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• Jos Hendriks, Gemert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Audey Roberto MICHEL, Cianjur († 2022)
• Anne Marie Ohrt, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa († 2010)
• Bob Van Lierde, Dendermonde

• Akke Bekius (50), Gauw (gemeente Wymbritseradeel)
• Akke Jans Bekius (50), Gauw, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Franciscus Nieland (74)
• Alfons-Joseph Pellaers (64), Beverst-Bilzen
• Alida (Aaltje) Veerman (76), Oisterwijk
• Antonius Hellemons (72), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Hillegonda, Jonkvrouw Hooft-Graafland (83), Driebergen, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aafje Koens (79), Klazienaveen, Nederland
• Annas Naaman Dyer (75)
• Anna Chartrand (84), Ste-Marthe

• 1966 » Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1967 » David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist
• 1975 » Paul Watson, English footballer and physiotherapist
• 1978 » Dominik Hrbatý, Slovak tennis player
• 1980 » Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 » Al Jefferson, American basketball player
• 1985 » Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
• 1985 » Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Norwegian handball player
• 1986 » James Milner, English footballer
• 1986 » Younès Kaboul, French footballer

• 1965 » T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1967 » Donald Campbell, English racing driver and world speed record holder (b. 1921)
• 1969 » Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (b. 1935)
• 1975 » Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
• 1986 » Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (b. 1949)
• 1988 » Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)
• 1990 » Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
• 1990 » Henry Bolte, Australian sergeant and politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (b. 1908)

• 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.
• February 18 » The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden "flight" on top of a Boeing 747.
• April 28 » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
• June 15 » After the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elections took place in Spain.
• September 18 » Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
• November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
• 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 January 4, 1977 was between -1.5 °C and 6.9 °C and averaged 2.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 5.0 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.