Events in the year 1988 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents Monarch: Beatrix Prime Minister: Ruud Lubbers
Events 30 April — Queen's Day. During this day: Queen Beatrix kissed by a bystander. 1 May – 1988 IRA attacks in the Netherlands 25 June - Dutch national soccer team wins UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany.
Births
6 January – Marly van der Velden, actress and fashion designer 17 January – Joey Eijpe, baseball player 18 February – Stefan Struve, mixed martial artist 16 March – Johim Ariesen, cyclist 30 March – Ruben Lenten, professional kite surfer 18 April – Rob Dieperink, FIFA football referee (d. 2026) 4 May – Nycke Groot, handball player. 17 June – Marit Bouwmeester, competitive sailor. 5 August – Stefanie Joosten, model, singer and actress 9 August – Etienne Bax, sidecarcross rider 18 October – Jorina Baars, kickboxer 18 October – Tessa Schram, actress and director 15 December – Amber Arcades, singer-songwriter 15 December – Boaz van de Beatz, record producer and DJ
Full date missing Rutger Bregman, historian Jan-Willem Breure, media producer and festival director
Deaths 4 January – Leo de Block, politician (b. 1904) 29 January – Rogier van Otterloo, composer and conductor (b. 1941) 13 February – Tim Griek, musician and producer (b. 1944) 13 May – Caecilia Loots, teacher and antifascist resistance member (b. 1903) 14 May – Willem Dreesm politician (b. 1886) 1 July – Willem Drees, composer (b. 1919) 10 August – Paul Lodewijkx, motorcycle road racer (b. 1947) 4 December – Jan Mesdag, singer and cabaret artist (b. 1953) 25 December – Cornelis Eecen, competitive rower (b. 1898).
Full date missing Josef Santen, painter (b. 1926)
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