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• Grant Chapman Schoffelen, New York (VS)
• Jessica Banis, Vlaardingen
• Berry molenaar († 2011)

• Blanca Caluwé (68), Hoboken
• Lambregts (92)
• Annie Meijer (56), Beneden Leeuwen
• * Elisabeth Maria Sla (83), Rotterdam
• * Wilhelmus Antonius van Son (79), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Anna Louisa Schifferstein (89), Maastricht LI NL
• Augustinus Rene Vannetelbosch - Poels (81), Leuven
• Altina Berens (77), Nordhorn
• Blanche CALUWÉ (68), Hoboken,2660,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Beiko Hendrikus Heidekamp (81), Oude-Pekela, Groningen, Nederland

• 1987 » Fabien Lemoine, French football player
• 1988 » Jessica Gregg, Canadian speed skater
• 1988 » Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
• 1989 » Blake Griffin, American basketball player
• 1989 » Jung So-min, South Korean actress
• 1989 » Magalie Pottier, French racing cyclist
• 1989 » Theo Walcott, English footballer
• 1990 » Andre Young, American basketball player
• 1991 » Reggie Bullock, American basketball player
• 1991 » Wolfgang Van Halen, American bassist

• 1983 » Arthur Godfrey, American actor and television host (b. 1903)
• 1985 » Eddie Shore, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1902)
• 1985 » Roger Sessions, American composer, critic, and educator (b. 1896)
• 1988 » Jigger Statz, American baseball player (b.1897)
• 1988 » Mickey Thompson, American race car driver (b. 1928)
• 1990 » Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1898)
• 1991 » Chris Austin, American country singer (b .1964)
• 1991 » Jean Bellette, Australian artist (b. 1908)
• 1992 » Yves Rocard, French physicist and engineer (b. 1903)
• 1994 » Eric Show, American baseball player (b. 1956)

• 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 24 » Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, with over 30 known victims, is executed by the electric chair at the Florida State Prison.
• January 30 » The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
• February 24 » United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, rips open during flight, blowing nine passengers out of the business-class section.
• 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.
• September 19 » A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
• December 25 » Romanian Revolution: Deposed President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena, are condemned to death and executed after a summary trial.

The temperature on March 16, 1989 was between 1.5 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 7.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.