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• William Thomas Smith, Bloemfontein, Motheo, Free State, South Africa
• Laura Bregitta Vaarkamp, Zaandam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1988)
• Laura Elizabeth Campion, Robbinsdale, Hennepin Co., MN († 1988)
• Antoinetta Catharina Lips, Breda

• Antonius Franciscus Vredevoort (92), de Rijp, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernadette Henriëtte Hoogenbosch (59), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bert Kruimink (21)
• Aaltje DE VRIES (76), Netherlands
• Aldegonda Wilhelmina Hubertina op het Broek (82), Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
• Anna Wilhelmina Wanner (88), amsterdam, Nederland
• Christopher George Paltridge (68), New Zealand
• Anna Gerdina Knaake (88), Zelhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Ann Ida Unterreiner (82), Perryville, Perry, Missouri, United States of America
• Bernadette Henriëtta Hoogenbosch (59), Hilversum

• 1982 » Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
• 1984 » Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
• 1984 » Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 » Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1987 » José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
• 1988 » Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
• 1988 » Shay Logan, English footballer
• 1988 » Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
• 1989 » Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer

• 1977 » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
• 1978 » Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)
• 1980 » Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
• 1991 » Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
• 1992 » Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
• 1993 » Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
• 1994 » Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
• 1999 » Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)
• 2002 » Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
• 2003 » Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)

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 5 » Manuel Noriega is indicted on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.
• March 13 » The Seikan Tunnel, the longest undersea tunnel in the world, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
• May 4 » The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
• May 29 » The U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
• November 15 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
• December 2 » Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

The temperature on January 29, 1988 was between 4.9 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 7.7 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.