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• Ludo Knaapen († 1981)
• Ludo Knaapen, Tegelen († 1981)
• Ludo Knaapen, Tegelen († 1981)

• Cornelis van den Berg Jeths (65), Leiden (Z.Holland, Nederland)
• Bernard Lamers (63), Wamel,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Bernard A Swenor (69), Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Agnes Elisabeth HABEX (74), Lanaken (Limburg) (B)
• Aukje van Houten (86), -
• Ariana Lafebre (78), Hilversum
• Bertha Langley (81), St Louis, Missouri
• Adriana la Febre (78), Hilversum
• Aukje van Houten (86), Harkema Opeinde
• Adriana Louisa Agatha Moone (89), 's-Gravenhage

• 1976 » Kardinal Offishall, American rapper and record producer/executive
• 1977 » Bobby Roode, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1977 » Pablo Gabriel García, Uruguayan footballer
• 1977 » Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1978 » Laetitia Casta, French model and actress
• 1982 » Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer († 2013)
• 1983 » Holly Valance, Australian actress, singer and model
• 1983 » Matt Leinart, American football player
• 1983 » Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist († 2014)
• 1984 » Andrés Iniesta, Spanish footballer

• 1963 » Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1967 » James E. Brewton, American painter (b. 1930)
• 1979 » Lester Flatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)
• 1981 » Bob Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
• 1981 » Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1983 » Zenna Henderson, American writer (b. 1917)
• 1985 » Chester Gould, American cartoonist, created Dick Tracy (b. 1900)
• 1986 » Fritz Pollard, American football player and coach (b. 1894)
• 1988 » Kim Philby, British-Soviet double agent (b. 1912)
• 1994 » Timothy Carey, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)

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.
• February 22 » Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.
• March 27 » The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
• April 7 » During the Iran hostage crisis, the United States severs relations with Iran.
• May 8 » The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox.
• August 2 » A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
• August 26 » After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.

The temperature on May 11, 1980 was between 5.9 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 14.5 hours of sunshine (94%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.