973 » Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer and manager
• 1974 » Eva Mendes, American model and actress
• 1974 » Jens Jeremies, German footballer
• 1974 » Kevin Connolly, American actor and director
• 1975 » Luciano Burti, Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster

• 1967 » Mischa Auer, Russian-American actor (b. 1905)
• 1967 » Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iranian political scientist and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1882)
• 1971 » Allan Nevins, American journalist and author (b. 1890)
• 1973 » Robert C. O'Brien, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 1974 » Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907)
• 1974 » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1889)
• 1977 » Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (b. 1949)
• 1980 » Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (b. 1912)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Johannes
4. Peter
5. Jeroen
6. Michael
7. Patrick
8. Richard
9. David
10. Robert
11. Marcel
12. Marco
13. Pieter
14. Dennis
15. Johan
16. Edwin

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Monique
4. Patricia
5. Johanna
6. Cindy
7. Esther
8. Bianca
9. Wendy
10. Ingrid
11. Anna
12. Nicole
13. Jolanda
14. Linda
15. Miranda
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 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 13.5 million citizens.
• January 5 » The warmest reliably measured temperature within the Antarctic Circle, of +59°F (+15°C), is recorded at Vanda Station.
• February 4 » The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California.
• March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
• March 5 » Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.
• October 8 » Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
• November 23 » Sixty Ethiopian politicians, aristocrats, military officers, and other persons are executed by the provisional military government.

The temperature on March 5, 1974 was between 0.7 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 2.0 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.