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• Roberto Draaisma, Groningen, Nederland († 2010)
• Coenen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1985)
• Johanneske Johannes HUITEMA, Wonseradeel(Friesland)
• Emanuël van Rooijen († 2012)
• Sandra Windey, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2003)
• Roberto Nero Draaisma († 2010)
• Matthew James Campbell, Charlottetown, Queens Co., Prince Edward Island, Canada († 2016)
• Frank Robin Klomberg, Vinkeveen († 1974)
• Emilie Adrienne Erica van Romondt Vis, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Walter Sebastiaan Mettrop, Zwartewaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Bieuwkje Postma (90), Drachten (Smallingerland Fr)
• Clemence Mathilda Antoinette Mirande (85), Rijswijk
• Bieuwkje Elzes Postma (90), Drachten, Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
• Berend Hamminga (91)
• Adriaan van de Ree (68), Emmeloord, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, The Netherlands
• Bieuwkje Elzes Postma (90), Drachten, Smallingerland, Fr, Nederland
• Berend Boeve (79)
• Barbara-Sabine von Hake (71), Liestal
• aafje BURGERHOUT (92), rotterdam
• Carl F. Venske (79)

• 1971 » Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
• 1971 » Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer
• 1972 » Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter
• 1972 » Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter
• 1973 » Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner
• 1974 » Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer
• 1974 » Peter Boulware, American football player and politician
• 1975 » Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1975 » Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1975 » Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress

• 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
• 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
• 1973 » Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
• 1974 » Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)
• 1975 » Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
• 1977 » Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (b. 1885)
• 1977 » Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
• 1980 » Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
• 1980 » Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)

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. 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.
• March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
• August 7 » Philippe Petit performs a high wire act between the twin towers of the World Trade Center 1,368 feet (417m) in the air.
• August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
• September 18 » Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
• November 21 » The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
• November 22 » The United Nations General Assembly grants the Palestine Liberation Organization observer status.

The temperature on December 18, 1974 was between 2.0 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 6.6 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.