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• Richard Geene, Rotterdam
• Fabian Kampstra, Oosterend (Texel, NH) († 1978)

• Arendje Klok (78), Katwijk
• Antje de Jong (79), Groningen,Groningen,Nederland
• Bastiaan van Noorloos (59), Rotterdam
• Anna Gerharda Eelsing (81)
• Allie Uitermarkt (71), Pella, Marion County, Iowa
• Anna Gertrudis Smeets (60)
• Aeilko Hartman (72), Schildwolde, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
• Andries Vervoort (73), Zwijndrecht, Nederland
• Anna Maria Josephina Bertus (78), Echt
• Anna Clara Electa Walburga barones van Harinxma thoe Slooten (75), Zeist,Gemeente Zeist,Utrecht,Netherlands

• 1976 » Aleksei Budõlin, Estonian judoka
• 1976 » Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer and coach
• 1976 » Henrik Stenson, Swedish golfer
• 1976 » Indrek Tobreluts, Estonian biathlete
• 1976 » Luis de Agustini, Uruguayan footballer
• 1976 » Natascha Ragosina, Russian boxer
• 1976 » Péter Biros, Hungarian water polo player
• 1976 » Simone Inzaghi, Italian footballer
• 1976 » Sterling K. Brown, American actor
• 1976 » Valeria Straneo, Italian long-distance runner

• 1974 » Bino Bini, Italian fencer (b. 1900)
• 1975 » Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (b. 1887)
• 1975 » Harold Osborn, American track and fielder (b. 1899)
• 1975 » Tell Berna, American middle and long-distance runner (b. 1891)
• 1975 » Victor Marijnen, Dutch politician (b. 1917)
• 1976 » Harry Wyld, British cyclist (b. 1900)
• 1976 » Howard Hughes, American pilot, engineer, and director (b. 1905)
• 1976 » Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian surgeon and academic (b. 1891)
• 1977 » Carlos Prío Socarrás, President of Cuba, (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Yuri Zavadsky, Russian actor and director (b. 1894)

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.
• February 4 » In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.
• February 9 » Aeroflot Flight 3739, a Tupolev Tu-104, crashes during takeoff from Irkutsk Airport, killing 24.
• June 29 » The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.
• July 17 » The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the games because of New Zealand's participation. Contrary to rulings by other international sports organizations, the IOC had declined to exclude New Zealand because of their participation in South African sporting events during apartheid.
• September 19 » Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object, when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal.
• October 13 » The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.

The temperature on April 5, 1976 was between 2.4 °C and 13.2 °C and averaged 8.4 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.