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• Daniëlle Divera Maria Zanderink († 1989)
• Frank Wieland, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2009)
• Michelle Boonen, Arnhem
• Crystal Renee Adame, San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America († 1981)
• René Seinen († 1984)

• Arnoldus Adams (84), Beneden Leeuwen
• Christianana Antonia Maria van DIJK (71), Veghel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Belia Elizabeth Huibertje Klop (75), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna WASDYKE Jdr (65)
• Cornelis (Kees) Klinkenberg (71), Bennebroek
• Antonius Gerardus Balk (60), Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alan Gordon Cumming (75)
• Cornelia van den Ouden (77)
• Cornelis Klinkenberg (71), Bennebroek,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Budding (73)

• 1978 » Daniel Alexandersson, Swedish footballer
• 1978 » Trina, American rapper and producer
• 1979 » Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter
• 1979 » Rock Cartwright, American football player
• 1980 » Anna Chlumsky, American actress
• 1980 » Jenna Dewan, American actress and dancer
• 1981 » David Villa, Spanish footballer
• 1981 » Edwin Valero, Venezuelan boxer († 2010)
• 1981 » Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
• 1981 » Tyjuan Hagler, American football player

• 1967 » Harry Wismer, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1913)
• 1972 » William Manuel Johnson, American bassist (b. 1872)
• 1973 » Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, President of Mexico, 1952-1958 (b. 1889)
• 1973 » Emile Christian, American trombonist, cornet player, and composer (b. 1895)
• 1979 » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Oswald Mosley, English lieutenant, fascist, and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1896)
• 1981 » Walter Knott, American farmer, founded Knott's Berry Farm (b. 1889)
• 1984 » Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Azerbaijani-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Connie B. Gay, American businessman, founded the Country Music Association (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Fernando Martín Espina, Spanish basketball player (b. 1962)

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. Esther
8. Wendy
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.
• January 26 » Egypt–Israel relations are formally established.
• February 25 » The government of Suriname is overthrown by a military coup led by Dési Bouterse.
• July 23 » Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.
• 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 22 » Iraq invades Iran.
• December 1 » Ecatepec, State of Mexico, Mexico, becomes a city.

The temperature on December 3, 1980 was between -0.4 °C and 4.3 °C and averaged 1.8 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (68%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.