26 August – Jean Michel Jarre's "Space of Freedom" concert is held in Gdańsk, Poland, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the creation of Solidarność.
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8 January – Michel Thomas, linguist, language teacher and decorated war veteran (born 1914).
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