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• Femke Geurts, Kedichem (Leerdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2023)
• Melody Ann Billheimer, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada († 1981)

• Adriaan Schrier (70), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Baukje van der Veen (75), Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
• Aukje van der Meer (76), Vlaardingen
• Albert RICHARD (67), La Châtre, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France
• Catharina Kooijman (81)
• Anna Maria Arnolda Kolen (75), Tilburg
• Bernardus Jansen (90), Ootmarsum, Overijssel, Nederland
• Alvin Hiram Runyon (72), Mesick, Wexford Co. Michigan
• Bernard Jansen (89), Ootmarsum
• Anna Cornelia van der Kolk (67), Heemskerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1979 » Dawn O'Porter, Scottish-English fashion designer and journalist
• 1979 » Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
• 1979 » Larry Hughes, American basketball player
• 1981 » Rob Friend, Canadian soccer player
• 1982 » Andrew Rock, American sprinter
• 1982 » Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter
• 1982 » Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 » Irving Saladino, Panamanian long jumper
• 1984 » Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer
• 1984 » Robbie Farah, Australian rugby league player

• 1976 » Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and activist (b. 1898)
• 1977 » Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Jack Oakie, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1978 » Terry Kath, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)
• 1980 » Giovanni Michelotti, Italian engineer (b. 1921)
• 1981 » Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
• 1983 » Fred Bakewell, English cricketer and coach (b. 1908)
• 1984 » Muin Bseiso, Palestinian-Egyptian poet and critic (b. 1926)
• 1985 » James Beard, American chef and cookbook author for whom the James Beard Foundation Awards are named (b.1905)
• 1986 » Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and painter (b. 1921)

1. Jan
2. Jeroen
3. Mark
4. Peter
5. Johannes
6. Michael
7. Maarten
8. Hendrik
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 1 » Greece is admitted into the European Community.
• May 26 » Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due).
• July 27 » While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.
• August 19 » Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
• November 1 » Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom.
• December 17 » American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.

The temperature on January 23, 1981 was between 3.8 °C and 6.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.