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• Nathan Stanley Waiwiri, New Zealand († 1995)
• Josephus Hubertus Maria LOMMERSE, Bennebroek († 1980)
• Steven van Buuren, Brielle († 1982)
• Marina Regina de Beurs, Den Helder

• Adriaan du Burck (85), Vlissingen, Zeeland, Nederland
• Brigitte Cecilia Maria Bünnemeijer (38), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Blom (67), Eenigenburg
• Cornelis Reijnsdorff (63), Hoogeveen
• Anne Marinus Boertien (44), Markelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alida Francina Pas (83)
• Anna NIEUWENDIJK (72), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arie Blom (67), Eenigenburg
• Cora Ella Robertson (93), Columbus, Lowndes County, MS
• Alva Jeremiah Jennings Jr (57), Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten

• 1976 » Marcel Fässler, Swiss racing driver
• 1977 » Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian high jumper
• 1977 » Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
• 1978 » Adin Brown, American soccer player
• 1979 » Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator († 2004)
• 1979 » Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
• 1980 » Craig Buntin, Canadian figure skater
• 1981 » Alina Cojocaru, Romanian ballerina
• 1981 » Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
• 1982 » Natalya, Canadian professional wrestler

• 1971 » Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (b. 1935)
• 1971 » Béla Juhos, Hungarian-Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (b. 1901)
• 1980 » Gün Sazak, Turkish agronomist and politician (b. 1932)
• 1984 » Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer (b. 1923)
• 1986 » Ajoy Mukherjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1901)
• 1986 » Giorgos Tzifos, Greek actor and cinematographer (b. 1918)
• 1986 » Ismail al-Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
• 1987 » John Howard Northrop, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
• 1988 » Ernst Ruska, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
• 1988 » Hjördis Petterson, Swedish actress (b. 1908)

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 21 » Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people.
• February 23 » Iran hostage crisis: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini states that Iran's parliament will decide the fate of the American embassy hostages.
• March 18 » A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
• May 17 » General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
• June 3 » The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300million (equivalent to $931million in 2019) worth of damage.
• October 10 » The 7.1 M_w  El Asnam earthquake shakes northern Algeria, killing 2,633 and injuring 8,369.

The temperature on May 27, 1980 was between 8.8 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.9 °C. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (26%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.