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• Tracy Dianne Jonkman, Marinette, WI
• Aukje (Aukje Magdalena) Dijk, Den Haag († 1993)
• Philippe Jean Olivier LE VÉZO, Brest († 2018)

• Adriana Boelens (69), Vlagtwedde(Gr)
• Antoon van Buiten (73), Havelte, Drenthe, Nederland
• Emkje Faber (74)
• Anna Margaretha Lokken (66), Groningen
• Albertus Lugtigheid (75), Nrd-Scharwoude
• Charles Hobson McCall (79), Brunswick County, North Carolina
• Aaltje van de Worp (82), Wijhe (gem. Olst-Wijhe)
• Derli Dias (17), Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil
• Anna Désirée Hoppe (89), Arlon,6700,Luxembourg,BE
• Bernardus Peeters (82)

• 1976 » Robbie Blake, English footballer
• 1976 » Tommy Jönsson, Swedish footballer
• 1977 » Nacho Figueras, Argentinian polo player and model
• 1977 » Traver Rains, American fashion designer and photographer
• 1978 » Denis Dallan, Italian rugby player and singer
• 1978 » Jean-Marc Pelletier, American ice hockey player
• 1978 » Pierre Dagenais, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 » Sarah Stock, Canadian wrestler and trainer
• 1980 » Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
• 1980 » Rohan Bopanna, Indian tennis player

• 1976 » John Marvin Jones, American judge and politician (b. 1882)
• 1976 » Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (b. 1886)
• 1977 » Anatol E. Baconsky, Romanian poet, author, and critic (b. 1925)
• 1977 » Andrés Caicedo, Colombian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1951)
• 1977 » Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1887)
• 1977 » Nancy Tyson Burbidge, Australian botanist and curator (b. 1912)
• 1977 » William Paul, American lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
• 1978 » Joe Marsala, American clarinet player and songwriter (b. 1907)
• 1978 » Wesley Bolin, American businessman and politician, 15th Governor of Arizona (b. 1909)
• 1979 » Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (b. 1926)

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. Paul
14. Richard
15. Bart
16. Willem

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Sandra
4. Patricia
5. Linda
6. Marieke
7. Monique
8. Jennifer
9. Jessica
10. Esther
11. Wendy
12. Kim
13. Bianca
14. Anna
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.
• March 16 » A Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Tupolev Tu-134 crashes near Gabare, Bulgaria, killing 73.
• April 1 » The Philippine College of Commerce, through a presidential decree, becomes the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
• May 4 » The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
• August 17 » Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
• August 22 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.
• December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

The temperature on March 4, 1978 was between 3.8 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.