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• Martijn Johannes Maria van Riet, Eindhoven († 2011)
• Martijn van Riet, Eindhoven († 2009)
• Niels Kok

• Catharina Adriaansen (85), Bergen op Zoom
• Allan Fowls Mair (96), Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States
• Alidor Gaston Albertus Haegeman (80), Gent
• Abraham Pieter Quist (79), Sint Annaland, Zeeland, Nederland
• Cornelia de Waard (92), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Nannes (82), Warmenhuizen
• Catherine "katie" Azukas (87), Pottsville, Pa
• Adrianus Visser (83), Zwijndrecht
• Arie de Lange (67), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Waard de (92)

• 1980 » Nicole den Dulk, Dutch Paralympic equestrian
• 1982 » Tony Sunshine, American singer-songwriter
• 1983 » Daniela Hantuchová, Slovak tennis player
• 1983 » Ian Henderson, English rugby league player
• 1983 » Leon Andreasen, Danish international footballer
• 1984 » Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russian chess player
• 1984 » Jesse Lee Soffer, American actor
• 1985 » Angel Locsin, Filipino actress, producer, and fashion designer
• 1986 » Alysia Montaño, American runner
• 1986 » Sven Kramer, Dutch speed skater

• 1981 » Josep Pla, Catalan journalist and author (b. 1897)
• 1983 » Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (b. 1908)
• 1984 » Red Garland, American pianist (b. 1923)
• 1985 » Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (b. 1916)
• 1985 » Sam Ervin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1896)
• 1986 » Harold Arlen, American composer (b. 1905)
• 1986 » Jim Laker, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1922)
• 1986 » Otto Preminger, Ukrainian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1906)
• 1990 » Paulette Goddard, American actress (b. 1910)
• 1991 » Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1952)

• 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 14.3 million citizens.
• February 8 » The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
• February 23 » The United States Environmental Protection Agency announces its intent to buy out and evacuate the dioxin-contaminated community of Times Beach, Missouri.
• June 2 » After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.
• June 13 » Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
• November 26 » Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport.
• December 31 » In Nigeria a coup d'état led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari ends the Second Nigerian Republic.

The temperature on April 23, 1983 was between 8.1 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 3.9 mm of rain during 3.4 hours. There was 4.4 hours of sunshine (31%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.