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• Maaike Desiree Hamstra († 2008)
• Marc Braat, Goes († 1989)
• Kim Cornelia Johanna Roggekamp, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2010)
• Kim Cornelia Johanna Roggekamp, Dordrecht († 2010)

• Alfred Eugene Spears (69), Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
• Antoinette Kroll (91)
• Aaltje Berendina Groothedde (80), .........
• Andre Baude (81), Palma de Majorca (ESP)
• Bridgett Kay Crist [K] (17)
• Aplonius Witvliet (95), Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna.Maria.Hubertin Muijrers (81), de Weverziekenhuis Heerlen
• Atte Dijkema (89), Amersfoort Utrecht Nederland
• Agnes Renneberg (86), Geleen, Gemeente Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Nederland
• Bernardus Gerhardus Hemel (79), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1987 » Anthony Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
• 1987 » Athena Imperial, Filipino journalist, Miss Earth-Water 2011
• 1987 » Faydee, Australian singer
• 1987 » Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer
• 1987 » Javon Ringer, American football player
• 1987 » Mimi Page, American singer-songwriter and composer
• 1987 » Saia Fainga'a, Australian rugby player
• 1988 » Zosia Mamet, American actress
• 1989 » Harrison Smith, American football player
• 1989 » Southside, American record producer

• 1986 » Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (b. 1957)
• 1986 » Anita Cobby, Australian murder victim (b. 1959)
• 1987 » Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1987 » Carlos José Castilho, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
• 1988 » Marcel Bozzuffi, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 1989 » Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand minister and politician, 30th New Zealand Minister of Finance (b. 1901)
• 1989 » Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (b. 1951)
• 1990 » Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (b. 1934)
• 1990 » Paul Ariste, Estonian linguist and academic (b. 1905)
• 1992 » Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality; Miss America telecast presenter (b. 1914)

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

1. Kim
2. Maria
3. Laura
4. Linda
5. Sanne
6. Jessica
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 2 » Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
• April 26 » The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
• May 4 » Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.
• July 6 » The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
• November 9 » Cold War: Fall of the Berlin Wall: East Germany opens checkpoints in the Berlin Wall, allowing its citizens to travel to West Berlin.
• 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 February 2, 1989 was between 0.2 °C and 2.6 °C and averaged 1.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.