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• Ricardo Lurvink
• Jan Wietse jellema, Grouw († 2002)
• Jan-Wietse Jellema, Grouw, Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands († 2002)
• Els BRASPENNINGX, Mortsel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 2023)

• Anna Bouvrie (73), Maastricht
• Aukje BOSGRAAF (99), Oudwoude Netherlands
• Berend Meinen (75), Canada
• Dirkje Rijken (56), Heinenoord, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alfons Germain Leus (85), Zottegem
• Cornelis van Rees (81)
• Abel Mulder (78)
• Charles Marie Jacques Le Bault de La Morinière (85), La Poitevinière, Maine-et-Loire, France
• Aukje Freerks Bosgraaf (99), Oudwoude, Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland, Nederland
• Cornelia Kaal (Cael, Caal, Kaarl, Kaell, Call) (85), Kevelaer, Duitsland

• 1980 » Longineu W. Parsons III, French-American drummer
• 1981 » Jay Howard, English race car driver
• 1981 » Jerry Owens, American baseball player
• 1981 » Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
• 1982 » Aleksandr Dmitrijev, Estonian footballer
• 1982 » Lupe Fiasco, American rapper
• 1982 » Rickie Lambert, English footballer
• 1983 » Agyness Deyn, English model, actress, and singer
• 1984 » Oussama Mellouli, Tunisian swimmer
• 1984 » Sofia Arvidsson, Swedish tennis player

• 1974 » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer, designed the M1 Garand Rifle(b. 1888)
• 1975 » Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903)
• 1977 » Janani Luwum, bishop, Church of Uganda, martyr (b. c.1922)
• 1977 » Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (b. 1905)
• 1980 » Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (b. 1895)
• 1984 » M. A. G. Osmani, Bangladeshi general (b. 1918)
• 1990 » Keith Haring, American painter and activist (b. 1958)
• 1991 » Enrique Bermúdez, Nicaraguan lieutenant and engineer (b. 1932)
• 1992 » Angela Carter, English novelist, short story writer (b. 1940)
• 1992 » Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician, 22nd President of Brazil (b. 1917)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Jeroen
4. Peter
5. Johannes
6. Michael
7. David
8. Dennis
9. Robert
10. Bart
11. Hendrik
12. Willem
13. Patrick
14. Erik
15. Thomas
16. Paul

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Kim
4. Johanna
5. Jessica
6. Kelly
7. Sarah
8. Esther
9. Marieke
10. Marjolein
11. Elisabeth
12. Ellen
13. Wendy
14. Chantal
15. Jennifer
16. Anna

• 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 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
• 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 14.3 million citizens.
• March 14 » The South African government bombs the headquarters of the African National Congress in London.
• May 29 » Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
• July 19 » In one of the first militant attacks by Hezbollah, David S. Dodge, president of the American University of Beirut, is kidnapped.
• November 3 » The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan by kills 150–2000 people.
• November 13 » Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim in a boxing match held in Las Vegas. Kim's subsequent death (on November 17) leads to significant changes in the sport.
• December 13 » The 6.0 M_s  North Yemen earthquake shakes southwestern Yemen with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 2,800, and injuring 1,500.

The temperature on February 16, 1982 was between 0.8 °C and 2.0 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.