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• Kristopher Michael SEIFFERT († 1977)
• Daan Sanders († 2013)
• N.N. Spandonk, Breda, Nederland († 1977)

• Cornelis Sieveking (72), Amsterdam
• Egbert Jan van Dijk (55)
• Albert Zantinge (64)
• Andries Helder (37), Ter-Apel
• Beatrice M Mann (75), Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States
• VAN DER VELDE, Iowa U.S.A
• Fokko Schomaker (65), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Adriaan OUWERKERK (62)
• Aaltje de Jong (78), gouda (zuid holland)
• Egbert Jan van Dijk * (55)

• 1977 » Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1977 » A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
• 1977 » Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach
• 1977 » Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician
• 1977 » James Ormond, English cricketer
• 1977 » Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
• 1977 » Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
• 1977 » Shockmain Davis, American football player
• 1977 » Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
• 1977 » Wayne Brown, English footballer

• 1963 » Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)
• 1965 » Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)
• 1971 » Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)
• 1979 » Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)
• 1980 » Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 1982 » Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)
• 1985 » Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)
• 1986 » Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)
• 1987 » Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian-Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Johannes
4. Martijn
5. Peter
6. Richard
7. Mark
8. Michael
9. Robert
10. Hendrik
11. David
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. Elisabeth
15. Jessica
16. Marieke

• 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 8 » Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
• June 26 » Elvis Presley held his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at Market Square Arena.
• June 27 » France grants independence to Djibouti.
• July 13 » New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
• September 10 » Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.
• September 30 » Because of NASA budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.

The temperature on August 20, 1977 was between 12.0 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 2.7 hours. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.