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• Tine Vercauteren
• Ashley Lynn WILDE († 2006)

• Cornelia van Eekeren (82), Bergen op Zoom, N-Br, NL
• Antonius Cornelis Erades (78), Wassenaar
• Aleida Gerritdina Embsen (98), Oldenzaal
• "Jeanne" Pauline Sirgue (85), Mont-de-Marsan, Landes, France
• Cyril Geoffrey Brain (84), West Surrey, Surrey, England
• Corrie de Jong (64), Leerdam
• Christina Cornelia Maria (Stien) Rechters (Richters) (79), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Clifford R Willemssen (77), Wilmont, Nobles County, Minnesota
• Cornelis Kools (81), Hoogerheide, Noord Brabant, Nederland
• Cees NN

• 1991 » Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
• 1991 » Jolyon Palmer, English racing driver
• 1991 » Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
• 1991 » Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer, midfielder
• 1992 » Jorge Zárate, Mexican footballer
• 1993 » Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
• 1994 » Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 » Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer, defender
• 1995 » Calum Chambers, English footballer, defender
• 1995 » Joey Badass, American rapper and actor

• 1993 » Audrey Hepburn, British actress and humanitarian activist (b. 1929)
• 1994 » Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (b. 1911)
• 1994 » Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1909)
• 1996 » Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1927)
• 2002 » Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (b. 1963)
• 2003 » Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (b. 1903)
• 2003 » Nedra Volz, American actress (b. 1908)
• 2004 » Alan Brown, English racing driver (b. 1919)
• 2004 » T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (b. 1917)
• 2005 » Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1913)

• 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.
• January 4 » A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
• January 25 » During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.
• February 4 » The 5.9 M_w  Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme.
• February 23 » In the United States, tornadoes in central Florida destroy or damage 2,600 structures and kill 42 people.
• May 13 » India carries out two nuclear weapon tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
• June 4 » Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

The temperature on January 20, 1998 was between -0.5 °C and 4.9 °C and averaged 3.5 °C. There was 1.7 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.