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Born on Wednesday December 21, 1977
- Darren Brian Theodorus Ross., Unionville, Canada
- Steve Robert Zweegman († 1978)
- Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron, 25th President of France
- Marcel Valkman († 1995)
Died on Wednesday December 21, 1977
- Anna Hendrika Blijerveld (82), Doorn
- Anna Kleima (76), Heelsum,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Beerta Ales Dillema (75)
- Cornelia Maria PRIEST (78), Geldrop (NL/NB)
- Amelia Fedel (78), Lindóia, São Paulo, Brasil
- Anna Mae Swan (83), Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Antje ter Veer (76)
- Arie Kroon (73)
- Antonij Ruiterkamp (79), Ommen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Bernardus Volmer (79), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 21, 1977 at Delpher
Born on December 21
- 1973 » Irakli Alasania, Georgian colonel and politician, Georgian Minister of Defense
- 1973 » Matías Almeyda, Argentine footballer and manager
- 1974 » Karrie Webb, Australian golfer
- 1975 » Paloma Herrera, Argentinian ballerina
- 1977 » Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- 1977 » Leon MacDonald, New Zealand rugby player
- 1978 » Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter
- 1978 » Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
- 1978 » Shaun Morgan, South African musician, singer, and guitarist
- 1979 » Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player († 2015)
Died on December 21
- 1963 » Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist (b. 1882)
- 1964 » Carl Van Vechten, American author and photographer (b. 1880)
- 1965 » Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (b. 1891)
- 1968 » Vittorio Pozzo, Italian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1886)
- 1974 » Richard Long, American actor and director (b. 1927)
- 1982 » Abu Al-Asar Hafeez Jullundhri, Pakistani poet and composer (b. 1900)
- 1983 » Paul de Man, Belgian-born philosopher, literary critic and theorist (b. 1919)
- 1988 » Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)
- 1992 » Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
- 1992 » Stella Adler, American actress and educator (b. 1901)
Names that were popular for boys in 1977
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Jeroen
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Peter
- Pieter
- Michael
- Martijn
- Robert
- David
- Mark
- Richard
- Maria
- John
Names that were popular for girls in 1977
- Maria
- Johanna
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Ann
- Esther
- Adriana
- Monique
- Elizabeth
- Lynn
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Sandra
- Wendy
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1977
- 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.
- January 24 » The Atocha massacre occurs in Madrid during the Spanish transition to democracy.
- April 11 » London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
- July 11 » Martin Luther King, Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- October 13 » Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
- December 5 » Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria, Iraq and South Yemen. The move is in retaliation for the Declaration of Tripoli against Egypt.
The weather on Wednesday December 21, 1977
The temperature on December 21, 1977 was between -2.0 °C and 5.3 °C and averaged 1.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI