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• Reinder Cornelis Sijtsma, Leeuwarden († 1996)
• Ingrid Carola Edelbroek, Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aart Korstjens, Oosterhout, NBR, Nederland († 1988)
• Daniel Peter Cammaert († 1994)
• Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz († 1997)
• Marie-Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz († 1997)

• Charles George Finley (77), Hettinger, Adams County, South Dakota
• Alle Dalstra (86), Drachten,, Friesland, Nederland
• Bertel Waldemar Walberg (64), Coos Bay, Coos, Oregon, United States
• Cornelis Franciscus Mutsaerts (82), Vught, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alma A. Gilreath (90), Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Hendrikus Franciscus VERWEIJ (76), xx
• Alle Dalstra (86), Drachten
• Cornelia Wilhelmina van Beek (79), Wekerom (Ede)
• Aaltje SIKKEMA (80), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Antje Monster (56), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland, Nederland

• 1973 » Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist and manager
• 1973 » Camiel Eurlings, Dutch businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee
• 1973 » George Corrie, English footballer
• 1973 » Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter
• 1974 » Joaquin Castro, American lawyer and politician
• 1974 » Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• 1974 » Loona, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1974 » Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1975 » Jason Leffler, American race car driver († 2013)
• 1975 » Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter

• 1961 » Hasan Polatkan, Turkish politician, 15th Turkish Minister of Finance (b. 1915)
• 1965 » Ahn Eak-tai, North Korean composer and conductor (b. 1906)
• 1965 » Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (b. 1886)
• 1973 » Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (b. 1932)
• 1976 » Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1947)
• 1977 » Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (b. 1923)
• 1980 » Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (b. 1896)
• 1984 » Louis Réard, French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (b. 1897)
• 1984 » Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (b. 1935)

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 8 » After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
• February 12 » Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
• April 8 » At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
• July 27 » Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
• September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.

The temperature on September 16, 1974 was between 12.1 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.