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Died on Monday January 16, 1989
- Anna van den Bos (89), Delft
- Charles R ALLEN (76), Clark, Nevada, Verenigde Staten
- Arnoldus (Arend) Thomas HOFSTEDE (87)
- Alvin Steven BEYER (87)
- A.M. (Jo) Konsten (61), Netherlands
- Aaltje Spin (80), Zuidveen, Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Francina van der Kroon (95), Abcoude-Proostdij
- Boukje de BOER (90), Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albert Bultje (69)
- Arend Eissen (83)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 16, 1989 at Delpher
Born on January 16
- 1985 » Jayde Herrick, Australian cricketer
- 1985 » Joe Flacco, American football player
- 1986 » Johannes Rahn, German footballer
- 1986 » Mark Trumbo, American baseball player
- 1986 » Reto Ziegler, Swiss footballer, left back
- 1987 » Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
- 1987 » Jake Epstein, Canadian actor
- 1988 » Jorge Torres Nilo, Mexican footballer
- 1988 » Nicklas Bendtner, Danish footballer
- 1991 » Matt Duchene, Canadian ice hockey player
Died on January 16
- 1978 » A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1890)
- 1981 » Bernard Lee, English actor (b. 1908)
- 1983 » Virginia Mauret, American musician and dancer
- 1986 » Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist, author, and publisher (b. 1892)
- 1987 » Bertram Wainer, Australian physician and activist (b. 1928)
- 1988 » Andrija Artuković, Croatian politician, war criminal, and Porajmos perpetrator, 1st Minister of Interior of the Independent State of Croatia (b. 1899)
- 1995 » Eric Mottram, English poet and critic (b. 1924)
- 1996 » Kaye Webb, English journalist and publisher (b. 1914)
- 1996 » Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (b. 1903)
- 1999 » Jim McClelland, Australian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 12th Minister for Industry and Science (b. 1915)
Names that were popular for boys in 1989
- Thomas
- Jan
- Robert
- Michael
- Mark
- Niels
- Jeroen
- Kevin
- Patrick
- Peter
- Robin
- Nick
- David
- Johannes
- Sander
- Tim
Names that were popular for girls in 1989
- Kim
- Maria
- Laura
- Linda
- Jessica
- Sanne
- Chantal
- Anne
- Lisanne
- Anna
- Johanna
- Stephanie
- Sarah
- Samantha
- Charlotte
- Nicole
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1989
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.8 million citizens.
- April 9 » Tbilisi massacre: an anti-Soviet peaceful demonstration and hunger strike in Tbilisi, demanding restoration of Georgian independence, is dispersed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 20 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
- April 27 » The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- May 2 » Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
- July 17 » Holy See–Poland relations are restored.
- August 2 » Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
- November 10 » Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Weather January 16, 1989
The temperature on January 16, 1989 was between 5.3 °C and 9.3 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.