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• Aaron Lester Lorenzen, McMinnville, Yammhill County, VS († 1981)
• Janna Katrina Baas, Naaldwijk
• James Gordon LANGRIDGE

• Bertha Ebeling (87), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland Nederland
• Anna Johanna Koster (86), De Bilt
• Catharina Maria van Terheijden (88), Bergen op Zoom, Nederland
• Arlindo Soares (3), Anitápolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
• * Maria Hendrika van den Oord (80), Ammerzoden
• Anna Magdalena Dieleman (85), Sunnyside (Yakima), Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Alfons Bens (82), Geel, België
• Anna Johanna Koster (86), De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aaltje Hendriks Netjes (78), Kampen, Overijssel Nederland
• Adrianus Nicolaas Broeders (75), Willemstad

• 1979 » Andrew W.K., American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, motivational speaker, and music producer
• 1979 » Pierre Bouvier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1979 » Rosario Dawson, American actress
• 1980 » Angela Nikodinov, American figure skater
• 1980 » Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
• 1980 » Jo Hyun-jae, South Korean actor
• 1980 » Tony Schmidt, German race car driver
• 1981 » Bill Murphy, American baseball player
• 1981 » Evangelos Tsiolis, Greek footballer
• 1983 » Giacomo Brichetto, Italian footballer

• 1976 » Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1977 » James Jones, American novelist (b. 1921)
• 1978 » Aldo Moro, Italian lawyer and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1916)
• 1978 » Giuseppe Impastato, Italian journalist and activist (b. 1948)
• 1979 » Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American banker, businessman, and philanthropist (b. 1883)
• 1979 » Eddie Jefferson, American singer and lyricist (b. 1918)
• 1980 » Kate Molale, South African activist (b. 1928)
• 1981 » Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1909)
• 1983 » Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (b. 1891)
• 1985 » Edmond O'Brien, American actor and director (b. 1915)

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.
• April 9 » The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USSGeorge Washington accidentally collides with the Nissho Maru, a Japanese cargo ship, sinking it.
• April 11 » A massive riot in Brixton, south London results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
• June 24 » The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17years.
• July 7 » US President Ronald Reagan appoints Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• July 29 » A worldwide television audience of over 700million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
• October 14 » Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

The temperature on May 9, 1981 was between 11.0 °C and 23.1 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (49%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.