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• Sander Kristian Wielens, Beckum (Hengelo) († 1997)
• Tankink, Haaksbergen
• Jeffrey Joel Frey († 1984)
• Christian Robert (Chris) Vilder de, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 2011)
• Clarissa Krans, Philipsburg, St Maarten NA († 1984)

• Apolonia Jacoba Elisabeth Lolkes de Beer (81), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bate Berger (76)
• Adrianus Johannes Bakker (65), Harenkarspel, Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Maria SIJBEN (76), Simpelveld
• Christina Cornelia Lammers (59), Velp
• Cordelia Mary Burdo (88), Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Barendina Hendrika Maria (Dien) # [♀ lijn 1] Dakkus (90), Amsterdam
• Antonius Groot (70), Zuid-Scharwoude, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaan Johannes Marie Zijlmans (57)
• Akke Wynia (68), Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland

• 1981 » Caro Emerald, Dutch pop and jazz singer
• 1981 » Ms. Dynamite, English rapper and producer
• 1981 » Sandra Schmitt, German skier († 2000)
• 1982 » Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter
• 1983 » Jessica Lynch, American soldier
• 1983 » José María López, Argentinian racing driver
• 1985 » Andrea Koch Benvenuto, Chilean tennis player
• 1985 » John Isner, American tennis player
• 1986 » Lior Refaelov, Israeli footballer
• 1986 » Yuliya Zaripova, Russian runner

• 1980 » Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer (b. 1893)
• 1981 » Jim Davis, American actor (b. 1909)
• 1984 » Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Bessie Love, American actress (b. 1898)
• 1986 » Broderick Crawford, American actor (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter (b. 1899)
• 1987 » John Silkin, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (b. 1923)
• 1987 » Shankar, Indian composer and conductor (b. 1922)
• 1989 » Lucille Ball, American model, actress, comedian, and producer (b. 1911)
• 1991 » Leo Arnaud, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1904)

1. Mark
2. Jeroen
3. Jan
4. Peter
5. Michael
6. Martijn
7. Wouter
8. Robert
9. Johannes
10. Pieter
11. David
12. Hendrik
13. Bart
14. Thomas
15. Erik
16. Vincent

1. Linda
2. Maria
3. Jessica
4. Anna
5. Kim
6. Wendy
7. Esther
8. Johanna
9. Laura
10. Sarah
11. Maaike
12. Sandra
13. Nicole
14. Suzanne
15. Jennifer
16. Bianca

• 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 Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.4 million citizens.
• May 8 » The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.
• June 18 » A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
• August 5 » A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
• September 2 » Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
• September 5 » STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.
• December 19 » The Sino-British Joint Declaration, stating that China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong and the United Kingdom would restore Hong Kong to China with effect from July 1, 1997 is signed in Beijing, China by Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher.

The temperature on April 26, 1984 was between 3.0 °C and 18.2 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 13.1 hours of sunshine (90%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.