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• Linda Alexandra Kranenburg, Hoofddorp, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2019)

• Arthur William Smith Schmidt (95), Mansfield, Ohio
• Charles Arthur Quinlan (82), Kings County, California, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Zeilmaker (69), Wieringenwerf
• Adrianus van der Meijde (81), Renkum
• Dirk Onderstal (83), Apeldoorn
• Aloysius Verhoeve (56), Sittard,, Limburg, Nederland
• Eelke Anes Schurer (72), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Abeltje Brouwer (80)
• Berendina Johanna Pol (57)
• Cornelia van Weel (69), Maastricht,, Limburg, Nederland

• 1976 » Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1976 » Ro Khanna, American politician
• 1977 » Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer
• 1977 » Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist
• 1977 » Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer
• 1978 » Masato Shibata, Japanese wrestler
• 1978 » Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman
• 1978 » Swizz Beatz, American rapper and producer
• 1979 » Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer
• 1979 » Tony Henry, English footballer

• 1971 » Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1907)
• 1973 » Betty Field, American actress (b. 1913)
• 1973 » Sajjad Zaheer, Indian poet and philosopher (b. 1905)
• 1975 » Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer, Indian singer and musicologist (b. 1897)
• 1976 » Albert Tessier, Canadian priest, historian, and director (b. 1895)
• 1976 » Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
• 1977 » Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (b. 1882)
• 1982 » Reed Crandall, American illustrator (b. 1917)
• 1985 » Dane Rudhyar, French-American astrologer, composer, and author (b. 1895)
• 1987 » Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1900)

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.
• 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.
• March 16 » Former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro is kidnapped. (He is later murdered by his captors.)
• May 25 » The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries.
• June 1 » The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
• July 7 » The Solomon Islands becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
• July 11 » Los Alfaques disaster: A truck carrying liquid gas crashes and explodes at a coastal campsite in Tarragona, Spain killing 216 tourists.

The temperature on September 13, 1978 was between 10.9 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.