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• Piet van den Anker, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2009)

• Albert van Ravenhorst (80), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Cornelis Jacobus de Wildt (89), Uitgeest
• Cornelia VANÊDIXHOORN (91), Axel
• Aafje Noordstrand (99), Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Nijsse (95), Kortgene, Nederland
• Aldert Tjerk de Boer (56), Goengahuizen
• Antonetta Petronella Christina Meijer (89), Utrecht
• Berma R Russell (82), Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas
• Cornelia van Dixhoorn (91)
• Annie Dautzenberg (58)

• 1985 » Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
• 1986 » Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
• 1988 » Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 » Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
• 1990 » Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
• 1994 » Laremy Tunsil, American football player
• 1994 » Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
• 1995 » Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
• 1996 » Keston Hiura, American baseball player
• 1996 » Simone Manuel, American swimmer

• 1988 » Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914)
• 1988 » Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (b. 1938)
• 1990 » Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
• 1990 » Norman Maclean, American short story writer and essayist (b. 1902)
• 1992 » Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
• 1996 » Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912)
• 1996 » Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian general and politician, 5th President of Somalia (b. 1934)
• 1996 » Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1917)
• 1997 » Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938)
• 1997 » William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1914)

1. Thomas
2. Kevin
3. Jeroen
4. Tim
5. Michael
6. Jacob
7. Mark
8. Dennis
9. Martijn
10. Ruben
11. Hendrik
12. Robin
13. Bart
14. Nick
15. David
16. Lars

1. Lisa
2. Laura
3. Iris
4. Charlotte
5. Maria
6. Jessica
7. Danielle
8. Melissa
9. Anne
10. Michelle
11. Anna
12. Johanna
13. Esther
14. Manon
15. Sanne
16. Stephanie

• 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 15.1 million citizens.
• May 7 » Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
• May 21 » After 30 seasons Johnny Carson hosted his penultimate episode and last featuring guests (Robin Williams and Bette Midler) of The Tonight Show.
• September 12 » NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
• November 20 » In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50million worth of damage.
• November 23 » The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• December 14 » War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.

The temperature on August 2, 1992 was between 14.4 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.