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• Amelie Volkmann, St. Tönis (DL
• Codie James Gipson, Stanislaus,California,United States († 2012)
• Jeroen Christiaan ten Voorde, Hengelo (O) († 1989)

• Anna Alida Keur (78), Voorschoten
• Alida Helena Donk (76), Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Marie Theodora Mertens (89)
• Charles Earl Day (88), Tulsa (Tulsa County), Oklahoma
• Antonia Mathea Margaretha (Tonny) Sijben (46)
• Annice Meryl BARWICK (69), Somerset, Tasmania, Australia
• Antonia von und zu Eltz (89)
• Clarence O Samuel Wigh (77), Kingsburg, Fresno, California, United States of America
• Anna Ubelina Harmanna Hout, van (89), Sneek
• Antje Anna Teedes Wagenaar (91), Nij Beets

• 1986 » Paul di Resta, Scottish racing driver
• 1987 » Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
• 1987 » Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
• 1988 » Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player
• 1990 » Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
• 1990 » Tony McQuay, American sprinter
• 1990 » Travis Shaw, American baseball player
• 1990 » Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
• 1991 » Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer
• 1991 » Nolan Arenado, American baseball player

• 1988 » Khalil al-Wazir, Palestinian commander, founded Fatah (b. 1935)
• 1988 » Youri Egorov, Russian pianist (b. 1954)
• 1989 » Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1910)
• 1989 » Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1899)
• 1989 » Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (b. 1940)
• 1991 » David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 1992 » Alexandru Nicolschi, Romanian spy and activist (b. 1915)
• 1992 » Andy Russell, American singer and actor (b. 1919)
• 1992 » Neville Brand, American actor (b. 1920)

• 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.
• January 30 » The American embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is closed.
• April 7 » Soviet submarine Komsomolets sinks in the Barents Sea off the coast of Norway killing 42 sailors.
• August 16 » A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
• August 20 » The pleasure boat Marchioness sinks on the River Thames following a collision. Fifty-one people are killed.
• August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the second to last planet in the Solar System at the time.

The temperature on April 16, 1989 was between 4.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.