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• Amber Bernadette Mathea Herbergs, Kerkrade (L
• Elianne Klein
• Bart Jacobus Maria van der Horst, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Jacob Camille Kooij, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

• Antonius Prinsen (66), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arna Martine Kristensen (72), Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
• Cornelia Kuijer (55), Krommenie, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Derk Gerhardus Keizer (84), Haarlem
• Antje Bravenboer (74), Maassluis
• Benignus Richardus Celestinus Edmondus Van Beckhoven (78), Leuven
• Arie Ketting (88), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Albert Willem "Ab" (ab) Meijer (84), Maarssen, Nederland
• Edna Kropf (89)
• Bertha Theresia Reyniers (87), Mortsel, Antwerpen, Belgie

• 1987 » Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist
• 1987 » Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
• 1988 » Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
• 1990 » Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver
• 1990 » Fábio, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 » Rafael, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 » Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
• 1993 » DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer
• 1993 » Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer
• 1999 » Claire Corlett, American voice actress

• 1992 » Eric Sevareid, American journalist (b. 1912)
• 1992 » Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (b. 1946)
• 1993 » Metin Altıok, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1940)
• 1994 » Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
• 1996 » Melvin Belli, American lawyer (b. 1907)
• 1999 » Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1944)
• 2000 » Doug Fisher, English actor (b. 1941)
• 2002 » Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (b. 1914)
• 2002 » Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2004 » Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (b. 1963)

1. Nick
2. Niels
3. Thomas
4. Daan
5. Robin
6. Tim
7. Jan
8. Max
9. Bas
10. Bram
11. Kevin
12. Dennis
13. Rick
14. Johannes
15. Lars
16. Pieter

1. Laura
2. Sanne
3. Emma
4. Amber
5. Kim
6. Femke
7. Anne
8. Charlotte
9. Anouk
10. Lotte
11. Julia
12. Eva
13. Demi
14. Lisa
15. Anna
16. Iris

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
• February 6 » Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.
• June 25 » In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
• July 4 » Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
• July 15 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
• November 20 » A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
• December 26 » Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones.

The temperature on July 9, 1998 was between 14.9 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 1.3 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.