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• Camiel Josephus (Camiel) Koster, Maastricht
• Emma Maria van Boxtel, 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Bessie Kroodsma (78), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
• Aparicio Agapito (71)
• Cornelis Ludovicus Henricus Daamen (93), Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United State, California, Verenigde Staten
• Audrey de Boer (45), Sioux Center, Sioux County, Iowa
• Anthony John Rosa (31), Clark, Nevada, United States
• Adriana Maria Doorakkers (81), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna Doorakkers (81), Breda
• Barteld Jan de Boer (61), -
• Barteld Jan de Boer (61), Luttelgeest
• Baardhout de Niet (65), 's-Gravenhage

• 1976 » Crista Flanagan, American actress and screenwriter
• 1976 » Zach Johnson, American golfer
• 1977 » Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player and singer
• 1977 » Floyd Mayweather, Jr., American boxer
• 1977 » Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer and coach
• 1978 » DeWayne Wise, American baseball player
• 1978 » Gary, South Korean rapper and producer
• 1978 » John Nolan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1978 » Leon Constantine, English footballer
• 1978 » Shinya, Japanese drummer and songwriter

• 1967 » Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (b. 1886)
• 1970 » Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. 1897)
• 1974 » Margaret Leech, American historian and author (b. 1895)
• 1975 » Hans Bellmer, German artist (b. 1902)
• 1975 » Nikolai Bulganin, Russian marshal and politician, 6th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1895)
• 1978 » Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (b.1891)
• 1982 » Virginia Bruce, American actress (b. 1910)
• 1986 » Rukmini Devi Arundale, Indian Bharatnatyam dancer (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (b. 1904)
• 1990 » Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. 1945)

1. Jan
2. Martijn
3. Jeroen
4. Mark
5. David
6. Dennis
7. Johannes
8. Peter
9. Patrick
10. Michael
11. Robert
12. Pieter
13. Richard
14. Paul
15. Bart
16. Willem

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Patricia
5. Marieke
6. Linda
7. Monique
8. Jessica
9. Jennifer
10. Esther
11. Wendy
12. Kim
13. Anna
14. Bianca
15. Cornelia
16. Cindy

• 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 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
• March 22 » Karl Wallenda of The Flying Wallendas dies after falling off a tight-rope suspended between two hotels in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
• June 11 » Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
• July 1 » The Northern Territory in Australia is granted self-government.
• September 8 » Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700–3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
• November 17 » The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.

The temperature on February 24, 1978 was between 6.3 °C and 12.5 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.