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• Suzanne Melanie de Boer, Sneek
• Nienke Hendriksen, De Bilt
• Marloes Voorhaar, Zaandam
• D.H.G.M. Kokkeler, Denekamp, Dinkelland, Overijssel, Nederland
• Clement Lissenberg
• Mariska Euverman

• Antonia Berendina LETTERBOER (87), Almelo
• David Lans (64)
• Aart van de Meer (66)
• Antje van Keulen (91)
• Cornelia Maria Koornneef (73), Pijnacker
• Alida Wilhelmina van der Zande (86), Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana van Siereveld (72), Arnemuiden
• Adriana Cornelia Vissers (70), Boxtel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Cornelia Anna van Dongen (87), Tilburg (Tilburg) (Noord-Brabant)
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Alvers (80), Nijmegen

• 1979 » Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
• 1979 » James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic
• 1979 » Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
• 1979 » Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
• 1980 » Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1981 » Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
• 1981 » Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
• 1981 » Edson Buddle, American soccer player
• 1981 » Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
• 1981 » Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter

• 1970 » E. L. Grant Watson, English-Australian biologist and author (b. 1885)
• 1973 » Ivan Konev, Soviet Marshal and general (b. 1897)
• 1973 » Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, bandleader, and actor (b. 1911)
• 1981 » Patsy O'Hara, INLA volunteer (b. 1957)
• 1981 » Raymond McCreesh, PIRA volunteer (b. 1957)
• 1983 » Kenneth Clark, English historian and author (b. 1903)
• 1984 » Ann Little, American actress (b. 1891)
• 1988 » Sammy Davis Sr., American actor and dancer (b. 1900)
• 1991 » Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter (b. 1939)
• 1991 » Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (b. 1944)

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.
• February 8 » Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens F.C.
• June 5 » The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
• June 24 » The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17years.
• 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.
• August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Saturn.
• September 21 » Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.

The temperature on May 21, 1981 was between 13.3 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 9.8 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.