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• Nelleke Theresia Collignon, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2016)
• Monique Tot, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Johannes van der Ende, 's-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1978)
• Johannes Cornelis van der Ende, 's-Gravenzande († 1978)
• Ferdinand van der Horst, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• * Wilhelm van Diem (86), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Anna Theresia Lüdeke (74)
• Andreas Antonius Koppelmans (70), Eindhoven
• Annegien Fenna Dijkhuizen (Dykhuizen) (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Griffioen (63), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Christiaan Antonius van Huijgevoort (67)
• Christiaan Lodewijk BOEKHOFF (68), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Janna Alida Uitermarkt (82), Schiedam
• Arthur Lee Jones (VaughanGrad (32), Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Margaritha Sevens (84), Neerpelt

• 1975 » Brian Deegan, American motocross rider
• 1975 » Tamia, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1977 » Averno, Mexican wrestler
• 1977 » Marek Jankulovski, Czech footballer
• 1977 » Svein Tuft, Canadian cyclist
• 1978 » Aaron Harang, American baseball player
• 1978 » Leandro Cufré, Argentinian footballer
• 1978 » Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati terrorist († 2001)
• 1978 » Santiago Dellapè, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
• 1979 » Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1976 » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1976 » Ulrike Meinhof, German militant, co-founded the Red Army Faction (b. 1934)
• 1977 » James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921)
• 1978 » Aldo Moro, Italian lawyer and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)
• 1979 » Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)
• 1979 » Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)
• 1980 » Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928)
• 1981 » Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)
• 1983 » Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (b. 1891)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Johannes
4. Martijn
5. Peter
6. Richard
7. Mark
8. Michael
9. Robert
10. David
11. Hendrik
12. Pieter
13. Dennis
14. Marcel
15. Cornelis
16. Steven

1. Maria
2. Monique
3. Esther
4. Johanna
5. Sandra
6. Wendy
7. Cindy
8. Linda
9. Yvonne
10. Patricia
11. Jennifer
12. Anna
13. Bianca
14. Marieke
15. Elisabeth
16. Jessica

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.8 million citizens.
• January 28 » The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977 which dumps 10 feet (3.0m) of snow in one day in Upstate New York, with Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
• March 2 » Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People".
• August 26 » The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
• October 6 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
• November 20 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel, when he meets Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and speaks before the Knesset in Jerusalem, seeking a permanent peace settlement.
• November 26 » An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm.

The temperature on May 9, 1977 was between 2.3 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.