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• Sebastiaan Paul Bruin, Alkmaar
• Renee Cook, Stiefkind
• Martinus J.H. Hoesen, Boxmeer
• Michiel Sliggers, Haarlem († 2006)
• Elizabeth Jean Olson, Anoka, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 1994)

• Bernardus Johannes Scholtes (67), Den Haag, Nederland
• Anne Beltman (63)
• Andries DE MEERLEER (56), Wemmel,1780,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
• Armand Lateur (90), Beernem, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Aloysius Josephus Braet (63), Assebroek-Brugge
• Abraham Barber (81), Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Athol McRae Cameron (72)
• Cornelia Hoek (87), Noordwijk, Zuid Holland
• Adriana Cornelia van der Velden (79)
• Ansgar Nell von (67)

• 1976 » Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 1977 » Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
• 1977 » Darvis Patton, American sprinter
• 1977 » Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
• 1978 » Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1979 » Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
• 1979 » Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
• 1980 » Rick Victor, Canadian wrestler and manager
• 1981 » Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
• 1982 » Nathan Douglas, English triple jumper

• 1971 » Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904)
• 1975 » Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (b. 1906)
• 1976 » Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1913)
• 1976 » Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1951)
• 1976 » W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1886)
• 1980 » Don Warrington, Canadian football player (b. 1948)
• 1980 » Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
• 1980 » Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Jeanne Block, American psychologist (b. 1923)
• 1984 » Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (b. 1910)

1. Peter
2. Jan
3. Jeroen
4. Johannes
5. Martijn
6. Mark
7. Dennis
8. David
9. Robert
10. Richard
11. Michael
12. Pieter
13. Paul
14. Erik
15. Gerrit
16. Bart

1. Maria
2. Wendy
3. Marieke
4. Anna
5. Kim
6. Sandra
7. Johanna
8. Linda
9. Vanessa
10. Judith
11. Monique
12. Esther
13. Jessica
14. Patricia
15. Jennifer
16. Nathalie

• 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 14.0 million citizens.
• July 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
• August 5 » In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
• September 14 » Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
• September 22 » A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
• October 17 » Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
• November 1 » Griselda Álvarez becomes the first female governor of a state of Mexico.

The temperature on December 4, 1979 was between 6.4 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 8.9 °C. There was 1.2 hours of sunshine (15%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.