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• Marie-Alix d'UDEKEM d'ACOZ († 1997)
• Maria Alix van Udekem d'Acoz († 1997)
• Marie-Alix Suzanne Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz († 1997)
• Marie Alix d'Udekem d'Acoz († 1997)
• N.N. Snippe, Hoogeveen,, Drenthe, Nederland

• Cecilia Vreeburg (89), Heemstede, De Meerstede
• Dina Antonia Laureyssens (68), Antwerpen,, Antwerpen, België
• Agnes van Beek (59), Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Antonia Johanna Antoinette (Antoinia\Tonny) DE VROOMEN (67), Klundert (NL/NB)
• Aartje Borgers (52), Wekerom
• Bernardus Hartwijk (80), Amsterdam
• Cornelis Simon de Jong (84), Amsterdam
• Adrianus Hendrikus Maria Mallens (18)
• Anna Maria Elizabeth Robert (85)
• Anna Margaretha NULENS (86), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie

• 1972 » Shane Sewell, Canadian-American wrestler and referee
• 1973 » Paddy Considine, English actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 » Rose McGowan, American actress
• 1974 » Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 1974 » Lauren Jeska, British transgender fell runner convicted of the attempted murder of Ralph Knibbs
• 1974 » Rawl Lewis, Grenadian cricketer
• 1975 » George Boateng, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1975 » Matt Geyer, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1975 » Randy Choate, American baseball player
• 1975 » Rod Barajas, American baseball player and manager

• 1965 » Thomas Johnston, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1882)
• 1966 » Dezső Lauber, Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (b. 1879)
• 1970 » Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (b. 1942)
• 1972 » Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer and businessman (b. 1897)
• 1973 » Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (b. 1889)
• 1977 » Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet and activist (b. 1897)
• 1979 » Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (b. 1884)
• 1980 » Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (b. 1923)
• 1982 » Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (b. 1910)
• 1984 » Adam Malik, Indonesian politician and diplomat, 3rd Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1917)

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 1 » A fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in São Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
• February 7 » Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• February 22 » The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
• August 30 » A Belgrade–Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
• September 11 » Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
• November 20 » The first fatal crash of a Boeing 747 occurs when Lufthansa Flight 540 crashes while attempting to takeoff from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 59 out of the 157 people on board.

The temperature on September 5, 1974 was between 12.8 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 29.2 mm of rain during 19.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.