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• Matthew Stephen POWELL, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia († 1977)
• Björn Gina Linda Mosbeux, Brugge († 1998)
• Björn Gina Linda Mosbeux, Brugge, België († 1998)
• Tea BUURVELD, Stellendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Berend Jan Stroink (93), Nieuwleusen
• Cleon ** MOORE (81), Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
• Christiaan C.G. van Lent (29), Breda
• Alcebíades de Almeida Cardia (70), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil
• Aaltje Booij (87), Enschede
• Adam Frederik Zewald (88), Velp (Rheden)
• Catharina Petronella van Gool (73), Eindhoven
• Aaltje Booij (87), Enschede
• Blanco Williams (50), Columbus County, North Carolina
• Adrian Alkemade (75), Amersfoort

• 1973 » Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
• 1974 » Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 » Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 1977 » Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
• 1977 » Darvis Patton, American sprinter
• 1977 » Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
• 1978 » Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1979 » Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
• 1979 » Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 » Rick Victor, Canadian wrestler and manager

• 1971 » Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904)
• 1975 » Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1951)
• 1976 » W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1886)
• 1980 » Don Warrington, Canadian football player (b. 1948)
• 1980 » Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
• 1980 » Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Jeanne Block, American psychologist (b. 1923)
• 1984 » Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (b. 1910)

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

1. Maria
2. Monique
3. Esther
4. Johanna
5. Sandra
6. Wendy
7. Cindy
8. Linda
9. Yvonne
10. Patricia
11. Jennifer
12. Anna
13. Bianca
14. Marieke
15. Elisabeth
16. Jessica

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
• May 1 » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
• June 30 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
• August 20 » Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
• September 18 » Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
• November 12 » France conducts the Oreste nuclear test as 14th in the group of 29, 1975–78 French nuclear tests series.
• November 19 » TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.

The temperature on December 4, 1977 was between -0.1 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.