About the day » Thursday January 17, 1980Calender converter

• Sanne Roos Bais, Haarlem († 1992)
• Johannes Matheus Cornelis Nieuwenhuis, Breda,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1980)
• Michael Bosma († 2006)
• Friso Schoorstra, Ternaard, Westdongeradeel, FRI, Nederland († 1980)

• Cornelis Meijer (87)
• Alice VAN DER TUIG (76), Bellingham Whatcom County Washington U.S.A
• Antonius Johannes de Laat (92), Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arend Remmelzwaal (59), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Remmelzwaal (59), Katwijk
• Agnes Auguste Amalie Stilke (85), Drübeck (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt)
• Albertje Gerrits Grootenhuis (79), Heerenveen, Gem. Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
• Antje Hoogstra (74), Ten Boer, Groningen, Netherlands
• Alle Brander (74), Hudsonville, Michigan 49426, Verenigde Staten
• Alberta Eufemia Aleida Wilhelmina Peterman (31)

• 1978 » Lisa Llorens, Australian Paralympian
• 1978 » Ricky Wilson, English singer-songwriter
• 1980 » Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ukrainian-American dancer and choreographer
• 1980 » Modestas Stonys, Lithuanian footballer
• 1980 » Zooey Deschanel, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1981 » Warren Feeney, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1982 » Amanda Wilkinson, Canadian singer
• 1982 » Dwyane Wade, American basketball player
• 1983 » Álvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer
• 1983 » Johannes Herber, German basketball player

• 1970 » Simon Kovar, Russian-American bassoon player and educator (b. 1890)
• 1972 » Betty Smith, American author and playwright (b. 1896)
• 1977 » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (b. 1940)
• 1977 » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (b. 1940)
• 1981 » Loukas Panourgias, Greek footballer and lawyer (b. 1899)
• 1984 » Kostas Giannidis, Greek pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1988 » Percy Qoboza, South African journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 1991 » Olav V of Norway (b. 1903)
• 1992 » Frank Pullen, English soldier and businessman (b. 1915)

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

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

• 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)
• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 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 14.1 million citizens.
• March 31 » The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad operates its final train after being ordered to liquidate its assets because of bankruptcy and debts owed to creditors.
• June 27 » The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board.
• August 19 » Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
• September 12 » Military coup in Turkey.
• September 26 » At the Oktoberfest terror attack in Munich 13 people die and 211 are injured.
• December 11 » The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

The temperature on January 17, 1980 was between -5.8 °C and -0.7 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.