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• Deborah Wieffering, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Cornelia Alida van den Bor, Ermelo († 2002)

• Bobby Bryant Clewis (45), Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina
• Catharina Lasschuijt (82), Borger
• Clarence Alexander Todd (96)
• Cornelis Hendrikus Scheepens (68)
• Baukje Hettinga (81), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Anna Schoenmakers (65)
• Adrianus Janus Heemskerk (91), Den Haag
• Antonetta Wilhelmina Snepvangers (74)
• Arie van Staalduinen (62), 's-Gravenzande
• Alphons Nicolaas de Silva (82), Terhole, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1976 » Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
• 1976 » Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman
• 1976 » Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer
• 1976 » Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer († 2013)
• 1977 » Casey Rabach, American football player
• 1977 » Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager
• 1978 » Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
• 1979 » Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 » Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer
• 1980 » Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist

• 1973 » August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
• 1973 » Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
• 1975 » Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
• 1978 » Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
• 1978 » James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
• 1980 » Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
• 1982 » Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)
• 1982 » Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)

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. 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 13 » United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.
• April 7 » Development of the neutron bomb is canceled by President Jimmy Carter.
• June 1 » The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
• June 26 » Air Canada Flight 189, flying to Toronto, overruns the runway and crashes into the Etobicoke Creek ravine. Two of the 107 passengers on board perish.
• August 13 » One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
• September 17 » The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.

The temperature on September 24, 1978 was between 13.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.