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• Aafke Petrus Vellinga (88), Buitenpost, Achtkarspelen, Fryslân, Nederland
• Christina Greta Roeper (78), Emmen (Drenthe)
• Adriana Krijnen (85), Noordhoek,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aaltje Breeuwsma (90), Sint Pancras, Langedijk, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Annette Egger (84)
• Antonia Platenburg (80), Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Margaretha KAPTEYN (92), Oldenburg (D)
• Albertus Wilhelmus Dissel (84)
• Aafke Vellinga (88), -
• Arnolda Horbeek (57), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1988 » Ashton Eaton, American decathlete
• 1988 » Glaiza de Castro, Filipino actress and singer
• 1988 » Rolands Freimanis, Latvian basketball player
• 1989 » Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
• 1989 » Férébory Doré, Congolese footballer
• 1989 » Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Armenian footballer
• 1989 » Kayla Banwarth, American indoor volleyball player
• 1989 » Matteo Pelucchi, Italian cyclist
• 1989 » Sergey Fesikov, Russian swimmer
• 1989 » Zhang Shuai, Chinese tennis player

• 1984 » Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
• 1984 » Jackie Wilson, American singer (b. 1934)
• 1985 » Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
• 1985 » James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926)
• 1988 » Vincent Lingiari, Australian Aboriginal rights activist (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922)
• 1993 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
• 1994 » Bassel al-Assad, Son of the former President of the Syrian Arab Republic Hafez al-Assad (b. 1962)

1. Thomas
2. Jan
3. Robert
4. Michael
5. Mark
6. Niels
7. Jeroen
8. Patrick
9. Kevin
10. Robin
11. Peter
12. Nick
13. David
14. Sander
15. Johannes
16. Martijn

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

• 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.
• February 15 » Soviet–Afghan War: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
• April 2 » Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
• April 15 » Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans.
• May 29 » Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States, allowing the manufacture of parts of the F-16 jet fighter plane in Egypt.
• June 3 » The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.
• December 1 » Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist Party the leading role in the state.

The temperature on January 21, 1989 was between 2.6 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 1.2 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.