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• Evelien Heppenhuis, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Barbara Ann Hoesen, San Antonio
• Son Hofland, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1989)

• Antonius Wilhelmus Adrianus van Assen (81), Amsterdam
• Antonius Wilhelmus Assen van (81), Amsterdam
• Cornelia Helena Maria Verbeem (58), Terneuzen,, Zeeland, Nederland
• Dirk Brussee (55), Valkenburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelius Coomans (93), Grand Rapids, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Eleonore von Neipperg (76), Vollrads
• Eleonore Maria Anthonia Anna Ernestine Huberta Beatrix Gabriëlle van Neipperg (76), Slot Vollrads, Östrich-Winkel, Hessen
• Adrianus Petrus Lambertus Doorenbosch (75), 's Hertogenbosch
• Armand MATHIJS (72), Bilzen (Limburg) (B)
• Cas Verschuren (60), Antwerpen (B), België

• 1987 » Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
• 1988 » Katherine Copely, American ice dancer
• 1988 » Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress
• 1988 » Marc Crosas, Spanish footballer
• 1989 » Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 » Michaëlla Krajicek, Dutch tennis player
• 1989 » Michael Beasley, American basketball player
• 1989 » Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress
• 1989 » Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete
• 1990 » Justin Blackmon, American football player

• 1984 » Bob Dyer, American-Australian radio and television host (b. 1909)
• 1985 » Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1879)
• 1987 » Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1988 » Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and composer (b. 1909)
• 1989 » Bill Terry, American baseball player and manager (b. 1898)
• 1990 » Cemal Süreya, Turkish poet and journalist (b. 1931)
• 1990 » Spud Chandler, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1907)
• 1992 » Bill Naughton, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1992 » Steve Brodie, American actor (b. 1919)
• 1993 » Paul Hasluck, Australian historian and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (b. 1905)

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.
• May 2 » Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
• May 20 » The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
• May 30 » Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
• August 22 » Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
• November 20 » Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
• December 22 » Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany.

The temperature on January 9, 1989 was between 7.2 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 2.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.