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• René Schoenmaker, Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen († 2016)
• Joshua Valese, Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• rene marcel Bolwijn, groningen
• Mischa Hoogsteder, IJmuiden, Noord Holland, Nederland († 1976)

• Aukje Louws Detmar (71)
• Beitske Elderhuis (71)
• Beitsen Dirks Elderhuis (71), Leeuwarden
• Cornelis van der Plas (71)
• Anthonie Hoechard Wesdorp (82), Rotterdam
• Cornelia van Dongen (93), Putten (NL)
• Cornelia van der Nol (73), Den Haag
• Cipriona van der Linden (54)
• Aukje Detmar (71), -
• Cornelis van der Plas (71), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1974 » Costel Busuioc, Romanian tenor
• 1975 » Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
• 1975 » Toby Hall, American baseball player
• 1976 » Henrik Gustavsson, Swedish footballer
• 1976 » Jeremy Miller, American actor and singer
• 1976 » Josh Ritter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 » Lavinia Miloșovici, Romanian gymnast
• 1976 » Mélanie Turgeon, Canadian skier
• 1978 » Henrik Klingenberg, Finnish singer and keyboard player
• 1978 » Joey Harrington, American football player and sportscaster

• 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
• 1969 » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
• 1970 » Li Linsi, Chinese educator and diplomat (b. 1896)
• 1971 » Minnie Evans, Potawatomi leader (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1932)
• 1975 » Charles Reidpath, American runner and general (b. 1887)
• 1977 » Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (b. 1929)
• 1978 » Anastas Mikoyan, Armenian-Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1895)
• 1980 » Hans Asperger, Austrian physician and psychologist (b. 1906)
• 1982 » Radka Toneff, Norwegian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)

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.
• January 3 » The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force.
• February 6 » In testimony before a United States Senate subcommittee, Lockheed Corporation president Carl Kotchian admits that the company had paid out approximately $3 million in bribes to the office of Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.
• July 28 » The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851.
• October 22 » Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs.
• November 15 » René Lévesque and the Parti Québécois take power to become the first Quebec government of the 20th century clearly in favor of independence.
• November 26 » "Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock

The temperature on October 21, 1976 was between 7.7 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.