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• Jaap Kateman († 1976)
• Saul Joseph Kittrell Jr. († 2018)
• Astrid Bijl, Velsen-Noord, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Melvin Cornelius Woolem, Lawton, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten

• Bertha Maria Juliana ROMBOUTS (91), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Abraham van der Meulen (84), Den Burg, Texel, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Christiaan de Waal (77), Eindhoven
• Derk Paas (45)
• Albert Reinders (61), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Catharina Johanna Mathijsen (87), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Jacobus van Loon (74), Maastricht
• Alida van Maastrigt (95), Geertruidenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Johanna Mathijssen (87), Roosendaal
• Agatha Alida Hillebrand (73), Wassenaar

• 1975 » Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1976 » Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
• 1976 » Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager
• 1976 » Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player
• 1976 » Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager
• 1976 » Phil Harvey, English businessman
• 1976 » Stephen Carr, Irish footballer
• 1977 » Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer
• 1977 » Devean George, American basketball player
• 1977 » John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player

• 1968 » Ulysses S. Grant III, American general (b. 1881)
• 1971 » Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr., American murderer (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Lale Andersen, German singer-songwriter (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Éamon de Valera, Irish soldier and politician, 3rd President of Ireland (b. 1882)
• 1977 » Brian McGuire, Australian race car driver (b. 1945)
• 1977 » Jean Hagen, American actress (b. 1923)
• 1979 » Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (b. 1890)
• 1981 » Lowell Thomas, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
• 1982 » Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (b. 1915)
• 1982 » Lehman Engel, American composer and conductor (b. 1910)

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 18 » Lebanese Christian militias kill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
• 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.
• April 9 » The EMD F40PH diesel locomotive enters revenue service with Amtrak.
• September 19 » Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
• November 26 » "Anarchy in the U.K.", the debut single of the Sex Pistols, is released, heralding the arrival of punk rock
• December 25 » EgyptAir Flight 664, a Boeing 707-366C, crashes on approach to Don Mueang International Airport, killing 71 people.

The temperature on August 29, 1976 was between 12.0 °C and 25.7 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.