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• Maaike Jacoba Pots, Leiden
• Larissa van Dassen, De Bilt, Utrecht, Nederland

• Casparus Roosen (57), Oisterwijjk
• Catharina Maria Wijgergangs (67), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alice Maye Counts (90), HUNTLAND, FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
• Anne Hegeman (90), Wieringen
• Anna Maria Berg (82), Steenwijkersmoer
• Anna Maria Paulina Rongen (74), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Clasina Adriana Visser (92)
• Hatt (76)
• Anna van Velzen (91), Delft, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Baas (78), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• 1986 » Hillary Scott, American country singer-songwriter
• 1987 » Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player
• 1987 » Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer
• 1987 » Oliver Turvey, English racing driver
• 1988 » Brook Lopez, American basketball player
• 1988 » Robin Lopez, American basketball player
• 1989 » Christian Vietoris, German racing driver
• 1989 » David N'Gog, French footballer
• 1989 » Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater
• 1990 » Julia Fischer, German discus thrower

• 1981 » Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (b. 1910)
• 1984 » Elizabeth Goudge, English author (b. 1900)
• 1984 » Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
• 1986 » Erik Bruhn, Danish actor, director, and choreographer (b. 1928)
• 1987 » Henri Cochet, French tennis player (b. 1901)
• 1991 » Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
• 1991 » Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1894)
• 1992 » Michael Havers, Baron Havers, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1923)
• 1993 » Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (b. 1954)
• 1994 » Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. 1912)

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. Sanne
10. Samantha
11. Anna
12. Kim
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 12 » Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USSYorktown(CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
• February 29 » Svend Robinson becomes the first member of the House of Commons of Canada to come out as gay.
• March 25 » The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia.
• May 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
• September 13 » Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
• October 17 » Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.

The temperature on April 1, 1988 was between 1.6 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.