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• Anna Christine Olson (96), Nipawin, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Christina Elizabeth Foley (99)
• Albert Hoogeveen (71), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
• Charles John Robert Manners 10th Duke of Rutland, Marquess of Granby, Earl of Rutland, Baron (79)
• Annigje Bogerd (85), Vianen
• Arnoldus Everhardus Maria ter Bruggen (75), IJsselmuiden, Nederland
• Cornelia Post (80), Ridderkerk
• Cornelia Barendregt (89), Rotterdam, Nederland
• Audrey Kaemingk (62)
• Amelia Elizabeth Duyfjes (87), Velp

• 1977 » Brian Boucher, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1977 » Stefan Koubek, Austrian tennis player
• 1979 » Jonathan Greening English footballer
• 1981 » Maxi Rodríguez, Argentinian footballer
• 1983 » Kate Bosworth, American actress
• 1987 » Robert Milsom, English footballer
• 1988 » Damien Tussac, French-German rugby player
• 1992 » Korbin Sims, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
• 1992 » Paulo Gazzaniga, Argentinian footballer, goalkeeper
• 1998 » Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Dutch footballer

• 1994 » Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician; 17th Governor of Washington (b. 1914)
• 1994 » Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French lawyer and businessman (b. 1915)
• 1995 » Nancy Kelly, American actress (b. 1921)
• 1995 » Siad Barre, Somalian general and politician; 3rd President of Somalia (b. 1919)
• 1999 » Rolf Liebermann, Swiss-French composer and manager (b. 1910)
• 1999 » Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (b. 1907)
• 2000 » Elmo Zumwalt, American admiral (b. 1920)
• 2000 » Patrick O'Brian, English author and translator (b. 1914)
• 2001 » William P. Rogers, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 55th United States Secretary of State (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Maclyn McCarty, American geneticist and physician (b. 1911)

• 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 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
• April 12 » United States President Bill Clinton is cited for contempt of court for giving "intentionally false statements" in a civil lawsuit; he is later fined and disbarred.
• June 10 » Kosovo War: NATO suspends its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agrees to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
• July 26 » Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
• November 12 » The 7.2 M_w  Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people were killed and almost 5,000 were injured.
• November 19 » Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
• December 2 » The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.

The temperature on January 2, 1999 was between 4.5 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 7.8 mm of rain during 4.4 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.