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• Albert Roelof Stapel (75)
• Arie Griffioen (74), Naarden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albertus van Lomwel (88), Lexmond (Zederik), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Munier (93), Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland
• Barbara Joanna Maria van den Braken (95), Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
• Anna Holstein (89), Hingham Sheboygan Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Barbara Catharina van der Lans (91), Harmelen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Boudewijn Cornelis Le Nobel (75), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Boudewijn Cornelis le Nobel (75), Leiden
• Bernardina van Geel (98), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1963 » Paul O'Neill, American baseball player and sportscaster; five-time World Series champion
• 1967 » Ed Balls, British politician; Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1968 » Oumou Sangaré, Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician
• 1971 » Sean Astin, American actor, director and producer
• 1974 » Dominic Raab, British politician; First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• 1981 » Park Ji-sung, South Korean footballer; the most successful Asian player with 19 career trophies
• 1982 » Flavia Pennetta, Italian tennis player; winner of the 2015 US Open
• 1988 » Tom Marshall, British photo colouriser and artist
• 1992 » Jorge Soler, Cuban baseball player
• 1999 » Gianluigi Donnarumma, Italian international footballer; youngest goalkeeper to play for Italy

• 1975 » Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (b. 1897)
• 1978 » Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (b. 1920)
• 1980 » Robert Hayden, American poet and academic (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (b. 1911)
• 1996 » Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (b. 1940)
• 1997 » Andrei Sinyavsky, Russian journalist and publisher (b. 1925)
• 1998 » W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1914)
• 1999 » Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
• 2001 » A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (b. 1926)
• 2001 » Don Bradman, Australian international cricketer; holder of world record batting average (b. 1908)

1. Thomas
2. Jan
3. Robert
4. Michael
5. Mark
6. Niels
7. Kevin
8. Jeroen
9. Patrick
10. Peter
11. Nick
12. Robin
13. David
14. Johannes
15. Sander
16. Stefan

1. Kim
2. Maria
3. Laura
4. Sanne
5. Linda
6. Jessica
7. Chantal
8. Anne
9. Lisanne
10. Anna
11. Johanna
12. Stephanie
13. Sarah
14. Samantha
15. Charlotte
16. Nicole

• 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1986 to Tuesday, November 7, 1989 the cabinet Lubbers II, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
• February 19 » Flying Tiger Line flight 66 crashes into a hill near Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia, killing four.
• March 12 » Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the world wide web.
• July 20 » Burma's ruling junta puts opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest.
• September 13 » Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
• October 17 » The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.
• December 29 » The Nikkei 225 for the Tokyo Stock Exchange hits its all-time intra-day high of 38,957.44 and closing high at 38,915.87, serving as the apex of the Japanese asset price bubble.

The temperature on February 25, 1989 was between 4.2 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (13%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.