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• Elke Jager, Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2001)
• Yolanda Molina Tolsma, Spanje

• Cornelia Gerdina Maria Grandjean Perrenod Comtesse (94), Overveen (N. Holland, Nederland)
• Cornelia Gedina Grandjean Perrenod (94), Overveen
• Anna Baukje Ewouds (72), Terschelling, Friesland, Nederland
• Alfons Lagaisse (85), Tielt (B), België
• Bernard Jägers (60), Afferden, Limburg, Nederland
• Bernardus Petrus Donders (84)
• Ariena Hofman (86), Zaandam
• Beerendje Wierda (96), Nijeholtpade (Friesland: Weststellingwerf)
• Bernadette Maria Marguerite Vantours (73), Grenay (F)
• Alphonsus VAN AERSCHOT (74), Tremelo Vlaams Brabant

• 1953 » Sinan Çetin, Turkish actor, director, and producer
• 1954 » Catherine Bach, American actress
• 1954 » Ron Howard, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 » Dalia Grybauskaitė, Lithuanian politician, 6th President of Lithuania
• 1956 » Tim Daly, American actor, director, and producer
• 1958 » Nik Kershaw, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1959 » Nick Griffin, English politician
• 1961 » Mike Rozier, American football player
• 1966 » Zack Snyder, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1994 » Justin Bieber, Canadian singer-songwriter

• 1980 » Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)
• 1980 » Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch-American model and businesswoman, founded Wilhelmina Models (b. 1940)
• 1983 » Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (b. 1905)
• 1984 » Jackie Coogan, American actor (b. 1914)
• 1988 » Joe Besser, American comedian and actor (b. 1907)
• 1989 » Vasantdada Patil, Indian politician, 5th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1917)
• 1991 » Edwin H. Land, American scientist and businessman, co-founded the Polaroid Corporation (b. 1909)
• 1995 » César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1920)
• 1995 » Georges J. F. Köhler, German biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)
• 1998 » Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (b. 1937)

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. 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.
• 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.
• August 8 » Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• November 13 » Hans-Adam II, the present Prince of Liechtenstein, begins his reign on the death of his father.
• November 20 » Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
• 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.
• December 10 » Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union.

The temperature on March 1, 1989 was between 4.2 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 17.4 mm of rain during 10.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.