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• Sipko Klazes Vis, Minnertsga, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2016)

• Christina Margaretha van der Toorren (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Antonius Ludovicus De Wit (86), Kapellen, Provincie Antwerpen
• "Rudolf" Emilian Sieber (79), Sylmar, California, Verenigde Staten
• Angenieta Hilda van der Noord (67), Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bernardus Carolus Verhoof (75), Tilburg
• Barteld HAMMINGA (78), Uithuizen Groningen Netherlands
• * Bernardus Carolus Verhoof (75), Tilburg
• Aaltje Hendriks Koop (87), Surhuizum
• Anna Wilhelmina Antonia Rolkens (77), Valkenburg aan de Geul
• Adriana Dregmans (92)

• 1974 » Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire
• 1974 » Dan Byles, English sailor, rower, and politician
• 1975 » Federico Pucciariello, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 1975 » Marek Malík, Czech ice hockey player
• 1976 » Brock Olivo, American football player and coach
• 1977 » Dimos Dikoudis, Greek basketball player and manager
• 1977 » Jeff Farmer, Australian footballer
• 1978 » Luis García, Spanish footballer
• 1978 » Pantelis Kafes, Greek footballer
• 1978 » Shunsuke Nakamura, Japanese footballer

• 1964 » Stuart Davis, American painter and academic (b. 1892)
• 1968 » Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1969 » Frank King, American cartoonist (b. 1883)
• 1969 » Willy Ley, German-American historian and author (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Minor White, American photographer, critic, and academic (b. 1908)
• 1978 » Robert Charroux, French author and critic (b. 1909)
• 1980 » V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (b. 1894)
• 1984 » Clarence Campbell, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
• 1987 » Jackie Gleason, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1916)
• 1988 » Csaba Kesjár, Hungarian race car driver (b. 1962)

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.
• March 4 » The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention is formally dissolved in Northern Ireland resulting in direct rule of Northern Ireland from London by the British parliament.
• March 30 » Israeli-Palestinian conflict: in the first organized response against Israeli policies by a Palestinian collective since 1948, Palestinians create the first Land Day.
• July 4 » Israeli commandos raid Entebbe airport in Uganda, rescuing all but four of the passengers and crew of an Air France jetliner seized by Palestinian terrorists.
• July 18 » Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
• 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.
• November 23 » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.

The temperature on June 24, 1976 was between 17.4 °C and 32.0 °C and averaged 24.7 °C. There was 13.6 hours of sunshine (81%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.