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• Djémo Juelle de Vries, Lelystad

• Arie Barendregt (78), Schagen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Daniel Verbaan (70), 's-Gravenhage
• Annetje Hols (93)
• Alice Louise Virginie Spapen (96), Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, Friesland, Nederland
• Agnes Hinoul (75), Maaseik
• Christiaan Christiaans Stok (67), Vrouwenparochie, Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
• Cilianus Antonius Etten van (88), Boxmeer
• Bindert Kloosterman (70), ,, Drogeham, Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands
• Hinne Tjalsma (85), Bolsward
• Andries BAIS (79), Den Helder (Noord-Holland)

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• 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.
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The temperature on September 9, 1998 was between 14.6 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 10.6 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (14%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.