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• Angelique van Vlodrop († 1983)

• Angelina Francisca Maria Krijnen (75), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Cornelis Teeuwen (73), Budel
• Adrianus Martinus Manders 12AIG (41), Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Angela Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz (70), München, Bayern, Allemagne
• Anthonius Adrianus Knijf (76), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alberic Josephus Vandenbroucke (90), Waregem, West Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Angelina F M Krijnen (75), Breda,Noord-Brabant,Nederland
• Andreas Hubertus Poell (63), Roermond, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Slinger (61)
• Adam Johannes van der Lelij (72), Maasland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1976 » Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1976 » Magdalena Kučerová, Czech-German tennis player
• 1976 » Stefan Postma, Dutch footballer and coach
• 1977 » Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 » Jamie Laurie, American singer-songwriter
• 1977 » Melinda Doolittle, American singer-songwriter
• 1977 » Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
• 1977 » Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer and manager
• 1978 » Carolina Gynning, Swedish model, actress, and singer
• 1978 » Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter

• 1973 » Dennis Price, English actor (b. 1915)
• 1973 » Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
• 1973 » François Cevert, French race car driver (b. 1944)
• 1973 » Sidney Blackmer, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1974 » Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (b. 1948)
• 1976 » Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (b. 1900)
• 1978 » Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
• 1979 » Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (b. 1911)
• 1980 » Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (b. 1922)
• 1980 » Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)

• 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 17 » Capital punishment in the United States resumes after a ten-year hiatus, as convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by firing squad in Utah.
• June 30 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
• July 21 » The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
• September 12 » South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody.
• October 17 » The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
• October 18 » German Autumn: a set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly commit suicide.

The temperature on October 6, 1977 was between 11.6 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 5.8 mm of rain during 3.1 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.