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• Alida Hiemstra (76), Hardenberg
• Aart Vermeij (73)
• Bernard "Barney" Byrne (75), Coguish, Kilcar, Donegal, Ireland
• Alida Hiemstra (76), Hardenberg
• Aart Vermeij (73)
• Albert Hidding (55), Onstwedde, provincie Groningen
• Anthonia Maria Lena LANDSMEER (93), Beekbergen
• Angenietha Wilhelmina Oosterveld (79), Wageningen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Alton LeRay Braithwaite (91), Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, Verenigde Staten
• "André" Auguste Daniel de Schietere de Lophem (90), Etterbeek, Bruxelles, Belgique

• 1990 » Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor
• 1990 » SZA, American singer-songwriter
• 1991 » Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete
• 1991 » Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer
• 1991 » Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 » Christophe Vincent, French footballer
• 1993 » Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer
• 1993 » Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player
• 1999 » Katherine Uchida, Canadian rhythmic gymnast
• 2000 » Jasmine Thompson, English singer

• 1994 » Michael O'Donoghue, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 1998 » Jean Marais, French actor and director (b. 1913)
• 1998 » John Hunt, Baron Hunt, English colonel, mountaineer, and academic (b. 1910)
• 1998 » Rumer Godden, English author and poet (b. 1907)
• 1999 » Leon Štukelj, Slovenian gymnast and judge (b. 1898)
• 1999 » Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1941)
• 2001 » Aristidis Moschos, Greek santouri player and educator (b. 1930)
• 2002 » Jon Elia, Pakistani poet, philosopher, and scholar (b. 1931)
• 2003 » Bob Grant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1932)
• 2003 » C.Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (b. 1920)

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. Anne
7. Femke
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.
• March 26 » During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
• 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.
• July 10 » Catholic Church sexual abuse cases: The Diocese of Dallas agrees to pay $23.4million to nine former altar boys who claimed they were sexually abused by Rudolph Kos, a former priest.
• July 12 » The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
• September 2 » Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.
• November 26 » The Khanna rail disaster takes 212 lives in Khanna, Ludhiana, India.

The temperature on November 8, 1998 was between 3.1 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 5.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.