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• Kimberley Ellen JAGER, Oak Lawn, Illinois, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Dirk-Jan Wijnands, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1981)

• Barbara Hendrika Josephina (Beppie) van het Schip (57), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bertha Maria Falin (71), Brugge, gem.Brugge, WVL.BE
• Catharina Johanna Christina van der Bol (69), Den Haag, Nederland
• Anna Jan Libbes Bouman (79)
• Aris Smit (80), Den Hoorn
• Ambroise Foulon (73), Oisy-le-Verger, 62860, Frankrijk
• Catharina Kusters (100), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Jannigje Walraven (98), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arie Van Den BERG (74), Amsterdam
• A. (Beert) Schuchard (53)

• 1978 » AJ McLean, American singer
• 1978 » Chad Johnson, American football player and actor
• 1978 » Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager
• 1978 » Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 » Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer
• 1980 » Francisco Pavón, Spanish footballer
• 1980 » Sergio García, Spanish golfer
• 1981 » Euzebiusz Smolarek, Polish footballer and manager
• 1982 » Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
• 1984 » Drew Brown, American musician and songwriter

• 1972 » Ted Shawn, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1891)
• 1975 » Pierre Fresnay, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1897)
• 1975 » Pyotr Novikov, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1901)
• 1979 » Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect, designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
• 1984 » Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
• 1985 » Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
• 1987 » Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1988 » Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
• 1989 » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)

• 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.
• February 13 » A series of sewer explosions destroys more than two miles of streets in Louisville, Kentucky.
• August 7 » The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
• September 15 » The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
• September 21 » Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.
• December 18 » First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.
• December 19 » Sixteen lives are lost when the Penlee lifeboat goes to the aid of the stricken coaster Union Star in heavy seas.

The temperature on January 9, 1981 was between 2.7 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 11.0 mm of rain during 13.3 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.