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• Bart Johnnys Huisman († 1991)
• Jacobus Bernhard Martinus Cornelis den Ouden, Leidschendam
• Bart Huisman († 1991)

• Anna Maria (Annie - Anny) Jacobs (53), Nijmegen
• Aafje Klok (73), Drijber, Beilen
• At Spall (61), Apeldoorn, Gld., NL
• Antonia Catharina Mutsaers (91)
• Beerens (93)
• Audrey Enid Jones (65)
• Andries Wielema (86)
• Anna Huberdina VAN DER STERREN (69), Son, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Antje Annes van der Ley (74), Joure, Skarsterlân, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana van den Beemt (71), breda

• 1988 » Daniel Schorn, Austrian cyclist
• 1988 » Ricki Olsen, Danish footballer
• 1988 » Natalie Wynn, creator of YouTube channel ContraPoints
• 1989 » Jonathan Viera, Spanish footballer
• 1989 » Luke Murphy, English footballer
• 1989 » Mads Dahm, Norwegian footballer
• 1989 » Sam Vokes, English-Welsh footballer
• 1990 » Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer
• 1990 » Mathieu Peybernes, French footballer
• 1990 » Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player

• 1984 » François Truffaut, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
• 1985 » Dan White, American assassin and politician (b. 1946)
• 1986 » Lionel Murphy, Australian jurist and politician, 22nd Attorney-General of Australia (b. 1922)
• 1989 » Jean Image, Hungarian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1910)
• 1990 » Dany Chamoun, Lebanese engineer and politician (b. 1934)
• 1990 » Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1921)
• 1991 » Lorenc Antoni, Albanian composer, conductor, and musicologist (b. 1909)
• 1992 » Ante Ciliga, Croatian politician, writer and publisher (b. 1898)
• 1992 » Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge (b. 1921)
• 1993 » Sam Zolotow, American journalist and critic (b. 1899)

• 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.
• January 20 » George H. W. Bush is inaugurated the 41st President of the United States of America.
• July 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
• July 17 » Holy See–Poland relations are restored.
• August 16 » A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
• October 1 » Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.
• November 27 » Avianca Flight 203: A Boeing 727 explodes in mid-air over Colombia, killing all 107 people on board and three people on the ground. The Medellín Cartel will claim responsibility for the attack.

The temperature on October 21, 1989 was between 12.7 °C and 20.0 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (18%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.