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• Céline Vanoirbeek, Sint-Truiden, België († 2016)
• Pelle Boer De, Westeinde ziekenhuis, den Haag

• Arnold Fischer (87), Lincoln, Neb., Verenigde Staten
• Burckhard, Prince of Erbach-Schönberg (47)
• ? ? (79)
• Cecil Fenstermacher (82), Orange Co.California
• Annie VAN ECKENDONK (80), Helden-Panningen, Limburg, Netherlands
• Adrianus Verhagen (67), Sleeuwijk-Holstein, Duitsland
• Catharina Lamp (92), Haarlem
• Arendje Johanna Maria Elisabeth Vrolijk (84), Scheveningen, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Bauke Stelpstra (70), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Aaltje PASTERKAMP (81)

• 1986 » Alicia Fox, American wrestler, model, and actress
• 1986 » Fredy Guarín, Colombian footballer
• 1987 » Andrew Hedgman, New Zealand runner
• 1987 » Ryan Cook, American baseball player
• 1988 » Elisa Jordana, American singer-songwriter, radio and TV personality
• 1989 » Asbel Kiprop, Kenyan runner
• 1989 » David Myers, Australian footballer
• 1989 » Steffen Liebig, German rugby player
• 1990 » N, South Korean singer
• 1998 » Tom Davies, English footballer

• 1995 » Gale Gordon, American actor and voice artist (b. 1906)
• 1995 » Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian general and astronaut (b. 1921)
• 1996 » Lakis Petropoulos, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1932)
• 2001 » Chet Atkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
• 2001 » Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
• 2002 » Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium and author (b. 1910)
• 2003 » Buddy Hackett, American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
• 2003 » Robert McCloskey, American author and illustrator (b. 1915)
• 2004 » Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player (b. 1916)
• 2007 » Sahib Singh Verma, Indian librarian and politician, 4th Chief Minister of Delhi (b. 1943)

• 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.
• February 1 » Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
• March 4 » Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
• May 11 » India conducts three underground atomic tests in Pokhran.
• 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 6 » Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
• October 29 » Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off on STS-95 with 77-year-old John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.

The temperature on June 30, 1998 was between 12.8 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 3.5 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.