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• Cornelis Klaver (74), Doorwerth
• Anna Behnen (79), Kluse
• Abraham Westdorp (60)
• Aaltje Jansen (85), Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Dirk Jan ten Cate (87), Winschoten
• Charles Hubart Kittrell [KBKB 1] 'Charlie" (78)
• Catharina den Besten (80), Broek in Waterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Alice Louise FANNY GUY Pendleton (80), Fairview General Hsp.-Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio
• Dirk den Heijer (86), Leiden
• Adrianus Jacobus Leemans (75), Turnhout (België)

• 1980 » Ilona Korstin, Russian basketball player
• 1980 » Ryōgo Narita, Japanese author
• 1980 » Steven Gerrard, English international footballer, midfielder and manager
• 1981 » Ahmad Elrich, Australian footballer
• 1981 » Devendra Banhart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 » Gianmaria Bruni, Italian race car driver
• 1981 » Hisanori Takada, Japanese footballer
• 1981 » Lars Møller Madsen, Danish handball player
• 1981 » Remy Ma, American rapper
• 1982 » Eddie Griffin, American basketball player († 2007)

• 1975 » Steve Prefontaine, American runner (b. 1951)
• 1975 » Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (b. 1908)
• 1976 » Max Carey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
• 1976 » Mitsuo Fuchida, Japanese captain (b. 1902)
• 1978 » Jean Deslauriers, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1909)
• 1980 » Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (b. 1942)
• 1981 » Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1955)
• 1981 » Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi general and politician, 7th President of Bangladesh (b. 1936)
• 1982 » Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded his own eponymous fashion brand (b. 1940)

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

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Kim
4. Esther
5. Marieke
6. Johanna
7. Anna
8. Jessica
9. Wendy
10. Jennifer
11. Suzanne
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 26 » Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
• July 19 » In a private meeting with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, French President François Mitterrand reveals the existence of the Farewell Dossier, a collection of documents showing the Soviet Union had been stealing American technological research and development.
• September 1 » A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko.
• October 21 » Andreas Papandreou becomes Prime Minister of Greece, ending an almost 50-year-long system of power dominated by conservative forces.
• December 17 » American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.

The temperature on May 30, 1981 was between 12.8 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.