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• Antoine van Loon († 2017)
• Bloeme Marthe van Peski († 1974)
• Frederik SEGERS, Halle,1500,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE († 2004)
• Bloeme Marthe Peski, van, Nijmegen, Netherlands († 1974)

• Annie Victoria Johnston (84), Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
• Christiaan Romer (87), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Adrianus Martinus Vennix (68), Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Hopman (80), Venlo (Limburg)
• Berta Goes (71), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Count Gebhard of Stillfried und Rattonitz (65)
• Alice Hazel Salsberry (80), Sylvania, Lucas Co., OH
• Anna Kinnaer (84), Silvolde Gld
• Catharina Maria Buis (81), Bilthoven
• Albertine Johanna IJssel de Schepper (61), Valley County, Idaho

• 1971 » Julian Smith, Scottish politician
• 1971 » Lars Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1972 » Cameron Diaz, American model, actress, and producer
• 1972 » Pavel Nedvěd, Czech footballer
• 1973 » Lisa Ling, American journalist and author
• 1974 » Javier Otxoa, Spanish cyclist
• 1974 » Aaron Barrett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1975 » Radhi Jaïdi, Tunisian footballer and coach
• 1976 » Mike Koplove, American baseball player
• 1977 » Shaun Alexander, American football player

• 1963 » Guy Burgess, English-Soviet spy (b. 1911)
• 1964 » Salme Dutt, Estonian-English lawyer and politician (b. 1888)
• 1967 » Ad Reinhardt, American painter, illustrator, and academic (b. 1913)
• 1968 » William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 1970 » Del Moore, American comedian and actor (b. 1916)
• 1971 » Ali Hadi Bara, Iranian-Turkish sculptor (b. 1906)
• 1979 » Jean Seberg, American actress (b. 1938)
• 1981 » Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Iranian politician, 2nd President of Iran (b. 1933)
• 1981 » Vera-Ellen, American actress and dancer (b. 1921)
• 1985 » Taylor Caldwell, English-American author (b. 1900)

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 23 » The Symbionese Liberation Army demands $4 million more to release kidnap victim Patty Hearst.
• March 3 » Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
• April 6 » The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", launching their international career.
• 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 29 » Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with the Kirov Ballet.
• June 30 » The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.

The temperature on August 30, 1974 was between 13.2 °C and 26.5 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (74%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.