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• Jolanda Christina Somer, Ede († 1989)
• John Paul Tiemens, Liverpool, Engeland († 2009)
• Ramon Koenen, Nijmegen, Nederland († 2013)

• Ella Van Singel (101), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Elizabeth Frances - CAN Mensen (Menzen) (17)
• Elizabeth Mulder (60), Musselkanaal
• Alexander Reinard Hulst (68), Baarn, Nederland
• Béatrice d'Andigné (35)
• Betty Mae Wulk (53), Milw, Wisconsin
• Daphne Schouten (0), Almere
• Antoine Heeren (71), Sint-Truiden, België
• Alberdina Johanna Wilhelmina de Bruijn (78), Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• André GOEBELS (49), GOE, Liège, Belgique

• 1976 » Brandon DiCamillo, American comedian, actor, and stuntman
• 1976 » Sule, Indonesian comedian and actor
• 1976 » Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
• 1977 » Peter Phillips, English businessman
• 1977 » Robaire Smith, American football player
• 1977 » Sean Murray, American actor
• 1978 » Floyd Womack, American football player
• 1979 » Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
• 1979 » Brooks Bollinger, American football player and coach
• 1979 » Josemi, Spanish footballer

• 1976 » Jean Gabin, French actor, singer, and producer (b. 1904)
• 1978 » Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901)
• 1980 » Bill Lee, American actor and singer (b. 1916)
• 1981 » Enid Markey, American actress (b. 1894)
• 1981 » Khawar Rizvi, Pakistani poet and scholar (b. 1938)
• 1981 » Steve Macko, American baseball player and coach (b. 1954)
• 1982 » Martín de Álzaga, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1901)
• 1982 » Vinoba Bhave, Indian philosopher and Gandhian, Bharat Ratna Awardee (b. 1895)
• 1983 » Charlie Grimm, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
• 1983 » John Grimaldi, English keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1955)

• 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.
• May 3 » The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
• July 10 » ABC World News Tonight premieres on ABC.
• August 22 » The District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Congress. The proposed amendment would have provided the District of Columbia with full voting representation in the Congress, the Electoral College, and regarding amending the U.S. Constitution. The proposed amendment failed to be ratified by enough states (ratified by 16, needed 38) and so did not become part of the Constitution.
• September 7 » While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Gullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
• October 1 » Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• October 21 » Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.

The temperature on November 15, 1978 was between 5.0 °C and 11.5 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.