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• Hannah K. TAMMELING († 2019)

• Antonius Hubertus Schuffelen (75), Melbourne (Austr)
• Bastiaan Oskam (90), Oudewater
• Anna Franz (82), Heerlen,6400,Limburg,Nederland
• Albert van Bogaert (93), Machelen, Belgium
• Aart Lamberts (61), utrecht
• Anna Franz (82), Heerlen, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
• Catharina M. Fr. Huijbregts (86), Chaam
• Arthur J Grossman MD (71), Englewood Cliffs, Bergen, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Adelgunda Josephine Servaas (87), Rohnert Park, Sonoma, California, Verenigde Staten
• Antonius Bredek (76), Ter Apel, Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland

• 1987 » Paul Huntington, English footballer
• 1989 » Kate Deines, American soccer player
• 1990 » Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
• 1990 » Sean Scannell, English footballer
• 1991 » Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
• 1991 » Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
• 1993 » Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer
• 1993 » Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer
• 1997 » Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

• 1993 » Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (b. 1913)
• 1994 » John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)
• 1994 » Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902)
• 1994 » Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)
• 1995 » Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
• 1995 » Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
• 1996 » Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
• 1997 » Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
• 1998 » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
• 1998 » Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)

1. Pieter
2. Thomas
3. Jan
4. Kevin
5. Tim
6. Niels
7. Robin
8. Jeroen
9. Michael
10. Johannes
11. Rick
12. Jasper
13. Mike
14. Max
15. Hendrik
16. Cornelis

1. Laura
2. Lisa
3. Anna
4. Jessica
5. Kim
6. Emma
7. Lotte
8. Charlotte
9. Iris
10. Anne
11. Sarah
12. Amber
13. Julia
14. Sanne
15. Maria
16. Naomi

• 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 Monday, August 22, 1994 to Monday, August 3, 1998 the cabinet a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabinet-Kok_I" class="extern">Kok I, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 15.5 million citizens.
• February 13 » The Nepalese Civil War is initiated in the Kingdom of Nepal by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist-Centre).
• May 11 » After the aircraft's departure from Miami, a fire started by improperly handled chemical oxygen generators in the cargo hold of Atlanta-bound ValuJet Flight 592 causes the Douglas DC-9 to crash in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 on board.
• July 28 » The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man.
• September 27 » The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory, who establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
• November 19 » Lt. Gen. Maurice Baril of Canada arrives in Africa to lead a multi-national policing force in Zaire.
• December 27 » Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.

The temperature on September 17, 1996 was between 5.4 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (94%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.