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• Doriene Suzanna Terwal, Oss, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Doriene Suzanna Terwal, Oss
• Jean Michel Eduard Bertou, Oostburg († 1978)
• Véronique Hoornaert, Menen († 2004)
• Johanna Romkes Falkena († 1978)

• Cor Mulder (64), Nijmegen
• Leendert van den Berg (91), Haarlemmermeer
• Cornelis den Ouden (80), Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aagje Hart (81), Nieuwe Niedorp
• Cornelis den Ouden (80), Heelsum
• Cornelis Joannis van Gastel (84), Roosendaal (NL)
• Albert Heeling (75)
• Anna Reichenberger (91), Kingman County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• Avis Ethel Graydon (81)
• Cornelia Ruis (78), Rot

• 1975 » Jason Crump, English-Australian motorcycle racer
• 1976 » Adam Ritson, Australian rugby league player
• 1976 » Melissa George, Australian-American actress
• 1976 » Shaun Timmins, Australian rugby league player
• 1976 » Soleil Moon Frye, American actress and producer
• 1977 » Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
• 1977 » Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 » Luciano Zavagno, Argentinian footballer
• 1977 » Rebecca Maddern, Australian journalist and television host
• 1978 » Marvel Smith, American football player

• 1969 » Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903)
• 1970 » Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1973 » Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (b. 1901)
• 1976 » Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Pope Paul VI (b. 1897)
• 1979 » Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 1983 » Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1944)
• 1985 » Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (b. 1923)
• 1986 » Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (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.
• March 16 » Assassination of Kamal Jumblatt, the main leader of the anti-government forces in the Lebanese Civil War.
• June 7 » Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
• June 30 » The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization disbands.
• July 20 » The Central Intelligence Agency releases documents under the Freedom of Information Act revealing it had engaged in mind-control experiments.
• August 13 » Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
• October 6 » The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.

The temperature on August 6, 1977 was between 15.1 °C and 21.7 °C and averaged 17.7 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (5%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.