Events in the year 1989 in the

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Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Ruud Lubbers Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers (; 7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018) was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refu ...

Events

* February–March - Beginning of the

1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protests The 1989–1990 Dutch farmers' protests ( nl, Akkerbouwersprotest), for want of an unambiguous official name also referred to as the Farmers' Revolt ( nl, Boerenopstand), was a series of protests by Dutch farmers of arable land. Starting locally in ...

* 6 September –

1989 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 September 1989.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) remained the largest party, winning 54 of the 150 seat ...

* 22 October –

1989 De Meer nail bombs On 22 October 1989 during an association football match, two home-made nail bombs were thrown by a Feyenoord hooligan at De Meer Stadion, the home ground of AFC Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The explosions injured 19 people. Background The riva ...

Births

*9 January **

Na-Young Jeon Na-Young Jeon is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer, best known for her musical theatre work. Background Born and raised in The Netherlands, she studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in ...

, stage actress and singer **

Michaëlla Krajicek Michaëlla Krajicek ( cz, Michaela Krajíčková; born 9 January 1989) is a Dutch former tennis player. She won three singles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as one WTA 125 tournaments, WTA 125 doubles title, and 14 singles and ...

, tennis player *13 March – Annick Lipman, handball player. *30 March –

Denise Kielholtz Denise Kielholtz (born 30 March 1989) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current Bellator Kickboxing Women's Flyweight Champion. ...

, Muay Thai fighter and mixed martial artist *6 April –

Elise van Hage Elise or Elyse may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Elise, the unidentified person to whom Beethoven dedicated ''Für Elise'' * ''Elise'', a 1979 speculative fiction novel by Ken Grimwood * ''Élise ou la vraie vie'' (''Elise, or the Real Life' ...

, racing cyclist *9 April –

Monique Smit Margaret Gertrude Mary (Monique) Smit (born 9 April 1989) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Early life Monique grew up in Volendam as the younger sister of Jan Smit. After finishing school, she attended Don Bosco College, and later ...

, singer and television presenter *10 April –

Rico Verhoeven Ricardo Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2004, he also competed in the K-1, ...

, kickboxer *2 May –

Sallie Harmsen Sallie Harmsen (born May 2, 1989) is a Dutch actress having had roles in '' In Real Life'' for which she won Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival 2008. Harmsen appeared in ''De Geheimen van Barslet'' Golden Calf for Best A ...

, actress *20 May –

Martine van der Velde Martine van der Velde (born 20 May 1989 in Groningen) is a Dutch politician from the Party for Freedom. In the 2023 Dutch general election she was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives. Life Van der Velde was born in Groningen in 1989. ...

, politician *30 May – Gijs Jorna, volleyball player *2 June –

Darius van Driel Darius Arjen Joel van Driel (born 2 June 1989) is a Dutch professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Amateur career Born in Leidschendam, Netherlands, van Driel took up golf at the age of 11. His junior and amateur career, up to and in ...

, professional golfer *21 June – Jarno Gmelich, cyclist *8 July – Rachèl Louise, singer-songwriter *14 July –

Patricia van der Vliet Patricia van der Vliet (born 14 July 1989) is a Dutch fashion model, who placed fourth in the fourth cycle of the reality television series ''Holland's Next Top Model''. Biography Early life Van der Vliet was born in Zaandam, North Holland. P ...

, fashion model *15 August –

Yannick van de Velde Yannick van de Velde (born 15 August 1989) is a Dutch actor who is best known for his role in the film ''In Orange''. He is the son of Jean van de Velde, a film director. Career In 2003, Van de Velde was a candidate for the role in the film ' ...

, actor *16 August –

Roeland Pruijssers Roeland Pruijssers (born 16 August 1989) is a Dutch chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is ...

, chess player. *4 September –

Roy Eefting Roy Eefting-Bloem (born 4 September 1989) is a Dutch road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He competed at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. He married Dutch runner Judith Bloem in the summer of 202 ...

, road and track cyclist *1 October –

Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in their Featherweight division. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lig ...

, kickboxer and mixed martial artist *21 October –

Tony Junior Tony Claessens (born 21 October 1989), better known by his stage name Tony Junior, is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Utrecht. He has released a number of charting singles and is best known for his collaborations with DVBBS, Nervo and Tiëst ...

, DJ and record producer *5 November –

Marijke Synhaeve Marijke Synhaeve (; born 5 November 1989) is a Belgian-Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66), who served as a temporary member of the House of Representatives from 12 December 2023 and 28 March 2024. She replaced Hanneke van der Werf during ...

, politician *9 November –

Reinout Scholten van Aschat Reinout Scholten van Aschat (born 9 November 1989) is a Dutch actor. Career Between 2005 and 2009 he played the role of Roderick Lodewijkx in the television series '' Gooische Vrouwen''. He also played this character in the 2014 film ''Goois ...

, actor *11 November –

Oedo Kuipers Oedo Kuipers (born 11 November 1989, in Stroobos) is a Dutch singer and actor in musical theatre. He is best known for playing the role of Mozart in the 2015 revival '' Mozart! Das Musical.'' Biography Oedo Kuipers was raised in a musical fami ...

, singer and actor *16 November – Sanae Orchi, model, entrepreneur, presenter and journalist *17 November – Gwen van Poorten, presenter *3 December –

Bette Franke Bette Franke (born 3 December 1989 in Heemskerk, North Holland) is a Dutch model. At fourteen years old, she was discovered by Dutch modeling agent Wilma Wakker in Amsterdam, while shopping with her mother. She debuted during the Spring 2006 s ...

, model

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* Emil Landman, folk musician * Yves Rogers, basketball player

Deaths

*20 January –

Dolf van Kol Adolf Henri "Dolf" van Kol (2 August 1902 – 20 January 1989) was a Dutch footballer who earned 33 caps for the Dutch national side between 1925 and 1931, scoring four goals. He also participated at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He played club foot ...

, footballer (b. 1902) *14 March –

Jan de Groote Jan de Groote (10 July 1911 in Beilen – 14 March 1989 in Hoogeveen) was a Dutch farmer and politician of the Farmers' Party (Boerenpartij - BP). He was a councillor of Beilen from 1966 to 1970 and also a Senator from 1966 to 1971. De Groo ...

, farmer and politician (b. 1911). *11 May – Johan Schouten, wrestler (b. 1910). *30 September – Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, socialist feminist politician (b. 1891) *20 October –

Jan Stender Jan Stender (7 May 1906 – 20 October 1989) was a Dutch swimming coach. During the 1940s–1950s he raised at least eight world record holders who set more than 50 world records in total. In 1973, he was inducted to the International Swimming ...

, swimming coach (b. 1906) *29 November –

Ann Burton Ann Burton (March 4, 1933, Amsterdam – November 29, 1989, Amsterdam) is the pseudonym of Johanna Rafalowicz (between 1938 and 1971: Johanna de Paauw), a Dutch jazz singer. Early life In about 1930 the mother of Ann Burton (pseudonym of Johan ...

(Johanna Rafalowicz), jazz singer (b. 1933)

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Tom Dissevelt Thomas Dissevelt (4 March 1921, Leiden – 1989) was a Dutch composer and musician. He is known as a pioneer in the merging of electronic music and jazz. He married Rina Reys, sister of Rita Reys, in 1946. Tom Dissevelt was also known as bass ...

, composer (b. 1921)

References

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