Events in the year 1998 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. for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power i ...

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 i ...

Wim Kok Willem "Wim" Kok (; 29 September 1938 – 20 October 2018) was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002.1998 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 May 1998.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 , they mark the last time a government headed by the Labour Party (PvdA) has been elected, or tha ...

*4 to 11 October – The

1998 UCI Road World Championships The 1998 UCI Road World Championships took place in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands, between 4 and 11 October 1998. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women. Competitors A ...

took place in

Valkenburg aan de Geul Valkenburg aan de Geul (; li, Valkeberg ) is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul. History Sieges and conquests ha ...

. *18 November – The Dutch Far Right Nationalist party

Centre Party '86 The Centre Party '86, (Dutch: ''Centrumpartij '86''; abbr. CP’86) briefly known as the National People's Party/CP'86 (Dutch:''Nationale Volkspartij/CP’86'') was a Dutch far-right political party which existed between 1986 and 1998. The party ...

was banned by the Amsterdam court, becoming one of the first parties banned in the Netherlands.

Births

*6 January –

Merel Freriks Merel Freriks (born 6 January 1998) is a Dutch female handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the Netherlands women's national handball team, Dutch national team. She represented the Netherlands at the 2019 World Women's Handball Champion ...

, handball player. *23 January

Nils Eekhoff Nils Eekhoff (born 23 January 1998) is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career In August 2019, Eekhoff joined UCI WorldTeam as a stagiaire for the second half of the season, before joining the team permanently in 2020. A ...

, cyclist. *4 February –

Luna Bijl Luna Bijl is a Dutch fashion model. She is known as one of late designer Karl Lagerfeld’s muses. Bijl currently ranks as one of the "Top 50" models in the fashion industry. In 2018, she appeared on 8 Vogue covers, including ''Vogue Paris''. Ca ...

, fashion model *6 February – Ide Schelling, cyclist. *13 March – Jay-Roy Grot, footballer *18 June – Sarah Nauta, singer and actress *8 July –

Koen Huntelaar Koen Huntelaar (born 8 July 1998) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for VV DUNO. He is the nephew of Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Club career Huntelaar made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap VBV De Graafs ...

, footballer *10 July –

Yasmin Wijnaldum Yasmin Wijnaldum (born July 10, 1998) is a Dutch fashion model. She is known for her confident runway walk. Early life Wijnaldum was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Her father is from Suriname, and her mother from the Netherlands. She was born ...

, fashion model *4 September –

Geert Nentjes Geert Nentjes (born 4 September 1998) is a Dutch professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. Career In 2018, he qualified for the 2018 UK Open, but was knocked out in the second round by Darryl Pilgrim. In ...

, darts player *3 October **

Pleun Bierbooms Pleun Bierbooms (born October 3, 1998) is a Dutch singer who won the 7th season of the Voice of Holland. Life and career Bierbooms was born on 3 October 1998 in Lieshout, North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), ...

, singer ** Katja Stam, beach volleyball player *31 October –

Hawijch Elders Hawijch Elders is a Dutch violinist born on 31 October 1998. Biography Elders started violin lessons at the age of six at Mea Fontijn, and from 2011-2016 she received violin lessons and chamber music lessons from Benzion Shamir. She has been ...

, violinist *2 December –

Sophie Francis Sophie Bongers (born ), better known by her stage name Sophie Francis, is a Dutch record producer, DJ and musician. Biography Early life Sophie was born on 2 December 1998 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands but she used to live in St Francis Bay, S ...

, record producer *9 December –

Famke Louise Famke Jantina Louise Meijer (born 9 December 1998), better known as Famke Louise, is a Dutch YouTuber, model and singer from Amsterdam. She took part in the 19th season of the Dutch television series '' Expeditie Robinson''. Life and career ...

, You Tuber *30 December –

Jutta Leerdam Jutta Leerdam (born 30 December 1998) is a Dutch speed skater specializing in the sprint events. Career Leerdam became the junior world champion at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The following year, at the 2018 Cham ...

, speed skater

Deaths

*1 January –

Alfred Lagarde Alfred Lagarde (2 April 1948 – 1 January 1998) was a Dutch radio personality. Born in Groningen, Lagarde presented the hard rock radio program ''Betonuur'' from 1974 to 1979. Lagarde was a great proponent of hard rock and heavy metal; he ...

, voice actor (b. 1948) *23 January –

Violette Cornelius Violette Cornelius (17 March 1919, Batavia, Dutch East Indies – 23 January 1998, Saint-Maximin, France) was a Dutch photographer and resistance fighter during World War II. During the war, she joined an artist's resistance group and contribute ...

, photographer and resistance fighter (b. 1919) *14 February –

Gien de Kock Gien de Kock (21 February 1908 – 14 February 1998) was a Dutch athlete. She competed in the women's javelin throw at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1908 births 1998 deaths Athletes (track and field) at ...

, athlete (b. 1908). *2 April –

Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau Gerrit Jan van Ingen Schenau (13 September 1944, Leiden – 2 April 1998, Weteringbrug) was a Dutch biomechanist. He made large contributions to the field of biomechanics, particularly muscle coordination, energetics of movement, and the fun ...

, biomechanist (b. 1944) *22 April –

Edward Brongersma Edward Brongersma (31 August 1911 in Haarlem, Netherlands – 22 April 1998 in Bloemendaal/ Overveen, Netherlands) was a Dutch politician and doctor of law. For a number of years he was a member of the Dutch Senate for the Labour Party, an ...

, politician (b. 1911) *30 April – Jopie Selbach, freestyle swimmer (b. 1918). *11 May **

Willy Corsari Willy Corsari (26 December 1897 – 11 May 1998) was the stage name and pen name of Wilhelmina Angela Schmidt, a Dutch actor, author and composer. She is noted for her detective fiction and has been termed the Dutch Agatha Christie. Born in J ...

, Dutch author of detective fiction (b. 1897). ** Hans van Zon, serial killer (b. 1941) *27 June – Alfred Kossmann, poet (b. 1922) *7 October – Cees de Vreugd, butcher, strongman and powerlifter (b. 1952) *6 November – Johfra Bosschart, artist (b. 1919) *29 November –

Maus Gatsonides Maurice "Maus" Gatsonides (February 14, 1911 in Gombong, Kebumen Regency – November 29, 1998 in Heemstede) was a Dutch rally driver and inventor. Gatsonides was born in Central Java in the former Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He founde ...

, rally driver and inventor (b. 1911) *13 December – Willem den Toom, politician (b. 1911) *24 December –

Daan Kagchelland Danièl "Daan" Marinus Johannes Kagchelland (25 March 1914 Rotterdam – 24 December 1998, The Hague) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany Germany,, officially ...

, sailor (b. 1914).

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Emmy van Deventer Emmy van Deventer-Molt (2 February 1915, in Voorburg – 1998) was a Dutch ceramist, and lecturer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, and the AKV St. Joost.

, ceramist (b. 1915) * Aat de Peijper, industrialist and philatelist * Pi Vèriss, songwriter and composer (b. 1916)

References

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