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• Brendan Ritskes, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1997)

• Abbie Evelyn Bell (77), Buried Caanon Freewill Bap Chu. Barnett X'roads, AL
• Albertus de Munnik (78), Emmen, DRE, Nederland
• Antje Keimpes Elderingh (57), Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Agatha Verkaik (79), Naarden
• Cadelina Wilhelmina de Groot (91), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Potter (81)
• Barend GROENIGEN, van (64), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Annie LEFFERS (51), Ponta Grossa Brazil
• Albertus de Munnik (78), Zwartemeer, Drenthe, Nederland
• Bijs van Leur (61), Oss, Nederland

• 1989 » Doğuş Balbay, Turkish basketball player
• 1989 » Kayla Banwarth, American indoor volleyball player
• 1990 » André Martins, Portuguese footballer
• 1990 » Andriy Bohdanov, Ukrainian footballer
• 1990 » Arash Afshin, Iranian footballer
• 1990 » Diogo Amado, Portuguese footballer
• 1990 » Doni Tata Pradita, Indonesian motorcycle racer
• 1990 » Jacob Smith, American actor
• 1990 » Kelly Rohrbach, American model and actress
• 1990 » Knowledge Musona, Zimbabwean footballer

• 1984 » Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893)
• 1984 » Jackie Wilson, American singer (b. 1934)
• 1985 » Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930)
• 1985 » James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903)
• 1987 » Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926)
• 1988 » Vincent Lingiari, Australian Aboriginal rights activist (b. 1919)
• 1989 » Billy Tipton, American pianist and saxophonist (b. 1914)
• 1989 » Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922)
• 1993 » Charlie Gehringer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1903)
• 1994 » Bassel al-Assad, Son of the former President of the Syrian Arab Republic Hafez al-Assad (b. 1962)

1. Thomas
2. Jan
3. Michael
4. Johannes
5. Mark
6. Kevin
7. Tim
8. Jeroen
9. Dennis
10. Nick
11. Rick
12. Alexander
13. Robin
14. Bas
15. Robert
16. Wouter

1. Laura
2. Anne
3. Anna
4. Linda
5. Maria
6. Jessica
7. Charlotte
8. Samantha
9. Sanne
10. Sarah
11. Chantal
12. Johanna
13. Stephanie
14. Kim
15. Michelle
16. Daniëlle

• 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 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 14.9 million citizens.
• February 2 » Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
• April 7 » A fire breaks out on the passenger ferry Scandinavian Star, killing 159 people.
• July 6 » The Electronic Frontier Foundation is founded.
• August 28 » An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
• November 28 » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
• December 1 » Channel Tunnel sections started from the United Kingdom and France meet 40 metres beneath the seabed.

The temperature on January 21, 1990 was between 8.0 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 9.4 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.