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• Simon Frank Kooiman, Enkhuizen
• Valerie Renee Kramer, Valparaiso-Indiana (USA) († 1977)
• Valerie Renee KRAMER, Valparaiso Porter County Indiana U.S.A († 1977)
• Saskia Cahlijne van Dieren, Zwolle († 1987)
• Angelique DELEU, Mouscron,7700,Hainaut,Wallonie,Belgique († 1995)
• Angelique DELEU, Mouscron, 7700, Hainaut, Wallonie, Belgique († 1995)
• Kyle Ray SPARENBERG, Kankakee County Illinois U.S.A († 1993)
• Suzanne PERSOON, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1977)
• Saskia Cathalijne van Dieren, Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland († 1987)

• Adrianus Boot (74), Brakpan, Gauteng, South Africa
• Adriana Wintermans (56), Breda, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alice Brummel (80), Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Antonia (Tonnie) Martinali (63), Helmond, Nederland
• Alcides Pedro de Mello (57), Congonhinhas, Paraná, Brasil
• Arend de Vogel (101)
• Arendje Klok (70), Katwijk
• Adrianus Arnoldus Baijens (80), Waalwijk
• Aaltje van de Vuurst (62), Bunschoten
• Arendje Klok (70), Katwijk

• 1975 » Luciano Burti, Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster
• 1976 » Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach
• 1976 » Neil Jackson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1976 » Norm Maxwell, New Zealand rugby player
• 1976 » Paul Konerko, American baseball player
• 1977 » Taismary Agüero, Cuban-Italian volleyball player
• 1978 » Carlos Ochoa, Mexican footballer
• 1978 » Jared Crouch, Australian footballer
• 1978 » Kimberly McCullough, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1978 » Mike Hessman, American baseball player and coach

• 1971 » Allan Nevins, American journalist and author (b. 1890)
• 1973 » Robert C. O'Brien, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
• 1974 » Billy De Wolfe, American actor (b. 1907)
• 1974 » John Samuel Bourque, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
• 1974 » Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888)
• 1976 » Otto Tief, Estonian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1889)
• 1977 » Tom Pryce, Welsh race car driver (b. 1949)
• 1980 » Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (b. 1912)
• 1981 » Yip Harburg, American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
• 1982 » John Belushi, American actor (b. 1949)

• 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.
• 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.
• May 9 » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
• June 26 » Elvis Presley held his final concert in Indianapolis, Indiana at Market Square Arena.
• September 4 » The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco.
• September 27 » Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
• November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.

The temperature on March 5, 1977 was between 5.0 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (38%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.