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
• 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
• 29 January – Rogier van Otterloo, composer and conductor
• 13 February – Tim Griek, musician and producer
• 13 May – Caecilia Loots, teacher and antifascist resistance member
• 14 May – Willem Dreesm politician
• 1 July – Willem Drees, composer
• 10 August – Paul Lodewijkx, motorcycle road racer
• 4 December – Jan Mesdag, singer and cabaret artist
• 25 December – Cornelis Eecen, competitive rower.

Full date missing

• Josef Santen, painter