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• Jeroen Andreas Rijkeboer, Huissen, Gelderland, Nederland († 1999)
• Petrus Hubertus Aldegundis Schellekens, Gilze en Rijen

• Aaltje Sap (90)
• Cornelis Jacobus Gerardus Verkleij (52), Sittard
• Catherine Elise Baerten (68), Bilzen
• Adrianus Marinus Sep (62), Oudenbosch, Noord-Brabant (Nederland)
• Adriana Gabriels (90), Zevenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adah Mae VanHoy (88), Klamath Falls, Klamath, Oregon
• Barbara Christina van Calcar (84), Groningen
• Albert Jan Jans Nieuwenhuis (66)
• Annechiena Jantina Biewenga (74), Middelstum,, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Leocadia Simonich (84), Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, Verenigde Staten

• 1975 » Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 » Erik Ohlsson, Swedish singer and guitarist
• 1975 » Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician
• 1975 » Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
• 1976 » Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
• 1976 » Tomáš Vokoun, Czech-American ice hockey player
• 1977 » Deniz Barış, Turkish footballer
• 1978 » Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn
• 1979 » Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 († 2001)
• 1979 » Walter Davis, American triple jumper

• 1966 » Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
• 1970 » Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)
• 1972 » Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1876)
• 1973 » Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
• 1973 » Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. 1892)
• 1973 » George McBride, American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
• 1975 » James Robertson Justice, English actor (b. 1907)
• 1977 » Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
• 1978 » Aris Alexandrou, Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)

• 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 9 » The Hanafi Siege: In a thirty-nine-hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings.
• August 15 » The Big Ear, a radio telescope operated by Ohio State University as part of the SETI project, receives a radio signal from deep space; the event is named the "Wow! signal" from the notation made by a volunteer on the project.
• September 12 » South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody.
• November 14 » During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom.
• December 6 » South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
• December 25 » Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets in Egypt with its president Anwar Sadat.

The temperature on July 2, 1977 was between 14.0 °C and 20.8 °C and averaged 17.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 0.9 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.