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• Kirsten VROONEN, Rocourt (B) († 1999)
• Emil Klomberg, Rotterdam

• Arrien Hendrik-Jans Boxum (87), Heetveld, Ambt Vollenhove
• Cornelis Johannes Bertens (88), Udenhout
• Art Gibson (58)
• Bessie Lou Nunley (89)
• Alberdina Dokter (73), Emmen
• Catharina Roosjen (87), Bloemendaal, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Anna Christina Oosterbroek (79), Muiden
• Aaltje Heidsra (69), Emmen
• Anna Maria van Loenhout (78), Bergen op Zoom
• Arrien Boxum (87), Heetveld, Ambt Vollenhove, Nederland

• 1987 » Paul Huntington, English footballer
• 1989 » Kate Deines, American soccer player
• 1990 » Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
• 1990 » Sean Scannell, English footballer
• 1991 » Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
• 1991 » Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
• 1993 » Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer
• 1993 » Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer
• 1997 » Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

• 1994 » John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)
• 1995 » Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
• 1995 » Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
• 1996 » Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
• 1997 » Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
• 1998 » Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
• 1998 » Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
• 1999 » Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (b. 1928)
• 2000 » Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
• 2003 » Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. 1951)

1. Thomas
2. Max
3. Niels
4. Bram
5. Robin
6. Jan
7. Tim
8. Kevin
9. Nick
10. Lars
11. Sander
12. Ruben
13. Jesse
14. Matthijs
15. Rick
16. Tom

1. Sanne
2. Emma
3. Julia
4. Anna
5. Lisa
6. Laura
7. Lotte
8. Sophie
9. Anne
10. Ilse
11. Amber
12. Maria
13. Kim
14. Fleur
15. Anouk
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 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.
• January 1 » Euro currency is introduced in 11 member nations of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden; Greece later adopts the euro).
• March 24 » A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The resulting inferno kills 38 people.
• March 24 » Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
• July 16 » John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when the Piper Saratoga PA-32R aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
• August 26 » Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
• October 12 » Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.

The temperature on September 17, 1999 was between 10.0 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (13%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.