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• S. van Gog, Purmerend

• Andrew Anema (80)
• Cornelis van Ginkel (85), Scherpenzeel, Gld, NL
• Dirk van Vuure (85), Sneek
• Alois van Gastel (35), Brecht (B)
• Dirk van Vuure (85), Sneek
• Christiaan Antonius Sanberg (74), 's-Gravenhage
• Allen Davis Todd **** (66), Oxford, Butler, Ohio, United States
• Baatje Jeltes Boot (68), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Annigje Plomp (87)
• Cornelia Johanna Nelemans (91), Etten Leur

• 1989 » Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer († 2014)
• 1990 » Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
• 1992 » Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
• 1993 » Adam Gemili, English sprinter
• 1993 » Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer
• 1993 » Jourdan Miller, American fashion model
• 1994 » Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter
• 1997 » Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
• 1999 » Niko Kari, Finnish race car driver
• 2004 » Bronny James, American basketball player, son of LeBron James

• 1993 » Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (b. 1949)
• 1993 » Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczacıbaşı (b. 1913)
• 1995 » Benoît Chamoux, French mountaineer (b. 1961)
• 1997 » Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (b. 1914)
• 1998 » Mark Belanger, American baseball player (b. 1944)
• 1999 » Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (b. 1920)
• 1999 » Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler and sportscaster (b. 1937)
• 2000 » Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (b. 1920)
• 2001 » Arne Harris, American director and producer (b. 1934)
• 2002 » Prince Claus of the Netherlands (b. 1926)

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.
• January 26 » Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
• February 28 » Kosovo War: Serbian police begin the offensive against the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo.
• March 24 » A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.
• May 26 » The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
• June 3 » After suffering a mechanical failure, a high speed train derails at Eschede, Germany, killing 101 people.
• July 24 » Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.

The temperature on October 6, 1998 was between 7.0 °C and 11.1 °C and averaged 8.2 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (20%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.