About the day » Saturday February 18, 1989Calender converter

• Esther Maria Vos, Drachten († 1994)
• Jamison Phillips, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 2006)
• Stephanie Lynn LaPlant, Newark, New York, Verenigde Staten († 2016)

• Dirkje Schriek (82)
• Allewijna Jannetje Hollebrandse (69), Tholen
• Cassie Myrtle Fuller Tillman [KB Bu] (92), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
• Adrianus van der Linden (78), Rotterdam
• Delia Farley Dana (99), Seattle, King, Washington, United States
• Anthon Reus (82), Hoogkarspel
• Arend Lutjeboer (77), Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Dirkje Schriek (82), Woudrichem, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Abraham Brussee (74), Rotterdam
• Charles Franklin Keith (92), Detriot Lakes, Becker, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten

• 1985 » Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
• 1985 » Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican-American murderer
• 1986 » Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
• 1986 » Robert DeLong, American singer-songwriter
• 1987 » Cristian Tănase, Romanian footballer
• 1988 » Changmin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1990 » Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player
• 1991 » Henry Surtees, English race car driver († 2009)
• 1991 » Sebastian Neumann, German footballer

• 1978 » Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. 1928)
• 1981 » Jack Northrop, American engineer and businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (b. 1895)
• 1982 » Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. 1895)
• 1989 » Mildred Burke, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)
• 1990 » Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1958)
• 1993 » Jacqueline Hill, English actress (b. 1929)
• 1995 » Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. 1959)
• 1995 » Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (b. 1961)
• 1997 » Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (b. 1905)
• 1998 » Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)

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

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 2 » Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
• February 14 » Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini issues a fatwa encouraging Muslims to kill Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses.
• May 4 » Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.
• August 20 » The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
• December 17 » The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
• December 22 » Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers.

The temperature on February 18, 1989 was between 6.0 °C and 12.8 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 8.8 mm of rain during 11.2 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.