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• Denise Julietta (Denise) Hobers, Zoetermeer

• Cornelia Fredriksz (94), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Alexander Mortimer Rankin (85), Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
• Ernest Johan M. Kuijpers (54), Nieuwegein
• Adriana van Duikeren (88), Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cunera Cornelia De Monchy (88)
• Enke Annie Heikens (55), Apeldoorn
• Anna Joosen (85), Brasschaat, Antwerpen, België
• Alice Tercaefs (66), Hasselt, België
• Cornelis Petrus Joseph Maria Paans (78), Oisterwijk, Nederland
• Andreas Gerhardus Oostrik (59), Raalte

• 1987 » Bray Wyatt, American wrestler
• 1987 » Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1988 » Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer
• 1988 » Morgan Pressel, American golfer
• 1988 » Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete
• 1989 » Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer
• 1990 » Dan Evans, British tennis player
• 1990 » Kristina Kucova, Slovakian tennis player
• 1990 » Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player
• 1991 » Aaron Donald, American football player

• 1986 » Sterling Hayden, American actor (b. 1916)
• 1989 » Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (b. 1915)
• 1989 » Karl Koch, German computer hacker (b. 1965)
• 1991 » Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1921)
• 1991 » Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1907)
• 1991 » Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (b. 1895)
• 1992 » Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
• 1992 » Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (b. 1948)
• 1994 » Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (b. 1908)
• 1996 » Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (b. 1934)

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

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.
• March 19 » The Egyptian flag is raised at Taba, marking the end of Israeli occupation since the Six Days War in 1967 and the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in 1979.
• June 28 » On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.
• July 17 » First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
• September 14 » The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year old pressman, killed 8 people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide.
• October 3 » A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
• December 28 » A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.

The temperature on May 23, 1989 was between 12.8 °C and 26.3 °C and averaged 19.4 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.