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• Vincent Johannes Jacobus Lagrand, Gilze en Rijen († 2010)
• EMANUEL ADRIANUS CORNELIS MAAT, Kethel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Richard Louis Steenhagen († 1999)

• Adriana van den Berg (82)
• Agatha Alida van der Sloot (57), Gouda, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aukje Bekkema (75), Rottevalle, Smallingerland,, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
• Aukje Harms Bekkema (75), Rottevalle
• Aukje (2) Bekkema (75), ,,, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands
• Anna Engelina Wijker (81), Egmond aan Zee
• Aleida Frederica Donner (90), 's Gravenhage Z.H
• Arend Willemszn Bronsema (78), Oosteinde, Nederland
• Anna Engelina Klaasd Wijker (81), EaZ
• Aaltje Elisabeth Dirkje Koolmees (75), Zwijndrecht Z.H

• 1966 » Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 » David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist
• 1975 » Paul Watson, English footballer and physiotherapist
• 1978 » Dominik Hrbatý, Slovak tennis player
• 1980 » Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 » Al Jefferson, American basketball player
• 1985 » Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
• 1985 » Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player
• 1986 » James Milner, English footballer
• 1986 » Younès Kaboul, French footballer

• 1962 » Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)
• 1965 » T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1967 » Donald Campbell, English racing driver and world speed record holder (b. 1921)
• 1969 » Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1975 » Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
• 1986 » Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1949)
• 1988 » Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)
• 1990 » Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)

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

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Wendy
5. Esther
6. Monique
7. Elisabeth
8. Miranda
9. Linda
10. Jennifer
11. Saskia
12. Bianca
13. Cindy
14. Judith
15. Tamara
16. Patricia

• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
• January 1 » A bomb explodes on board Middle East Airlines Flight 438 over Qaisumah, Saudi Arabia, killing all 81 people on board.
• January 21 » Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
• February 19 » Executive Order 9066, which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by President Gerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.
• April 11 » The Apple I is created.
• May 7 » The Honda Accord is officially launched.
• October 6 » Dozens are killed by the Thai army in the Thammasat University massacre.

The temperature on January 4, 1976 was between 1.0 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.