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• Christine Marie Harris, Westland, Michigan
• Stefan Willem Alexander Kardolus, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1998)
• Stefan Willem Alexander Kardolus, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1998)
• Johan Ronald van Veen, Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1992)
• Dimitri Frans Clovis Roobaert, Ninove († 2013)

• Alice Pearl O'Mecke Burnette (75)
• Adriana Schimmel (90)
• Akke Sipkema (81), St. Nicolaasga
• Antje van der Ley (87), Kollum, gem. Kollumerland c.a., Friesland, Nederland
• Boukje de LEEUW (85), Leidschendam
• Alie Fokelina Dekker (41), Warffum
• Antje de Vries (80), -
• Antoon van den Einden (87), Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Areke van Munster (75), LEERBROEK (Vijfheerenlanden), Utrecht, Nederland
• Antoon Josef Smet (69), Temse,9140,Oost-Vlaanderen,BE

• 1971 » Douglas Carswell, British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party
• 1972 » Stephen Barclay, English lawyer and politician
• 1973 » Jamie Baulch, Welsh sprinter and television host
• 1975 » Willie Geist, American television journalist and host
• 1976 » Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 1976 » Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 1976 » Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
• 1977 » Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1977 » Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
• 1977 » Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach

• 1969 » Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)
• 1970 » Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk, Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1972 » Bruce Cabot, American actor (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (b. 1883)
• 1972 » Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Bill Downs, American journalist (b. 1914)
• 1981 » Nargis, Indian actress (b. 1929)
• 1986 » Robert Alda, American actor (b. 1914)
• 1987 » Dalida, Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (b. 1933)
• 1988 » Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1908)

• 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 4 » M62 coach bombing: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) explodes a bomb on a bus carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel in Yorkshire, England. Nine soldiers and three civilians are killed.
• May 17 » Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
• June 1 » The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine.
• August 30 » A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975 by Japanese authorities.
• September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
• December 24 » Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.

The temperature on May 3, 1974 was between 3.1 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.