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• Daan Sanders († 2013)
• N.N. Spandonk, Breda, Nederland († 1977)
• Kristopher Michael SEIFFERT († 1977)

• Anna Bleeker (96), Claer Lake (Deuel County( (South Dakota)
• Derk Jan de Jong (63), Epse
• Ferry Verschoor (0)
• Elsie Kathleen Beesley (55)
• VAN DER VELDE, Iowa U.S.A
• Abraham Boxhoorn (57), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Elisabeth Vincenten (65), Breda,4803,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Dixie Kitty May (70)
• Carolus Ferdinandus Ludovicus Cools (65), Sint Niklaas
• Adriaan OUWERKERK (62)

• 1977 » Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1977 » A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
• 1977 » Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach
• 1977 » Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician
• 1977 » James Ormond, English cricketer
• 1977 » Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
• 1977 » Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
• 1977 » Shockmain Davis, American football player
• 1977 » Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
• 1977 » Wayne Brown, English footballer

• 1963 » Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)
• 1971 » Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)
• 1979 » Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)
• 1980 » Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 1982 » Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)
• 1985 » Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)
• 1986 » Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1987 » Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)

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

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

• 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.
• January 3 » Apple Computer is incorporated.
• February 18 » The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• August 12 » The first free flight of the Space ShuttleEnterprise.
• September 25 » About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
• December 25 » Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.

The temperature on August 20, 1977 was between 12.0 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.