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• Debora Ingeborg Können, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Joost van Dreumel († 1985)
• Tammy Marie Olson, Stearns, MN

• Andriena Driezen (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Bezemer (88), Dordrecht
• Beert Versteeg (76)
• Arie Hartkoorn (83), South Holland, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Berendina Christina SCHAAPVELD (80), Gendringen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aukje Visser (76), Weesp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arthur Auguste Cornil EVERAERT (71), Dunkerque, 59240, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FRANCE
• Antonius Johannes Schouten (89)
• Antonie Wilhelmus Kok (73), Amersfoort
• Antonia Gerardina Elisabeth Maria Aarts (63), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1971 » Mats Sundin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1971 » Sonia Evans, English singer-songwriter
• 1972 » Charlie Garner, American football player
• 1972 » Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuanian discus thrower
• 1974 » Fonzworth Bentley, American rapper and actor
• 1974 » Robbie Williams, English singer-songwriter
• 1975 » Ben Collins, English race car driver
• 1975 » Katie Hopkins, English media personality and columnist
• 1976 » Jörg Bergmeister, German race car driver
• 1976 » Shannon Nevin, Australian rugby league player

• 1964 » Paulino Alcántara, Filipino-Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1896)
• 1967 » Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (1932-1934) (b. 1889)
• 1967 » Yoshisuke Aikawa, entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded Nissan Motor Company (b. 1880)
• 1968 » Mae Marsh, American actress (b. 1895)
• 1968 » Portia White, Canadian opera singer (b. 1911)
• 1973 » Marinus Jan Granpré Molière, Dutch architect and educator (b. 1883)
• 1975 » André Beaufre, French general (b. 1902)
• 1976 » Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (b. 1904)
• 1976 » Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian general and politician, 4th President of Nigeria (b. 1938)
• 1980 » David Janssen, American actor (b. 1931)

• 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 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• 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 15 » Ma'alot massacre: Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
• June 26 » The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio.
• August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
• November 20 » The United States Department of Justice files its final anti-trust suit against AT&T Corporation. This suit later leads to the breakup of AT&T and its Bell System.

The temperature on February 13, 1974 was between 1.2 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (79%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.