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• Adrianus Koenraad Quartel (85), Doniaga, Friesland, Nederland, Nederland
• Bernardo Kirchner Jasper Jr (76), Lages-SC
• Betje Hoekstra (78), Dokkum
• Alouisius Berkers (78), Geldrop, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aleida SOMSEN (89), Aalten, Gelderland, NEDERLAND
• Aaltjen Memelink (90), Wichmond
• Andreas Gerard Joseph Ivo Warlop (70), Kortrijk, 8500, West Vlaanderen
• Berend Hendriks Oldenhof (70), Zwolle
• Bernard Hendrik Sleijster (58), Epe
• Carl Paul Marie Romme (83), Tilburg,,Netherlands

• 1977 » John Mayer, American singer-songwriter, rapper, guitarist, and producer
• 1980 » Sue Bird, Israeli-American basketball player
• 1980 » Timana Tahu, Australian rugby league player
• 1981 » Anthony Reyes, American baseball player
• 1981 » Boyd Melson, American boxer
• 1981 » Brea Grant, American actress and writer
• 1981 » Martin Halle, Danish footballer
• 1982 » Cristian Riveros, Paraguayan footballer
• 1982 » Frédéric Michalak, French rugby player
• 1982 » Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indian actor, singer, and producer

• 1972 » Nick Begich, American lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
• 1973 » Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (b. 1909)
• 1975 » Vittorio Gui, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1885)
• 1978 » Dan Dailey, American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1913)
• 1979 » Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (b. 1903)
• 1981 » Eugene Eisenmann, Panamanian-American lawyer and ornithologist (b. 1906)
• 1981 » Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel (b. 1915)
• 1982 » Mario Del Monaco, Italian tenor (b. 1915)
• 1983 » Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer and conductor (b. 1895)
• 1986 » Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (b. 1921)

• 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.
• January 27 » Through cooperation between the U.S. and Canadian governments, six American diplomats secretly escape hostilities in Iran in the culmination of the Canadian Caper.
• January 29 » The Rubik's Cube makes its international debut at the Ideal Toy Corp. in Earl's Court, London.
• April 3 » US Congress restores a federal trust relationship with the 501 members of the Shvwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, and the Indian Peaks and Cedar City bands of the Paiute people of Utah.
• April 12 » The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
• June 3 » An explosive device is detonated at the Statue of Liberty. The FBI suspects Croatian nationalists.
• July 8 » The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20–10 at Lang Park.

The temperature on October 16, 1980 was between 4.6 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.