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• Sara Marie Hetterman, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, Verenigde Staten († 1996)
• Roelof Piersma, Winschoten
• Sander-paul Lichtendonk († 2003)
• Amy Marie Ueding, Nebraska († 1995)
• Christel Dewaelsche († 1979)

• Cornelis Pluijm (78), Helmond
• Cornelia Maria Petronella Graafmans (76), Tilburg
• Alphonsus Wilhelmus van Bladel (87), Tilburg
• Augustinus Renier Vansimpsen (78), Borgloon, België
• Cora Jane Milby (78), Peoria, Peoria Co., IL
• Angelina Julienne Ghislaine Clement (77), Ottignies, 1340, België
• Adriana Johanna Peter (80), Helmond
• Alexander Antonius van Batenburg (49)
• Carolus Maria van der Sanden (61), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• dirk VISSER (72)

• 1977 » Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
• 1977 » Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist
• 1978 » Jason White, Scottish rugby player
• 1978 » Lindsay Hartley, American actress
• 1978 » Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier
• 1979 » Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 » Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
• 1980 » Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
• 1980 » Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
• 1981 » Jenny Meadows, English runner

• 1967 » Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
• 1977 » William Conway, Irish cardinal (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1939)
• 1984 » Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1933)
• 1987 » Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (b. 1901)
• 1987 » Dick Shawn, American actor (b. 1923)
• 1988 » Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (b. 1900)
• 1990 » Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (b. 1936)

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

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

• 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 14.0 million citizens.
• January 30 » A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
• February 18 » Richard Petty wins a then-record sixth Daytona 500 after leaders Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crash on the final lap of the first NASCAR race televised live flag-to-flag.
• April 11 » Ugandan dictator Idi Amin is deposed.
• July 11 » America's first space station, Skylab, is destroyed as it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.
• October 17 » Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• December 3 » In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.

The temperature on April 17, 1979 was between 4.1 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.