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• John Thys van Hout
• Petrus Johannes Anthonius Somers
• Evelien Nicole Rabius, Leeuwarden, 8941, Nederland († 1975)
• Frederika Klaziena Vos, Emmen

• Andre Franscois Stokman (15), Sommerset Wes, Cape Province, Zuid Afrika
• Bartholomeus Krijnen (77)
• Cassandra Catherine Thomas Pendley (68), Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
• Albert Pierre Gerard Monfils (59), Almelo
• Anne Freeks ter Schuur (71), Oosterwolde, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
• Christa of Schaesberg (46), München, Bayern, Germany
• Camiel Pollin (85), Aartrijke
• Anthonia van Haaster (82), Venlo
• Bertha Maria Lagast (80), H. Serruysziekenhuis, Oostende
• Antonia Margaretha Gouw (geb Wiertz) (85), Den Haag

• 1973 » Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
• 1973 » Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist
• 1973 » Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
• 1973 » Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
• 1973 » Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1974 » Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter
• 1975 » Leslie Knope, Protagonist of Parks and Recreation (fictional)
• 1976 » Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 » Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
• 1976 » Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach

• 1966 » Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Goose Tatum, American basketball player and soldier (b. 1921)
• 1969 » Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1887)
• 1970 » David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1873)
• 1971 » Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (b. 1914)
• 1973 » Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko, Russian tank commander (b. 1924)
• 1975 » Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
• 1978 » Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
• 1980 » Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)
• 1984 » Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Belarusian general and politician (b. 1902)

1. Peter
2. Jan
3. Jeroen
4. Johannes
5. David
6. Mark
7. Michael
8. Patrick
9. Richard
10. Dennis
11. Hendrik
12. Robert
13. Paul
14. Martijn
15. Pieter
16. Bart

1. Maria
2. Monique
3. Sandra
4. Johanna
5. Wendy
6. Bianca
7. Linda
8. Cindy
9. Esther
10. Marieke
11. Judith
12. Patricia
13. Nicole
14. Jennifer
15. Miranda
16. Mariska

• 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 13.6 million citizens.
• April 21 » Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
• April 29 » Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnamese-held Trường Sa Islands.
• May 6 » During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide.
• July 15 » Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
• September 4 » The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed.
• December 26 » Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach2, went into service.

The temperature on January 18, 1975 was between 1.5 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.2 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.7 hours of sunshine (32%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.