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• Mike Maassen van den Brink, Enschede, Nederland († 1985)

• Adrianus Johannes van Rijn
• Augustus Hoes (84), Geel, België
• Arthur Prosper Emile (Arthur) Wouters (71), Hulst, Nederland
• Baudouin II SA prince de Ligne (66), Beloeil
• Anthonius_Martinus Steijger (83), Vlaardingen
• Antonius de Greef (83)
• Aris Pie (67), Goor
• Angenieta Smit (72)
• Albert Huizing (67), Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Antonius De Greef (83), Helmond

• 1983 » Ashley Hansen, Australian footballer
• 1983 » Sarah Poewe, South African swimmer
• 1984 » Alexander Semin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1984 » Santonio Holmes, American football player
• 1984 » Valerio Bernabò, Italian rugby player
• 1986 » Jed Collins, American football player
• 1986 » Mehmet Topal, Turkish footballer
• 1986 » Stacie Orrico, American singer-songwriter
• 1987 » Jesús Padilla, Mexican footballer
• 1987 » Shraddha Kapoor, Indian actress, singer, and designer

• 1981 » Rebecca Lancefield, American microbiologist and researcher (b. 1895)
• 1982 » Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian poet and critic (b. 1896)
• 1982 » Georges Perec, French author and screenwriter (b. 1936)
• 1983 » Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1907)
• 1987 » Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
• 1988 » Henryk Szeryng, Polish-Mexican violinist and composer (b. 1918)
• 1988 » Sewall Wright, American biologist and geneticist (b. 1889)
• 1990 » Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (b. 1898)
• 1991 » Arthur Murray, American dancer and educator (b. 1895)
• 1991 » William Penney, Baron Penney, Gibraltar-born English mathematician, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)

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. Amanda
12. Esther
13. Judith
14. Nicole
15. Anne
16. Marieke

• 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.
• February 19 » William J. Schroeder becomes the first recipient of an artificial heart to leave the hospital.
• March 8 » A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 45 and injures 175 others.
• July 13 » The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
• August 27 » The Nigerian government is peacefully overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Major General Ibrahim Babangida.
• October 29 » Major General Samuel K. Doe is announced the winner of the first multi-party election in Liberia.
• November 21 » United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.

The temperature on March 3, 1985 was between 2.0 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 2.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.