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Born on Wednesday October 27, 1976
Died on Wednesday October 27, 1976
- Dina Antonia Burhenne (66), Tegelen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Antonius Lourentius Dijkstra (86), Harlingen
- Adriana van der Steen (82), Rhoon, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje Johannes Baarda (90), Opsterland
- Anna Cornelia van Diessen (81), Bladel en Netersel
- Antje Baarda (90), -
- Anna Maria Koek (86), Amsterdam
- Antje Baarda (90), Opsterland
- Boukje Elisabeth Franscina Kieft (75), Utrecht
- Adriana van der Steen (82), Rhoon, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 27, 1976 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- De Telegraaf
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
Born on October 27
- 1975 » Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer
- 1975 » Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach
- 1976 » Bobby Fish, American professional wrestler
- 1976 » Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author
- 1976 » Wilson Raimundo Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- 1977 » Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer
- 1977 » Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1977 » Sheeri Rappaport, American actress
- 1978 » Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player and scout
- 1978 » Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier
Died on October 27
- 1962 » Enrico Mattei, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906)
- 1962 » Rudolf Anderson, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927)
- 1968 » Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1878)
- 1974 » C. P. Ramanujam, Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
- 1975 » Rex Stout, American detective novelist (b. 1886)
- 1977 » James M. Cain, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
- 1980 » John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
- 1980 » Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1924)
- 1982 » Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)
- 1988 » Charles Hawtrey, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914)
Names that were popular for boys in 1976
- Jan
- Jeroen
- Mark
- Johannes
- Martijn
- Patrick
- David
- Peter
- Michael
- Robert
- Dennis
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Richard
- Ronald
- Bart
Names that were popular for girls in 1976
- Maria
- Johanna
- Sandra
- Wendy
- Esther
- Monique
- Elisabeth
- Miranda
- Linda
- Jennifer
- Saskia
- Bianca
- Cindy
- Judith
- Tamara
- Patricia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1976
- 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 18 » Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
- April 2 » Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
- April 7 » Member of Parliament and suspected spy John Stonehouse resigns from the Labour Party (UK) after being arrested for faking his own death.
- July 21 » Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
- September 21 » Seychelles joins the United Nations.
- October 11 » George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
Weather October 27, 1976
The temperature on October 27, 1976 was between 5.2 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.