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• Francisca Klaver († 1974)
• Mark Michel van der Werff, Nijmegen (Gelderland) Nederland

• Adriana Huijsman (65), 's Gravenzande
• Cornelia Van Pluuren (74), Haren
• Emma Elisa Klaassen (78), Eindhoven (NL)
• Alice Elizabeth May Cannon (87), Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Andre Halstenbach (45)
• Adriana Maria Hendrickx (66), Berchem,,Belgi
• Agnes Hindertje Goudberg (59), Rheden
• Anna Maria Vermeulen (71), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Dirk Albertus Harders (48), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Elisabeth van Tichelen (71), Essen (België)

• 1971 » Dan Chiasson, American poet and critic
• 1971 » Jason Lee, English footballer and manager
• 1972 » Megumi Odaka, Japanese actress and singer
• 1973 » Leonard Myles-Mills, Ghanaian sprinter
• 1973 » Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan runner
• 1975 » Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
• 1975 » Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1977 » Averno, Mexican wrestler
• 1977 » Marek Jankulovski, Czech footballer
• 1977 » Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist

• 1968 » Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Mercedes de Acosta, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1893)
• 1970 » Walter Reuther, American union leader (b. 1907)
• 1976 » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1976 » Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)
• 1977 » James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921)
• 1978 » Aldo Moro, Italian lawyer and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)
• 1979 » Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)
• 1979 » Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)

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. Jolanda
13. Nicole
14. Linda
15. Miranda
16. Jennifer

• 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.
• April 1 » The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
• April 27 » Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
• April 29 » Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.
• June 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
• August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
• September 10 » Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.

The temperature on May 9, 1974 was between 2.7 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.