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• Randy Laszlo Theodor Bakker, Rotterdam († 2011)
• Remco Karel van der Torre, Woerden († 2008)
• cornelis johannes (erik) bouwmans, horst († 1997)
• Mort Né LEPERLIER, Saint-Louis,97421,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE († 1978)

• Clementina Hendrika Hellemans (70), Boom
• Carel Marinus James de Jongh (85), Hilversum
• Dreesje Franken (73), Hierden
• Cornelus Johannes Meeuwis (87)
• Carel Marinus James Jongh, de (85), Haarlem
• Dora ( Frieda ) Spanhake (81)
• Bregitta Geertruida Blom (60), Den Helder
• Barbara Hermans (89), Bladel, Bladel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alfons Van Essche (80)
• Cornelis Dirk van Vrede (77), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1973 » Larissa Lowing, Canadian artistic gymnast
• 1973 » Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1977 » Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
• 1977 » Vince Carter, American basketball player
• 1978 » Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
• 1981 » Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
• 1981 » Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
• 1981 » José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
• 1981 » Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
• 1982 » Reggie Hodges, American football player

• 1968 » Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (b. 1883)
• 1973 » Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (b. 1893)
• 1975 » Donald Sheldon, American bush pilot (b. 1921)
• 1976 » João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (b. 1901)
• 1977 » Filopimin Finos, Greek production manager and producer, founded Finos Film (b. 1908)
• 1979 » Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (b. 1908)
• 1980 » Simon Kapwepwe, Zambian politician, 2nd Vice President of Zambia (b. 1922)
• 1983 » Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (b. 1913)
• 1985 » Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (b. 1914)
• 1990 » Bob Gerard, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1914)

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

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

• 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 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 13.9 million citizens.
• January 18 » The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.
• March 23 » The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
• June 9 » The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opens its priesthood to "all worthy men", ending a 148-year-old policy of excluding black men.
• July 30 » The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
• November 23 » Cyclone kills about 1000 people in eastern Sri Lanka.
• November 27 » In San Francisco, city mayor George Moscone and openly gay city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

The temperature on January 26, 1978 was between 0.6 °C and 5.0 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (22%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.