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• Anna Schoenmaekers (72), Deutschland Niederhörlen
• Anna Maria Waterlander (55), Beverwijk
• Agnes Houben (72)
• Antonia (Toon) Kosse Stam (77), Egmond aan Zee
• Berendina Gezina Steggink (91), Boxmeer
• Adrianus Buitenen van (95), Den Haag
• Cornelis Marinus van Iwaarden (27), Krabbendijke, Zeeland, Nederland
• Alyda Louisa Geijp (77), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Cornelis Marinus van Iwaarden (27), Krabbendijke
• Berendina Gezina Steggink (91), Boxmeer, N.B

• 1985 » Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
• 1985 » Chandler Williams, American football player († 2013)
• 1985 » Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer
• 1985 » Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
• 1985 » JaMarcus Russell, American football player
• 1985 » Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver
• 1986 » Daniel Preussner, German rugby player
• 1986 » Michael Lerchl, German footballer
• 1986 » Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1987 » Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter

• 1978 » James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)
• 1979 » Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (b. 1953)
• 1979 » Walter O'Malley, American businessman (b. 1903)
• 1980 » Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (b. 1906)
• 1981 » Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (b. 1904)
• 1985 » Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1927)
• 1988 » Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer and poet (b. 1905)
• 1988 » M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (b. 1919)
• 1990 » Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
• 1992 » Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (b. 1938)

1. Mark
2. Michael
3. Jan
4. Kevin
5. Robert
6. Thomas
7. Jeroen
8. Peter
9. David
10. Sander
11. Bart
12. Willem
13. Johannes
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. Anna
13. Stephanie
14. Esther
15. Joyce
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.
• February 9 » Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System.
• February 28 » Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
• April 25 » Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II.
• April 29 » Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.
• May 19 » The Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
• November 26 » Iran–Contra affair: U.S. President Ronald Reagan announces the members of what will become known as the Tower Commission.

The temperature on August 9, 1986 was between 9.0 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 15.7 °C. There was 3.5 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.