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• Matthew Stephen POWELL, Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia († 1977)
• Björn Gina Linda Mosbeux, Brugge, België († 1998)
• Björn Gina Linda Mosbeux, Brugge († 1998)
• Tea BUURVELD, Stellendam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• Bastiaantje Dirks (73), Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Alkemade (75), Amersfoort
• Adrian Alkemade (75), Amersfoort
• Catharina "Kitty" Dorothea Estoppey (74)
• Anna Maria (Anna) Verbeet (87), Malden
• Adam Frederik Zewald (88), Velp (Gem Rheden)
• Berend Jan Stroink (93), Nieuwleusen
• August Roman, IJzendijke
• Antonia Maria Vriens (81), Tilburg
• Christiaan C.G. van Lent (29), Breda

• 1973 » Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
• 1974 » Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 » Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 1977 » Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
• 1977 » Darvis Patton, American sprinter
• 1977 » Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
• 1978 » Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1979 » Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
• 1979 » Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 » Rick Victor, Canadian wrestler and manager

• 1971 » Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904)
• 1975 » Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1951)
• 1976 » W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1886)
• 1980 » Don Warrington, Canadian football player (b. 1948)
• 1980 » Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
• 1980 » Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Jeanne Block, American psychologist (b. 1923)
• 1984 » Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (b. 1910)

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 22 » Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
• May 1 » Thirty-six people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations.
• May 25 » Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in theaters.
• August 20 » Voyager program: NASA launches the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
• 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 December 4, 1977 was between -0.1 °C and 4.2 °C and averaged 1.6 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.