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• Patrick Buttenaers, Borgerhout, Antwerpen, België († 1977)
• Jeroen Slot, Nieuw-Zwinderen, Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, Nederland

• Antonius Stoop (87), Breda, Nederland
• Albertus Wessels (80)
• Cornelia Margaretha van den Heuvel (65), Oostendorp, Elburg
• Albertus Wessels (80), Vriezenveen
• Amanda Stoute (88)
• Agnes Theresia Maria Agnes Oude Engberink (46), Hengelo
• Antje Koornwinder (86), Amsterdam
• Anne Blanka Edwina Alma von Beaufort (59)
• Anthonie de BOEF (50)
• Catharina Josephina Maria Keusters (63), Tilburg

• 1973 » Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1974 » Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet
• 1974 » Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
• 1976 » Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1977 » Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater
• 1978 » Scott Raynor, American drummer
• 1979 » Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 » Rasual Butler, American basketball player († 2018)
• 1980 » Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player
• 1980 » Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer

• 1965 » David Smith, American sculptor (b. 1906)
• 1975 » Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
• 1979 » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
• 1981 » David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
• 1981 » Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
• 1981 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1981 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
• 1989 » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• November 11 » A munitions explosion at a train station in Iri, South Korea kills at least 56 people.

The temperature on May 23, 1977 was between 7.9 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (63%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.