About the day » Saturday July 17, 1976Calender converter

• David Brian Ashton († 2017)
• Heleentje P. van Zuilekom, ootmarsum († 2001)

• adriana smits (86), amsterdam
• Aagje Schmits (83), Den Haag ('s-Gravenhage), Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Annakee van Delft (72), Winschoten, Oldambt, Groningen, Nederland
• Cornelis Eekels (68), Den Bosch
• Anna Maria Baltus (69)
• Charles Floyd Starner (88), Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Alphons Drossaerts, Maastricht
• Aleida (Leida) Johanna Martens (74), Nijmegen
• Arend Middelveld (58)
• Bastiana Jongerius (71)

• 1975 » Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer
• 1975 » Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
• 1975 » Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
• 1975 » Harlette, Australian-English fashion designer
• 1975 » Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete
• 1976 » Anders Svensson, Swedish footballer and sportscaster
• 1976 » Dagmara Domińczyk, Polish-American actress
• 1976 » Gino D'Acampo, Italian chef and author
• 1976 » Luke Bryan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 » Marcos Senna, Brazilian-Spanish footballer

• 1961 » Emin Halid Onat, Turkish architect and academic (b. 1908)
• 1961 » Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (b. 1886)
• 1967 » John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1974 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
• 1975 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)
• 1980 » Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
• 1980 » Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1988 » Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)
• 1989 » Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (b. 1922)
• 1991 » John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)

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 24 » In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
• July 1 » Portugal grants autonomy to Madeira.
• July 10 » Four mercenaries (one American and three British) are executed in Angola following the Luanda Trial.
• 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.
• August 18 » In the Korean Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom, the Axe murder incident results in the death of two US soldiers.
• 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 July 17, 1976 was between 17.8 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.