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• Teunis Visscher († 2018)
• Nancy Femme Marina Heesters, Amsterdam
• Teun Visscher († 2018)
• Bernardus van Laarhoven, 's-Hertogenbosch

• Bert VanDeWege (78), Prairie View, Phillips County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten
• cornelis theodorus van moorsel (57), helden-grashoek
• Leonard
• Craig L van Wyk (30)
• Catharina Anna Maria Lacroix (88), amsterdam, Nederland
• Adrianus Schellekens (65), Eindhoven
• Cornelis Adrianus Thoen (60), Brunssum, Limburg, Nederland
• Augustinus Petrus (August) LIMBEEK (68), Arnhem, Gelderland (NL)
• Anna Geertruida Bolkenstein (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Derk Knol (64), Delfzijl (gem. Eemsdelta)

• 1979 » Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
• 1980 » Tony Hackworth, English footballer
• 1981 » Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
• 1981 » Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer
• 1981 » Michael Leighton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 » Sina Schielke, German sprinter
• 1981 » Yo Gotti, American rapper
• 1982 » Kevin Amankwaah, English footballer
• 1982 » Klaas Vantornout, Belgian cyclist
• 1982 » Pål Steffen Andresen, Norwegian footballer

• 1969 » Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1901)
• 1971 » Ogden Nash, American poet (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Albert Kivikas, Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)
• 1980 » Joseph Schull, Canadian playwright and historian (b. 1906)
• 1983 » Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission (b. 1902)
• 1984 » John Betjeman, English poet and academic (b. 1906)
• 1986 » Jimmy Lyons, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
• 1987 » James Tiptree, Jr., American psychologist and author (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)
• 1994 » Jacques Ellul, French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1912)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Mark
4. Peter
5. Johannes
6. Michael
7. Hendrik
8. Maarten
9. Robert
10. Sander
11. David
12. Willem
13. Pieter
14. Dennis
15. Patrick
16. Paul

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Kim
4. Esther
5. Johanna
6. Marieke
7. Anna
8. Jessica
9. Wendy
10. Suzanne
11. Jennifer
12. Judith
13. Sarah
14. Sandra
15. Laura
16. Elisabeth

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.2 million citizens.
• January 2 » One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
• April 3 » The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
• August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
• September 25 » Belize joins the United Nations.
• September 26 » Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter.
• October 6 » Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.

The temperature on May 19, 1981 was between 11.6 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 3.4 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.