About the day » Thursday July 17, 1980Calender converter

• Kyle Michael Naber († 1989)
• Jeroen Heirbaut, SINT-NIKLAAS († 1980)
• Vogt, Zwaagwesteinde († 2009)
• Eva Bovendorp, Goes, Zeeland, Nederland († 1995)

• Armand DONCKERS (52)
• Arthur Leon Whitlock (55)
• Cornelia Johanna Koppelrath (65), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis VERMEIJ (50), Dordrecht
• Anna Schiedermeier (69), Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
• Alfons Rommens (82), Meer, Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, België
• Cornelia Dirkdr Kloosterboer (79), Heiloo, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Cleo Lois Olive (75), Boonville Cem.-Prentiss County, Ms
• Catharina Lüfkens (82), Venlo
• Alice Lenora (Collins (92), Petal, Forrest, Mississippi, United States

• 1977 » Andrew Downton, Australian cricketer
• 1978 » Jason Jennings, American baseball player
• 1978 » Panda Bear, American musician and songwriter
• 1978 » Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist
• 1979 » Mike Vogel, American actor
• 1980 » Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer
• 1980 » Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player
• 1981 » Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner
• 1982 » Natasha Hamilton, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1982 » Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer

• 1967 » John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1926)
• 1974 » Dizzy Dean, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1910)
• 1975 » Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Georgian author (b. 1893)
• 1980 » Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1890)
• 1980 » Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1988 » Bruiser Brody, American football player and wrestler (b. 1946)
• 1989 » Itubwa Amram, Nauruan pastor and politician (b. 1922)
• 1991 » John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1911)
• 1994 » Jean Borotra, French tennis player (b. 1898)
• 1995 » Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1911)

• 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 26 » Egypt and Israel establish full diplomatic relations.
• 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.
• July 7 » During the Lebanese Civil War, 83 Tiger militants are killed during what will be known as the Safra massacre.
• July 30 » Vanuatu gains independence.

The temperature on July 17, 1980 was between 7.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.1 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (11%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.