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• Harm Fredrik Espeldoorn († 2024)
• Matthijs T. Naaktgeboren († 2011)
• Rik Wessels, Dedemsvaart, Avereest, Gem. Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland († 2015)
• Yve Staes († 2002)
• Jeroen Weltevreden († 1979)

• Arie de Jager (72), 's-Gravenhage, Nederland
• Carolina Bouwen (70), Herentals, België
• Anna Maria Kockelkoren (75), Haarlem
• Cornelis Pieter Pipping (94), Sint-Maartensdijk
• Anne Holwerda (58), Dokkum
• Aloïs D'Hulst (90), Brecht, België
• Adrianus Petrus Josephus Kemmeren (48), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Annigje Herlaar (68), Utrecht, Nederland
• Adrianus Petrus Jacobus Maria van IERSEL (38), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Frederikus (Jos) Meegdes (69), Haarlem

• 1973 » Justin Credible, American wrestler
• 1974 » Aurela Gaçe, Albanian singer
• 1974 » Paul Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 » Brynjar Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1975 » Ernesto Noel Aquino, Honduran footballer
• 1975 » Jacques Kallis, South African cricketer
• 1975 » Kellie Martin, American actress, director, and producer
• 1977 » John Mayer, American singer-songwriter, rapper, guitarist, and producer
• 1980 » Sue Bird, Israeli-American basketball player
• 1980 » Timana Tahu, Australian rugby league player

• 1972 » Hale Boggs, American lawyer and politician (b. 1914)
• 1972 » Leo G. Carroll, English-American actor (b. 1886)
• 1972 » Nick Begich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 1973 » Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)
• 1975 » Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 1978 » Dan Dailey, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1913)
• 1979 » Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (b. 1903)
• 1981 » Eugene Eisenmann, Panamanian-American lawyer and ornithologist (b. 1906)
• 1981 » Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (b. 1915)
• 1982 » Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (b. 1915)

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

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

• 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.
• April 7 » German Federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and his driver are shot by two Red Army Faction members while waiting at a red light.
• September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
• October 13 » Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
• October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
• December 1 » Pinwheel is launched, which is now Nickelodeon.
• December 4 » Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.

The temperature on October 16, 1977 was between 4.8 °C and 14.7 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (52%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.