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• Alain Raymond Courbois, Haarlem, Ned

• Darr Thula Todd **** (87), Los Angeles, California, United States
• Anna Marie van Zwol (83)
• Cornelis (Kees) Bruijnzeel (80)
• Anna Maria Lavrijsen (78), Bladel
• Constantijn Johan Broers (66), Voorburg
• ClaSina Wijker (73), Deventer
• BERTHA MARIA CORDULA LAMON (87), Nukerke,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Apolônia Leonida Vieira (80), São Pedro de Alcântara, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• Bernard Keating [Os] (71), San Rafael, Marin County, California
• Charles Abraham Young (81), Mont Park, Victoria, Australia

• 1979 » Jason Momoa, American actor, director, and producer
• 1979 » Junior Agogo, Ghanaian footballer
• 1979 » Nathan Fien, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
• 1980 » Esteban Paredes, Chilean footballer
• 1980 » Mancini, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 » Romain Barras, French decathlete
• 1981 » Christofer Heimeroth, German footballer
• 1981 » Dean Cox, Australian footballer
• 1981 » Pia Haraldsen, Norwegian journalist and author
• 1981 » Stephen Hunt, Irish footballer

• 1970 » Frances Farmer, American actress (b. 1913)
• 1973 » Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (b. 1882)
• 1973 » Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician (b. 1893)
• 1974 » Ildebrando Antoniutti, Italian cardinal (b. 1898)
• 1977 » Francis Gary Powers, American captain and pilot (b. 1929)
• 1980 » Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1980 » Strother Martin, American actor (b. 1919)
• 1981 » Paddy Chayefsky, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
• 1982 » T. Thirunavukarasu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
• 1989 » John Ogdon, English pianist and composer (b. 1937)

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

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

• 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)
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 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 14.1 million citizens.
• April 18 » The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.
• May 9 » In Florida, Liberian freighter MVSummit Venture collides with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay, making a 1,400-ft. section of the southbound span collapse. Thirty-five people in six cars and a Greyhound bus fall 150ft. into the water and die.
• May 9 » In Norco, California, five masked gunmen hold up a Security Pacific bank, leading to a violent shoot-out and one of the largest pursuits in California history. Two of the gunmen and one police officer are killed and thirty-three police and civilian vehicles are destroyed in the chase.
• July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.
• September 5 » The Gotthard Road Tunnel opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 10.14 miles (16.32km) stretching from Göschenen to Airolo.
• December 8 » Former Beatle John Lennon is murdered in front of The Dakota in New York City.

The temperature on August 1, 1980 was between 14.5 °C and 25.3 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.