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• Sabine van Liempd († 2004)
• Suzanne Elisabeth Bakker, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Gerrit Verhoef, Loenen aan de Vecht († 1993)

• Elisabeth Johanna Christina Heemskerk (82), Amsterdam
• Camille Van Walleghem (76), Fouquerolles, Oise, Picardie, Friesland, Nederland
• Bernardus Hendrikus Adrianus Buter (68), Alkmaar
• CATHERINE ELLEN ROBEY (77), Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
• Alcie Gertrude Todd (76), Anaheim, Orange, California, Verenigde Staten
• Anke van der Spoel (86), Zwolle
• Bernardus Hendrikus Franciscus Kersten (69), Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Albert ten Kate (85), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
• Christiaan Oelen (74), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Constantia Jacobs (88)

• 1976 » Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic
• 1976 » Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist
• 1976 » Sally Hawkins, English actress
• 1976 » Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 » Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
• 1979 » Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian wrestler
• 1979 » Will Boyd, American bass player
• 1980 » Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 » Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
• 1980 » Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist

• 1965 » Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)
• 1967 » William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)
• 1969 » René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
• 1970 » Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
• 1972 » Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)
• 1973 » Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)
• 1977 » Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 1988 » Fred Bear, American hunter and author (b. 1902)
• 1989 » Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894)
• 1992 » Olivier Messiaen, French organist and composer (b. 1908)

1. Jan
2. Martijn
3. Jeroen
4. David
5. Mark
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 19 » The last Volkswagen Beetle made in Germany leaves VW's plant in Emden. Beetle production in Latin America continues until 2003.
• March 23 » The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
• June 21 » The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
• September 5 » Camp David Accords: Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat begin peace discussions at Camp David, Maryland.
• November 23 » The Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975 goes into effect, realigning many of Europe's longwave and mediumwave broadcasting frequencies.
• December 27 » Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.

The temperature on April 27, 1978 was between 5.2 °C and 13.4 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.