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• Marcus Pieter Raymond de Beurs, Amsterdam
• Siebe Wittebrood, Alkmaar, Noordholland, Nederland († 2018)

• "Alfred" Friedrich Karl Richard Donatus zu Dohna-Schlobitten (71), Samedan, Suisse
• Aat de Vries (44)
• Antonie de Fürstenberg (83)
• Antonia Elberts Krijnen (86), Blaricum
• Antonie Leontine von Fürstenberg (83), Wien, Österreich
• Alfred Frederik Karel Richard Donat Graaf en Burggraaf van Dohna-Schlobitten (71), Samedan, Graubünden, Zwitserl
• Bernardus Hermanus SCHRIJVER (75), Zwolle
• Antonia Krijnen (86)
• Antoinette Margaretha (Nettie) Jong, de (67), Amersfoort, Netherlands
• ANTOINETTE MARGARETHA DE JONG (67), AMERSFOORT

• 1985 » Alexey Dmitriev, German ice hockey player
• 1986 » Kyrylo Fesenko, Ukrainian basketball player
• 1986 » Tim Elliott, American mixed martial artist
• 1987 » Jane Summersett, American ice dancer
• 1988 » Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
• 1988 » Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
• 1988 » Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
• 1990 » Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
• 1990 » Marcus Jordan, American basketball player
• 1990 » Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer

• 1984 » Peter Lawford, English-American actor (b. 1923)
• 1985 » Camille Tourville, Canadian-American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
• 1985 » Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer (b. 1904)
• 1986 » Gardner Fox, American author (b. 1911)
• 1987 » Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, 45th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1919)
• 1987 » M. G. Ramachandran, Sri Lankan-Indian actor, producer, and politician, 5th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1917)
• 1988 » Jainendra Kumar, Indian author (b. 1905)
• 1990 » Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian playwright and songwriter (b. 1922)
• 1991 » Virginia Sorensen, American author (b. 1912)
• 1992 » Bobby LaKind, American singer-songwriter and conga player (b. 1945)

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. Maria
2. Jessica
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.
• January 28 » In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
• November 3 » Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
• November 8 » U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
• November 15 » In the Soviet Union, the unmanned Shuttle Buran makes its only space flight.
• November 15 » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
• December 8 » A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.

The temperature on December 24, 1988 was between 3.8 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 1.5 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.