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• An Sofie Vandendriessche, Roeselare († 2013)
• Monique Wilhelmina Kempers, Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Arie de Borst (72), Dordrecht
• Antoinetta Adriana Henri�tte Mijnsbergh (74), Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Nederland
• Adriaan Hoogschagen (55), Onderbanken, Limburg, Nederland
• Anje Dijkema (90), Groningen,, Groningen, Nederland
• Anna Maria Hubertina Somers (74), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Augustin de Rougé (84), Bournezeau
• Adriaan Cornelis Tensen (72), Amsterdam
• Aafke Kruijer (75), Veendam, Groningen, Nederland
• Adolphus Michel Nachtergaele (75)
• Arloine Eggleston (80), Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

• 1984 » Julian Bennett, English footballer
• 1984 » Luis Maria Alfageme, Argentinian footballer
• 1985 » Łukasz Broź, Polish footballer
• 1985 » Craig Reid, English footballer
• 1985 » Greg James, English radio presenter and comedian
• 1986 » Emma Bell, American actress
• 1986 » Frank Winterstein, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
• 1987 » Bo Guagua, Chinese businessman
• 1987 » Chelsea Manning, American soldier and intelligence analyst
• 1987 » Maryna Arzamasova, Belorussian middle-distance runner

• 1978 » Don Ellis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1934)
• 1981 » Antiochos Evangelatos, Greek composer and conductor (b. 1903)
• 1982 » Homer S. Ferguson, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1889)
• 1986 » Guillermo Cano Isaza, Colombian journalist (b. 1925)
• 1987 » Linda Wong, American porn actress (b. 1951)
• 1987 » Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-American author and poet (b. 1903)
• 1992 » Dana Andrews, American actor (b. 1909)
• 1992 » Günther Anders, German journalist and philosopher (b. 1902)
• 1999 » Grover Washington Jr., American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1943)
• 1999 » Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1920)

• 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 26 » The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.
• March 7 » Challenger Disaster: Divers from the USSPreserver locate the crew cabin of Challenger on the ocean floor.
• April 28 » The United States Navy aircraft carrier USSEnterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USSCoral Sea.
• November 5 » USSRentz, USSReeves and USSOldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China – the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.
• November 22 » Mike Tyson from Brooklyn, New York becomes the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history at age 20.
• November 25 » The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

The temperature on December 17, 1986 was between 2.5 °C and 7.9 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.