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

• Abraham Vos (63), Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Catharina Hermina van SOMEREN (79)
• Clarence Martin (John) Zwakman (62), Superior, Douglas County, Winconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Bote de Klein (70), Marrum
• Albertus Petrus Jacobus du Bois (65), Drunen, Nederland
• Antje Potgiesser (78), Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
• Alida Catharina Geluk (86), Rotterdam
• Albertus Jacobus Ganzebrink (75), Hengelo, 7550, Nederland
• Cornelis Paulus Waij (73), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Artie Louise Johnson (72), Athens, Limestone, Alabama, Verenigde Staten

• 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. Michael
10. Robert
11. Dennis
12. Hendrik
13. Pieter
14. Richard
15. Ronald
16. Bart

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Wendy
5. Esther
6. Monique
7. Elisabeth
8. Miranda
9. Linda
10. Jennifer
11. Saskia
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.
• June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
• July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
• July 10 » Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
• October 20 » The ferry George Prince is struck by a ship while crossing the Mississippi River. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
• December 2 » Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
• December 25 » EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people.

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.