About the day » Tuesday July 11, 1978Calender converter

• Jozef Petrus Zeijen, Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ilone Beekelaar, Tiendeveen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland

• Dirk SCHRIEK (75)
• Aaldert Willem Christiaan van Beek (33), Maastricht
• Anton Adolf Potter (75), Nürnberg
• Arie Petrus (90), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ben Kelly Caison
• Anna Maria Antonia Aalders (82), Nijmegen, Gemeente Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barend Jacobus Vorster HOFMEYR (84), Waterpoort
• Cornelis (Kees) Veth (80), (vermoedelijk) Alblasserdam
• Albert Joseph Reumkens (81), Heerlen,, Limburg, Nederland
• Bernard Johan Huisman (79), Groningen

• 1975 » Lil' Kim, American rapper and producer
• 1975 » Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1975 » Willie Anderson, American football player
• 1976 » Eduardo Nájera, Mexican-American basketball player and coach
• 1977 » Brandon Short, American football player and sportscaster
• 1978 » Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1978 » Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer
• 1979 » Raio Piiroja, Estonian footballer
• 1980 » Kevin Powers, American soldier and author
• 1980 » Tyson Kidd, Canadian wrestler

• 1967 » Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1917)
• 1971 » John W. Campbell, American journalist and author (b. 1910)
• 1971 » Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
• 1974 » Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1976 » León de Greiff, Colombian poet and educator (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Claude Wagner, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1925)
• 1983 » Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (b. 1915)
• 1987 » Avi Ran, Israeli footballer (b. 1963)
• 1987 » Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1901)
• 1989 » Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)

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. 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.
• 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 19 » Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airport in an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from the Republic of Cyprus authorities. The Cypriot National Guard and Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the Egyptian C-130 transport plane in open combat.
• April 7 » Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
• May 12 » In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
• May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
• September 19 » The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.

The temperature on July 11, 1978 was between 10.0 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.