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• Robin Martijn Janssens, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland († 1994)

• Albertus Jacobus Ganzebrink (75), Hengelo, 7550, Nederland
• Algernon Ivan SLADEN (60), Kingsclere &, Whitchurch, Hampshire
• Catharina Hermina van SOMEREN (79)
• Abraham Vos (63), Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cora Bess Cox Powers [Ks] (84)
• Antonius van ELK (70), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alle Klazes Reinsma (80), Sint Annaparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
• Bote de Klein (70), Marrum
• Aiko in 't Hout (71), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Kniest (74), Ulft

• 1974 » Sean Casey, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1975 » Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 » Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist
• 1975 » Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician
• 1975 » Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
• 1976 » Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
• 1976 » Tomáš Vokoun, Czech-American ice hockey player
• 1977 » Deniz Barış, Turkish footballer
• 1978 » Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn
• 1979 » Walter Davis, American triple jumper

• 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
• 1970 » Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)
• 1972 » Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876)
• 1973 » Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
• 1973 » Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
• 1973 » George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
• 1975 » James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
• 1977 » Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
• 1978 » Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

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

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

• 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 13.7 million citizens.
• January 5 » The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before.
• March 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
• April 13 » The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
• May 7 » The Honda Accord is officially launched.
• June 5 » The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses.
• June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

The temperature on July 2, 1976 was between 12.7 °C and 31.9 °C and averaged 24.3 °C. There was 15.6 hours of sunshine (94%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.