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• Adrianus Henricus van Boxmeer, Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andrew Carrington Neltner, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 1984)
• Marrit Bijstra, Hoornsterzwaag (F)
• Kevin Cardoen, Roeselare West-Vlaanderen België († 1983)
• Lise Juteau, Armentières (F) († 1982)
• Tom Van Damme, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium († 1991)
• April Yvonne GABBARD, USA († 1984)

• Aaltje (Alie) van Dijk, Nijmegen
• Charles Richard Stoess (60), Jeffersonville, Clark, Indiana, United States
• Dale Russell Kiel (53), Grand Rapids Michigan (USA)
• Adrianus Versluis (70)
• Antje Veenstra (86), -
• Alfons August Frederix (75), Diepenbeek
• Adriana POVER (81), Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aart Johannes van der Linden (78), Gameren
• Anna van de Werken (66), Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Armond Edgar Wylie (85), Hubbard, Hill County, Texas

• 1979 » Andy van der Meyde, Dutch footballer
• 1979 » Cameron Bruce, Australian footballer and coach
• 1980 » Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakia-born Swiss tennis player
• 1980 » Milagros Sequera, Venezuelan tennis player
• 1981 » Cecelia Ahern, Irish author
• 1981 » Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast
• 1982 » Dmytro Boyko, Ukrainian footballer
• 1982 » Lacey Chabert, American actress
• 1982 » Ryane Clowe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1982 » Yan Stastny, Canadian ice hockey player

• 1973 » Peter Pitseolak, Canadian photographer and author (b. 1902)
• 1974 » Carlos Prats, Chilean general and politician, Chilean Minister of Defense (b. 1915)
• 1977 » Mary Ford, American singer and guitarist (b. 1924)
• 1978 » Edgar Bergen, American actor and ventriloquist (b. 1903)
• 1985 » Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (b. 1900)
• 1985 » Simone Signoret, French actress (b. 1921)
• 1986 » Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-British economist (b. 1908)
• 1987 » Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 1988 » Al Holbert, American race car driver (b. 1946)
• 1989 » Virgil Thomson, American composer and critic (b. 1896)

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 21 » Production of the iconic DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
• May 24 » Ecuadorian president Jaime Roldós Aguilera, his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the Battle of Pichincha.
• August 1 » MTV begins broadcasting in the United States and airs its first video, "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles.
• August 22 » Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes in Sanyi Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. All 110 people on board are killed.
• October 22 » The United States Federal Labor Relations Authority votes to decertify the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) for its strike the previous August.
• 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.

The temperature on September 30, 1981 was between 8.3 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.