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• Bianca Westerhof, Emmen († 2005)

• Bertha Scholastica Loete (76), Waarschoot, Belgium
• Anna Ortolani (84), Araraquara, São Paulo, Brasil
• Asther (Astere) van Cauwenberghe (81), Oudenaarde, Belgium
• Christiaan Hendrik Dickhout (50), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Wilhelmus Wissink (66), Oldenzaal, 7570, Nederland
• Antonius Wilhemus Wissink (66)
• Agnes Mulder (73), Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, VS
• Albertus Johannes Wilbrink (60), Voorst(onden)
• Brand Jaspers Veenstra (72), Boelensloane, Friesland, Nederland
• Annetje Machiel de Mol (63), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1973 » Aaron Ward, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1973 » Chris Bowen, Australian politician, 37th Treasurer of Australia
• 1973 » Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer and actor
• 1973 » Liz Ellis, Australian netball player and sportscaster
• 1974 » Derrick Mason, American football player
• 1974 » Vesko Kountchev, Bulgarian viola player, composer, and producer
• 1974 » Yang Chen, Chinese footballer and manager
• 1975 » Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
• 1978 » Lisa Llorens, Australian Paralympian
• 1978 » Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter

• 1961 » Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1925)
• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
• 1981 » Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
• 1984 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1988 » Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 1991 » Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)

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

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.
• April 1 » Apple Inc. is formed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne in Cupertino, California, USA.
• June 25 » Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• July 19 » Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created.
• July 21 » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
• September 21 » Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He had been a member of the former Chilean Marxist government.
• September 21 » Seychelles joins the United Nations.

The temperature on January 17, 1976 was between 1.5 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.