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• Tim Gaethofs, Herk-de-Stad († 1991)
• Christiaan KROOK, Purmerend,Noord-Holland,Nederland
• Marcel van Baarsen († 2009)
• Maaike Aaltina Tuinbeek, Eindhoven († 1994)
• Gerritje Maatje Keijzer, Stellendam († 1982)

• Berend MESSCHENDORP (70), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Maria Adriana Pigmans (66), Tilburg
• Camille Théophile Seurinck (90), Roeselare,8800,West-Vlaanderen,België
• Catharina Francke (84), Grijpskerke, Nederland
• Antje Buur (85), Groningen, Nederland
• Catharina Johanna Paulina Lotsij (71), Ubbergen, Nederland
• Arnoldus Martinus Josephus de Jong (84)
• Atje Strijbis (72), Opmeer
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• Bertha Philips (67), Heerlen

• 1976 » Andrea Lo Cicero, Italian rugby player
• 1976 » Ayelet Shaked, Israeli Minister of Justice (2015-2019)
• 1976 » Berke Hatipoğlu, Turkish guitarist and songwriter
• 1976 » Calvin Booth, American basketball player
• 1976 » Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient († 2005)
• 1976 » Stacey Jones, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1977 » Elton Flatley, Australian rugby player
• 1978 » James Carter, American hurdler
• 1978 » Shawn Marion, American basketball player
• 1978 » Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter

• 1958 » Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1880)
• 1967 » Margaret Larkin, American writer and poet (b. 1899)
• 1976 » Alison Uttley, English children's book writer (b. 1884)
• 1978 » Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 1986 » Haldun Taner, Turkish playwright and author (b. 1915)
• 1987 » Colin Blakely, Northern Irish actor (b. 1930)
• 1987 » Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (b. 1941)
• 1990 » Sam Tambimuttu, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 1994 » Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909)
• 1995 » Ray McKinley, American drummer, singer, and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra) (b. 1910)

• 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.
• March 23 » The first of The Nixon Interviews (12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalist David Frost interviewing former United States President Richard Nixon about the Watergate scandal and the Nixon tapes.
• May 17 » Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• September 30 » Because of NASA budget cuts and dwindling power reserves, the Apollo program's ALSEP experiment packages left on the Moon are shut down.
• 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 21 » Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".

The temperature on May 7, 1977 was between 2.4 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 8.3 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.