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• Marwin Verduyn
• Ryan Thomas Harwood († 1992)
• Remko Veenstra, Nieuw-Lekkerland († 1994)

• Bernardus Albertus Pieper (62)
• Antje Barelds Oldenburger (76), Groningen
• Antonie van der Vorst (70), Niedorp
• Deege (68)
• Anna Elizabeth Szymanski (82), Elm Grove, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Antje Barelds Oldenburger (76)
• Arie Sytzes Greydanus (83), Manhattan, Montana, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Elisabeth van Bentum (70), Hillegom,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonie van der Vorst (70), Niedorp
• Arie Ligtermoet (74), Amsterdam

• 1975 » Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer
• 1976 » Cillian Murphy, Irish actor
• 1976 » Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist
• 1976 » Ethan Suplee, American actor
• 1976 » Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer
• 1976 » Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper
• 1977 » Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler
• 1977 » Andre Anis, Estonian footballer
• 1978 » Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1978 » Brian Urlacher, American football player

• 1968 » Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1970 » Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (b. 1932)
• 1977 » Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (b. 1904)
• 1979 » Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (b. 1899)
• 1979 » Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (b. 1923)
• 1981 » Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (b. 1898)
• 1981 » Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (b. 1912)
• 1983 » Idris of Libya (b. 1889)
• 1983 » Jack Stewart, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1917)
• 1983 » Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1904)

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. 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 28 » The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
• May 9 » Hotel Polen fire: A disastrous fire burns down the Hotel Polen in Amsterdam causing 33 deaths and 21 severe injuries.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• September 13 » General Motors introduces Diesel engine, with Oldsmobile Diesel engine, in the Delta 88, Oldsmobile 98, and Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser models amongst others.
• 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.
• December 4 » Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.

The temperature on May 25, 1977 was between 8.8 °C and 25.0 °C and averaged 18.3 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (91%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.