About the day » Sunday November 6, 1977Calender converter

• Iemke Metsch, Koog aan de Zaan
• Kurt Marien, Lier, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1982)
• Linda Wolfrat
• Annick Timmermans, Genk, België († 2021)
• Niels Krommendijk, Soest, Utrecht, Nederland

• Anthonius Henricus van de Wiel (66), Waalwijk, Nederland
• Andries Henzen (88), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Leegwater (81), Heerhugowaard
• Annetje Evers (75), Putten
• Anthonius Henricus van de Wiel (66), Waalwijk
• Cornelis Marees (43), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Nijgh (62)
• Cornelia Gijsberta van Kleef (63), Utrecht
• Aline Louise Byers (54)
• Antonius Henricus van de Wiel (66), Waalwijk

• 1972 » Rebecca Romijn, American model and actress
• 1973 » David Giffin, Australian rugby player
• 1974 » Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist († 2009)
• 1978 » Erik Cole, American ice hockey player
• 1978 » Zak Morioka, Brazilian race car driver
• 1979 » Adam LaRoche, American baseball player
• 1979 » Brad Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 » Lamar Odom, American basketball player and actor
• 1981 » Andrew Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 » Kaspars Gorkšs, Latvian footballer

• 1964 » Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (b. 1925)
• 1965 » Clarence Williams, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist (b. 1899)
• 1984 » Gastón Suárez, Bolivian author and playwright (b. 1929)
• 1985 » Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (b. 1938)
• 1991 » Gene Tierney, American actress (b. 1920)
• 1998 » Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (b. 1928)
• 2000 » L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (b. 1907)
• 2003 » Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (b. 1944)
• 2003 » Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (b. 1919)

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. 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.
• January 8 » Three bombs explode in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
• February 4 » A Chicago Transit Authority elevated train rear-ends another and derails, killing 11 and injuring 180, the worst accident in the agency's history.
• July 13 » Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
• August 15 » The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
• 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 19 » TAP Portugal Flight 425 crashes in the Madeira Islands, killing 131.

The temperature on November 6, 1977 was between 7.8 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 5.5 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.