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• Ananda, El Bolsón, Rio Negro, Argentinië
• Bart Nobbe († 2000)

• Adolf Westenberger (78), Bad Homburg vd H, Hessen, Duitsland
• Annius Groenink (85), Glanerbrug, Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Betje Ramaker (82), Gieten
• Bernardina Maria (Dinie) ter Woord (62)
• Annius Groenink (85), Begraafplaats Doodenzorg, Glanerbrug
• Christian Gerard Andrea Verstraete (39), Eede (Sluis), Zeeland, Nederland
• Allen Jackson Mcdonald (64), Gwinnett County, GA
• Bertus Blom (78)
• Catharina Dekker (90), Schagen
• Beerd van Dijk (93)

• 1984 » Duane Solomon, American runner
• 1984 » Martin Kaymer, German golfer
• 1985 » Kamani Hill, American soccer player
• 1986 » Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
• 1987 » Matthias Schwarz, German footballer
• 1989 » Salvador Sobral, Portuguese singer and Eurovision winner
• 1990 » Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
• 1990 » Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
• 1990 » David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter
• 1994 » Adam Peaty, English swimmer

• 1990 » Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
• 1992 » Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
• 1993 » William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
• 1994 » Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)
• 1999 » Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)
• 2001 » Samuel Abraham Goldblith, American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer (b. 1919)
• 2001 » William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)
• 2003 » Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)
• 2004 » Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
• 2004 » Susan Sontag, American novelist, essayist, critic, and playwright (b. 1933)

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

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. Lisa
14. Anna
15. Demi
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 2 » Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice.
• March 26 » During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
• 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 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.
• May 30 » The 6.5 M_w  Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500.
• July 4 » Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

The temperature on December 28, 1998 was between 4.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.