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• Robert Jan Willem Vast († 1978)
• Christiaan Johannes Koppejan, Zoutelande († 1995)

• Clementina BUCKENS (85), Herdersem,9310,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Elizabeth Lambregts (76), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Evert Cornelis Kooi (54), Maastricht
• Cornelis jellema (73), Middelburg
• Cornelia Maria Krapels (47), Chicago-(usa)
• Carl M Newsome (56)
• Antonia Johanna (Toos) Buiting(k) (83), schalkhaar / deventer
• Cleufe de Arruda Botelho Lancia (90), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
• Cornelia Pieternella Kriekaard (71)
• Cornelius Franciscus Hutten (72), Tilburg

• 1972 » Keith Foulke, American baseball player
• 1972 » Pras, American rapper-songwriter (Fugees), record producer, and actor
• 1973 » Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
• 1973 » Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 » Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager
• 1975 » Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1976 » Desmond Harrington, American actor
• 1976 » Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
• 1976 » Omar Gooding, American actor and producer
• 1976 » Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager

• 1964 » Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1888)
• 1964 » Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)
• 1964 » Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
• 1965 » Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (b. 1869)
• 1969 » Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (b. 1881)
• 1970 » Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and politician, 44th President of Mexico (b. 1895)
• 1978 » Gig Young, American actor (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Maurice Bishop, Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1944)
• 1984 » Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (b. 1947)
• 1985 » Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (b. 1915)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Johannes
4. Jeroen
5. Peter
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. 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 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
• March 1 » Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.
• July 15 » In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
• December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
• December 22 » Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration.

The temperature on October 19, 1974 was between 5.0 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 7.4 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.