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• Ischa Felicia Kerkhof, Utrecht († 1998)
• Klaas Bakker († 1998)
• David Budwilowitz, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Aagje Duijs (90)
• Cornelia Huigen (64)
• Albertus Teunis Steinvoort (84), Zutphen
• Carolus Josephus Steeno (91), Leuven
• Beatrice Christine Rossman (81), Denair, Stanislaus, California, Verenigde Staten
• Anthonie Abraham de Zwart (82), Oostburg
• Arville G. Sellmeyer (88), Claremore OK (USA)
• Anna Johanna Gerarda Hirdes (64), Velden
• Benjamin Mitchell Vanderweele (0), Azure Islands
• Ad van der Aa (51), Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1989 » Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
• 1991 » Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1992 » Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
• 1992 » Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
• 1993 » Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer and member of boy band EXO
• 1993 » Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
• 1993 » Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter
• 1995 » Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer
• 1995 » Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer

• 1994 » Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (b. 1919)
• 1996 » Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (b. 1926)
• 1997 » Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1901)
• 1997 » Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (b. 1936)
• 1998 » Roger Clark, English racing driver (b. 1939)
• 1999 » Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1961)
• 2000 » Bobby Phills, American basketball player (b. 1969)
• 2000 » Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1913)
• 2001 » Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
• 2001 » William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1913)

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

1. Laura
2. Sanne
3. Emma
4. Amber
5. Kim
6. Anne
7. Femke
8. Charlotte
9. Lotte
10. Anouk
11. Julia
12. Eva
13. Demi
14. Anna
15. Lisa
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.
• May 6 » Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.
• May 23 » The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes.
• May 30 » Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
• July 4 » Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.
• August 20 » The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government's approval.
• September 27 » The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

The temperature on January 12, 1998 was between 4.2 °C and 10.2 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.