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• Telma Regina de Souza, Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brasil († 2024)

• Antonius (Toon) Eger (85), Rotterdam
• Claudina Osorio Ocampo (92)
• Christina Cornelia Siraal (61), Den Helder
• Apolonia Jacoba Kappetijn (van der Linden) (80), Rotterdam, ZH, Nederland
• Clyde Lee Lovejoy (60), Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Johannes Grootenboers (73), Oosterhout,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Clasina Elisabeth Renard (60), Zwanenburg, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Casimir Frederik van Guldener (81), Assen
• Anna Petronella Liebrand (99), Ottersum
• Bernhard Weeverink (71), Bocholt, Germany

• 1977 » Giorgos Karagounis, Greek international footballer, midfielder
• 1977 » Nantie Hayward, South African cricketer
• 1977 » Shabani Nonda, DR Congolese footballer
• 1978 » Chad Wicks, American wrestler
• 1978 » Sage Rosenfels, American football player
• 1979 » Érik Bédard, Canadian baseball player
• 1979 » Clint Barmes, American baseball player
• 1979 » David Flair, American wrestler
• 1979 » Tim Howard, American soccer player
• 1980 » Emílson Cribari, Brazilian footballer

• 1974 » Ernest Becker, American anthropologist and author (b. 1924)
• 1976 » Maxie Rosenbloom, American boxer (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Alvin R. Dyer, American religious leader (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Dennis Viollet, English-American soccer player and manager (b. 1933)
• 1981 » George Geary, English cricketer and coach (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Rambhau Mhalgi, Indian politician and member of the Lok Sabha (b. 9 July 1921)
• 1982 » Ayn Rand, Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1905)
• 1984 » Billy Collins, Jr., American boxer (b. 1961)
• 1984 » Homer N. Wallin, American admiral (b. 1893)
• 1984 » Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (b. 1892)

• 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.
• February 11 » The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
• March 28 » The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.
• July 15 » U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
• September 14 » Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
• October 1 » The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.
• December 23 » Soviet–Afghan War: Soviet Union forces occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital.

The temperature on March 6, 1979 was between -2.4 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 3.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (73%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.