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• Olivier, André, Léopold, Maurice Laurent, Bruxelles, Ixelles (Be) († 1997)
• Jelle Post, Urk († 1975)
• Oscar Lucas Pronk, Beiruth, Bayrut, Libanon
• Tracey-Anne HARDY († 2006)
• Jelle Post († 1975)
• Ryan Lunes, Rotterdam

• Cornelis Bouwmeester (61)
• Dingena Elizabeth van Wijnen (87), Krimpen aan de Lek
• Antonia Willemse (39), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje Nieuwbeerta (63)
• Eunice Ramsey Blanton [WlsMntnRestBu] (72)
• Carolina Van Riet (79), Bornem
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Henrica de Pont (78), Tilburg NB Netherlands
• Anthonie van Kooten, Kootwijkerbroek, Gelderland, Nederland
• Eva Florence Gardiner (69), Waltham Forest, London. England
• Anje Hofste (62), Delfzijl

• 1972 » Anders Odden, Norwegian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1972 » Anja Rücker, German sprinter
• 1972 » Gen Urobuchi, Japanese writer
• 1973 » Cory Stillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1973 » David Nedohin, Canadian curler and sportscaster
• 1973 » Maarja Kangro, Estonian author and poet
• 1974 » Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1974 » Jacqui Oatley, British sports presenter
• 1974 » Paul Linger, English footballer
• 1975 » Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer

• 1968 » John Steinbeck, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Roy O. Disney, American banker and businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1893)
• 1972 » Adolfo Orsi, Italian businessman (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)
• 1973 » Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (b. 1904; assassinated)
• 1974 » André Jolivet, French guitarist and composer (b. 1905)
• 1974 » R. A. Bevan, English advertiser (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (b. 1896)
• 1976 » Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1902)
• 1981 » Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)

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.
• February 22 » Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but is killed by police.
• April 3 » The 1974 Super Outbreak occurs, the second biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history (after the 2011 Super Outbreak). The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
• May 30 » The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
• July 26 » Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
• August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
• December 8 » A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.

The temperature on December 20, 1974 was between 8.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.