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• Joel Lukas Boissevain, Cardiff (Wales)
• Mattias Goris, Brasschaat / Belgie († 2012)

• Anna van Broeck (78), Sint-Niklaas
• Abraham Boers (62), 's-Gravenzande
• Benjamin D. "Bennie" Balke (90)
• Bernardus Johannes (Ben) van Oostveen (67), Heetveld, Brederwiede, Overijssel, Netherlands
• Agnes Beintema (95), Prairie City, Jasper Cty, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Benjamin Morenberg (83), New York, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Aagje (Agatha) Zwarthoed (83), Volendam
• Arendje Sol (80), Hoogeveen
• Adriana Petronella Gijsberti Hodenpijl (88), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Haan (88)

• 1982 » Adam Lambert, American singer, songwriter and actor
• 1984 » Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer
• 1984 » Nuno Morais, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 » Marc Gasol, Spanish basketball player
• 1987 » José Abreu, Cuban baseball player
• 1988 » Aydın Yılmaz, Turkish footballer
• 1988 » Shay Logan, English footballer
• 1988 » Tatyana Chernova, Russian heptathlete
• 1989 » Kevin Shattenkirk, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Japanese singer

• 1977 » Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954)
• 1978 » Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (b. 1895)
• 1980 » Jimmy Durante, American entertainer (b. 1893)
• 1991 » Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907)
• 1992 » Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915)
• 1993 » Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906)
• 1994 » Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967)
• 1999 » Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918)
• 2002 » Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914)
• 2003 » Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911)

• 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.
• July 16 » The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
• September 5 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
• October 15 » Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
• November 7 » Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.
• December 22 » Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship.
• December 23 » History of Slovenia: In a referendum, 88.5% of Slovenia's overall electorate vote for independence from Yugoslavia.

The temperature on January 29, 1990 was between 3.8 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (40%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.