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• Wendy Maria Leo Rombaut, Sint-Niklaas (B)
• Marike Dubbelboer

• Bertha Penninckx (76)
• Albert Post (66)
• Adrianus Gijsbert van Wijngaarden (78), Hilversum
• Alida Bakema (87), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonia (Toos) van Heezen (70), Nijmegen
• Bregje Bruin (95), Den Helder
• Antonius van LAMMEREN (63)
• Albertje van Dalen (73), Terneuzen
• Albert Post (66)
• Carel William Suyderhoud (86), Huis ter Heide

• 1974 » Die, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1975 » Bartosz Bosacki, Polish footballer
• 1976 » Nenad Vučković, Croatian footballer
• 1978 » Andrei Markov, Russian-Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 » Bouabdellah Tahri, French runner
• 1978 » Geremi Njitap, Cameroon footballer
• 1978 » Yoon Kye-sang, South Korean singer
• 1979 » David DeJesus, American baseball player
• 1979 » Michael Rogers, Australian cyclist
• 1979 » Ramón Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American actor and dancer

• 1971 » Roy O. Disney, American banker and businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1893)
• 1972 » Adolfo Orsi, Italian businessman (b. 1888)
• 1973 » Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)
• 1973 » Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (b. 1904; assassinated)
• 1974 » André Jolivet, French guitarist and composer (b. 1905)
• 1974 » R. A. Bevan, English advertiser (b. 1901)
• 1974 » Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (b. 1896)
• 1976 » Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1902)
• 1981 » Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)
• 1982 » Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1887)

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. Adriana
16. Jessica

• 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.
• August 4 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
• 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 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.
• November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.
• 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.
• December 18 » United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.

The temperature on December 20, 1977 was between -0.7 °C and 5.6 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.