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• Any Lynne Bruxvoort († 1989)
• Rosa Catharina Keizer, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Judith Wortel († 1989)
• Johanna Cornelia Maria Wortel, Tilburg († 1989)
• Johanna Cornelia Maria Wortel, Tilburg, Gemeente Tilburg († 1989)
• Lennard Dubbeldam († 1992)

• Bertus J. Goes (76), Eindhoven
• Aaron Winfred Hamrick [Wl SharonMBu] (84), Enfield, Hartford County, CT
• Antje Annigje Toering (68)
• Aafke Boersma (87), -
• Adrianus Zwirs (86), Hoorn
• Elmer Joseph Bastien (85), Windsor-Ontario (CA)
• Anna Petronella Ursem (72), Hoorn, Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
• Arjanne E. Kemink (28), Heereveen
• Adriana Anna van den Berg (81), Voorhout
• Cornelia Gijsberta Hartendorp (88), Eindhoven, Zuid Holland, the Netherlands

• 1987 » Niall McGinn, Irish footballer
• 1987 » Nicola Benedetti, Scottish violinist
• 1988 » Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer
• 1988 » Shahram Mahmoudi, Iranian volleyball player
• 1988 » Stephen Strasburg, American baseball player
• 1989 » Cristian Pasquato, Italian footballer
• 1989 » Javier Cortés, Mexican footballer
• 1990 » Lars Unnerstall, German footballer
• 1991 » Chiyoshōma Fujio, Mongolian sumo wrestler
• 1991 » Ryan James, Australian rugby league player

• 1980 » Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) potter (b. 1887)
• 1981 » Kostas Choumis, Greek-Romanian footballer (b. 1913)
• 1983 » Frank Reynolds, American soldier and journalist (b. 1923)
• 1987 » Richard Egan, American soldier and actor (b. 1921)
• 1989 » Forrest H. Anderson, American judge and politician, 17th Governor of Montana (b. 1913)
• 1990 » Herbert Turner Jenkins, American police officer (b. 1907)
• 1993 » Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (b. 1945)
• 1994 » Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (b. 1897)
• 1997 » M. E. H. Maharoof, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1939)
• 1998 » June Byers, American wrestler (b. 1922)

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.
• May 1 » Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
• July 5 » Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
• August 16 » A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
• August 25 » Voyager 2 spacecraft makes its closest approach to Neptune, the second to last planet in the Solar System at the time.
• October 15 » Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
• 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.

The temperature on July 20, 1989 was between 7.8 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 14.1 hours of sunshine (88%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.