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• Judith Regina Boddé, Maassluis
• Raymond Johannes Couwenberg, Goirle († 1975)
• Erwin Alexander "Erwin" van Vliet, Gouda
• Nicolas Norbert ALLOUCHE, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés,94210,Val-de-Marne,Île-de-France,FRANCE († 1982)
• Evelyne Goemaere († 1998)
• Damien Goethals, Brugge, België

• Arie Steur (84), Berkhout, Koggenland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Bernardus Beemsterboer (70), Alkmaar, Noord Holland, Netherlands
• Antonius Adrianus Marie Heijnen (77)
• Antje Jacoba Cramer (68), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Mulders (95), Zevenbergen
• Anthonius Bernardus Beemsterboer (70), Alkmaar
• Anna Geerdina Hazelhof (67), Utrecht
• Antonio José Back (80), São Martinho, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Anna Geerdina Hazelhof (67), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Arisje van den Akker (74), Amsterdam

• 1974 » Chico Benymon, American actor
• 1974 » Michael Shannon, American actor
• 1975 » Édgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player
• 1975 » Charlize Theron, South African actress
• 1975 » Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer
• 1975 » Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter
• 1975 » Megan Gale, Australian model and actress
• 1975 » Ray Hill, American football player († 2015)
• 1975 » Rebecca Kleefisch, American journalist and politician, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
• 1976 » Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer and manager

• 1969 » Jean Bastien, French professional footballer (b. 1915)
• 1969 » Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (b. 1905)
• 1970 » Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (b. 1904)
• 1970 » Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard (b. 1953)
• 1972 » Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)
• 1973 » Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (b. 1925)
• 1974 » Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Eddie Calvert, English trumpeter (b. 1922)
• 1981 » Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)

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. Bart
16. Pieter

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. Jennifer
14. Nicole
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.
• January 8 » Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a Governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband.
• March 10 » Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam.
• June 26 » Two FBI agents and a member of the American Indian Movement are killed in a shootout on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; Leonard Peltier is later convicted of the murders in a controversial trial.
• July 12 » São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
• September 27 » The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
• December 2 » Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

The temperature on August 7, 1975 was between 17.8 °C and 32.8 °C and averaged 26.0 °C. There was 12.3 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.