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• Bianca Baijens († 2010)
• Adrian Charles THOMPSON, Burnie, Tasmania, Australia († 1997)
• Simon Cornelis van Leeuwen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1999)

• Andries Antonius Verhees (67), Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adriana Elisabeth AMBAGTSHEER (89), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonius Josephus Vermeer (42), Rotterdam
• Arnoldus Hendrikus van Elst (74), Meerlo
• Adriana Elisabeth Ambachtsheer (89), Amsterdam
• Abraham Buursink (70), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Johanna van Seters (68)
• Adriana Meijdam (70), Asperen (West Betuwe) (GL)
• Andries Antonius Verhees (67), Deurne
• Arnoldus van \ Elst (74), Meerlo-Wanssum, Limburg, Netherlands

• 1977 » Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
• 1977 » Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
• 1977 » John Green, American author and vlogger
• 1977 » Per Gade, Danish footballer
• 1977 » Robert Enke, German footballer († 2009)
• 1978 » Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 » Kaki King, American guitarist and composer
• 1979 » Michael Redd, American basketball player
• 1979 » Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
• 1979 » Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet

• 1974 » Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (b. 1894)
• 1977 » Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)
• 1979 » Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Yootha Joyce, English actress (b. 1927)
• 1982 » Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (b. 1896)
• 1983 » Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)
• 1985 » Paul Creston, American composer and educator (b. 1906)
• 1987 » Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936)

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. Esther
10. Jessica
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.
• June 25 » The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
• July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.
• August 10 » Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation.
• 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.
• August 22 » The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FLSN) occupies national palace in Nicaragua.

The temperature on August 24, 1978 was between 9.0 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.