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• Bernardus Albertus Beukers (84), Slagharen, Nederland
• Darrell Dee Hughes (59), Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States
• Dexter Elybe Cox (75)
• Cecil Fitzgerald (80), Austin, Mower Co., MN
• van Hoogstraten (54), Venlo, Limburg, Nederland
• Bernardus Albertus Beukers (84), Slagharen
• Berendiena Scholte (90)
• Bernardus Albertus BEUKERS (84), Slagharen (Overijssel) (NL)
• Albertus Lens (77), Hengelo, Overijssel, Nederland
• Christianus (Chris) Petrus Johannes Van der Geest (49), Los Angeles (Californië, USA)

• 1984 » Trey Hardee, American decathlete
• 1985 » Tina Majorino, American actress
• 1988 » Ai Kago, Japanese singer and actress
• 1989 » Elia Viviani, Italian cyclist
• 1989 » Isaiah Thomas, American basketball player
• 1989 » Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
• 1990 » Dalilah Muhammad, American hurdler
• 1990 » Gianluca Lapadula, Italian footballer
• 1990 » Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 » Ryan O'Reilly, Canadian ice hockey player

• 1979 » Josef Mengele, German SS officer and physician (b. 1911)
• 1986 » Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923)
• 1990 » Alan Perlis, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1922)
• 1990 » Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (b. 1905)
• 1991 » Amos Yarkoni, Israeli colonel (b. 1920)
• 1994 » Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1913)
• 1996 » Phillip Davidson, American general (b. 1915)
• 1999 » Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1918)
• 1999 » King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)
• 2000 » Doug Henning, Canadian magician and politician (b. 1947)

1. Thomas
2. Jeroen
3. Jan
4. Michael
5. Kevin
6. Robert
7. Mark
8. Johannes
9. Tim
10. Frank
11. Patrick
12. Dennis
13. Bart
14. Daniel
15. Nick
16. Pieter

1. Jessica
2. Maria
3. Linda
4. Laura
5. Anne
6. Sarah
7. Johanna
8. Sandra
9. Samantha
10. Sanne
11. Kim
12. Anna
13. Stephanie
14. Nicole
15. Esther
16. Chantal

• 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 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 14.7 million citizens.
• February 6 » Michael Jordan makes his signature slam dunk from the free throw line inspiring Air Jordan and the Jumpman logo.
• April 14 » The USSSamuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
• April 18 » The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.
• August 8 » The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
• August 10 » Japanese American internment: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
• December 12 » The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.

The temperature on February 7, 1988 was between 2.2 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.9 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.