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• Johanna Antonia Petronella Bennebroek, Bergen op Zoom († 2005)
• Jacky Pieter Carolus Adrianus Kerremans, Lage Zwaluwe († 2005)
• Jason Adam Bonnema († 2017)

• Albert Henry Eaton (88), Davenport-Iowa (USA)
• Adrianus van de Wetering (72), Helmond
• Arie den Boer (70), Dordrecht
• Albert Johannes Arends (66)
• Arie van den Berg (87), Krimpen aan de Lek, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Cornelis Bakx (63), Tilburg
• Allegonda Ritsma (59), Brunssum
• Barbara Gunter (68), Hoogeveen nederland
• Anna de Vries Bolle
• Anna Marie Aalderen (49)

• 1982 » Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
• 1984 » Benjamin Danso, German rugby player
• 1984 » Drew Brown, American musician and songwriter
• 1985 » Juan Francisco Torres, Spanish footballer
• 1986 » Amanda Mynhardt, South African netball player
• 1986 » Jéferson Gomes, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 » Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
• 1987 » Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
• 1987 » Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1988 » Katherine Copely, American ice dancer

• 1979 » Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian engineer and architect, designed the Tour de la Bourse and Pirelli Tower (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Kazimierz Serocki, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1922)
• 1984 » Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
• 1985 » Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
• 1987 » Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1988 » Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
• 1989 » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
• 1990 » Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)
• 1990 » Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
• 1992 » Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Jeroen
4. Michael
5. Peter
6. Thomas
7. Pieter
8. Johannes
9. David
10. Bart
11. Dennis
12. Sander
13. Robert
14. Kevin
15. Paul
16. Tim

1. Maria
2. Linda
3. Kim
4. Laura
5. Jessica
6. Johanna
7. Anna
8. Stephanie
9. Charlotte
10. Sarah
11. Esther
12. Amanda
13. Judith
14. Anne
15. Nicole
16. Jennifer

• 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 14.5 million citizens.
• January 21 » Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno–Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people.
• June 15 » Rembrandt's painting Danaë is attacked by a man (later judged insane) who throws sulfuric acid on the canvas and cuts it twice with a knife.
• August 27 » The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
• September 1 » A joint American–French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMSTitanic.
• October 7 » Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MSAchille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
• December 20 » Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.

The temperature on January 9, 1985 was between -8.5 °C and -0.4 °C and averaged -4.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.