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• Ruud Baas, Geldrop († 2013)
• Lenny Maaskant († 2005)
• Derik Nieman, Hartbeespoortdam

• Arend Jorts Bonne (88), Amstelveen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bartholomeus Johannes Adrianus (Bart) Damen (69), Terheijden, 4844, Nederland
• Albert Horlings (76), Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
• Carolina Juliana De Winter (84), Boom, 2850, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Catharina Boudewijns (96), Merksem
• Aletta BESTE (84), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Ketelaars (88), Tilburg
• Catharina Johanna van Velzen (100), Delft
• Alida Hendrika Hemmers (88), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Charles James WORTH (82), Harrow, Middlesex, ENGLAND

• 1953 » Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1954 » Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 » Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 » Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
• 1956 » Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1959 » Nick Griffin, English politician
• 1961 » Mike Rozier, American football player
• 1966 » Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1994 » Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter

• 1978 » Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 1979 » Mustafa Barzani, Iraqi-Kurdistan politician (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)
• 1980 » Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (b. 1940)
• 1983 » Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (b. 1905)
• 1984 » Jackie Coogan, American actor (b. 1914)
• 1988 » Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (b. 1907)
• 1989 » Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician, 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1917)
• 1991 » Edwin H. Land, American scientist and businessman, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (b. 1909)
• 1995 » César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1920)

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

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

• 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.
• 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.
• The Netherlands had about 14.5 million citizens.
• January 23 » The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
• March 21 » Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships
• April 26 » A nuclear reactor accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union, creating the world's worst nuclear disaster.
• April 29 » A fire at the Central library of the City of Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
• July 6 » Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
• August 31 » The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423.

The temperature on March 1, 1986 was between -2.6 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.