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• Martijn Franciscus Margaretha Janssen, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Hubert Joseph Schoffelen, Maastricht, Limburg, Nederland
• Mieke Nijhoff, Almelo († 1978)
• Ellen Van Craen, Bonheiden († 1978)
• Floortje van Tellingen, zeist († 1978)
• Fester van Noord, Amsterdam
• Danielle Lynn Pickett, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States († 1978)
• Jennifer de Kruyf

• Christina Klerx (70), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antonius Petrus Martens (62), Breda
• Anne "Annie" Hughes (67), Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
• Arie Engelsz. Koper (68), Haarlem
• Aaltje Kwakkel (57), Zwolle, Nederland
• Agatha Scholte (69), Leimuiden
• Alice McClaskey (90), Humboldt
• Bailey Eades [K] (67), Henderson County, Kentucky
• Agatha A, Scholte (69), Leimuiden
• Aafje Sieger (91), Amsterdam

• 1975 » Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
• 1975 » Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1977 » Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player
• 1978 » Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player
• 1978 » Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
• 1979 » David Zabriskie, American cyclist
• 1979 » Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer
• 1979 » Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model
• 1979 » Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1980 » Bobby Crosby, American baseball player

• 1967 » Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (b. 1887)
• 1971 » John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (b. 1896)
• 1974 » Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886)
• 1976 » Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1890)
• 1977 » Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 1983 » Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (b. 1903)
• 1988 » Connie Mulder, South African politician (b. 1925)
• 1988 » Piero Taruffi, Italian racing driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1906)
• 1990 » Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American author and educator (b. 1919)

• 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 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 13.9 million citizens.
• January 31 » The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II.
• February 6 » The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.
• September 15 » Muhammad Ali outpointed Leon Spinks in a rematch to become the first boxer to win the world heavyweight title three times at the Superdome in New Orleans.
• September 25 » PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
• October 3 » A Finnish Air Force DC-3 crashes, killing all 15 people on board.
• October 8 » Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.

The temperature on January 12, 1978 was between 1.6 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 12.3 mm of rain during 11.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.