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• Helga ten Brinke († 1996)
• Wendela Johanna Marie van Dissel, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Francisca Hendrina Goverdina Edelbroek, Valkenswaard, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• * Neeltje Margaretha den Turk (86), Winter Haven
• Antje van der Hoek (80), Maassluis, Maassluis, South Holland, Netherlands
• Beatrice Mathijs (24), Sint-Truiden, België
• Anne Barkmeyer (83), -
• Catharina Johanna Louisa Grevelt (92), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus Dassen (52)
• Arie MOLENDIJK (89)
• Adrianus Petrus van der Velden (75), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alice Elskens (90), Aalst
• Albert Hendriks (85), Schagen

• 1973 » Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
• 1973 » Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
• 1973 » Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
• 1974 » Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1974 » Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
• 1975 » Heidi Alexander, English politician
• 1975 » Travis Roy, American ice hockey player
• 1976 » Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
• 1977 » Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
• 1977 » Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist

• 1961 » Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (b. 1899)
• 1967 » Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1977 » William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939)
• 1984 » Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
• 1987 » Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901)
• 1987 » Dick Shawn, American actor (b. 1923)
• 1988 » Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900)

1. Peter
2. Jan
3. Jeroen
4. Johannes
5. David
6. Mark
7. Michael
8. Patrick
9. Richard
10. Dennis
11. Robert
12. Hendrik
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. Yvonne

• 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.
• January 30 » The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
• March 22 » A fire at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant in Decatur, Alabama causes a dangerous reduction in cooling water levels.
• August 14 » The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the longest-running release in film history, opens in London.
• September 16 » Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia.
• November 11 » Independence of Angola.
• November 25 » Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.

The temperature on April 17, 1975 was between 1.2 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 5.0 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.