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• Naomi Meun, Emmeloord, Gemeente Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Nederland († 2000)

• Annechiena Aaltiena van der Kaap (80), Baarn
• Broer Sipma (78), Leeuwarden, Friesland, Nederland
• Anje NOOR (87)
• Age JAGER (80), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
• Age JAGER (80), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
• Anthony Jacobus Bakker (79)
• Anje Werkman (88), Spijk, Groningen, Nederland
• Adrianus Christianus Swanik (79)
• Coenaad Albertus Isaac Hesterman (92), Heerde (Gl)
• Antonius Jan Baptist Maria Haans (77), Tilburg

• 1997 » Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
• 1998 » Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)
• 1998 » Marco Denevi, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1998 » Mo Udall, American captain and politician (b. 1922)
• 1999 » Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(b. 1923)
• 1999 » Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 2000 » George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 2000 » Ndabaningi Sithole, Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920)
• 2001 » Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
• 2002 » Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)

• 1997 » Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
• 1998 » Lawton Chiles, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Governor of Florida (b. 1930)
• 1998 » Marco Denevi, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 1998 » Mo Udall, American captain and politician (b. 1922)
• 1999 » Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright(b. 1923)
• 1999 » Paul Cadmus, American painter and illustrator (b. 1904)
• 2000 » George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 2000 » Ndabaningi Sithole, Zimbabwean militant leader, founded Zimbabwe African National Union (b. 1920)
• 2001 » Ardito Desio, Italian geologist and explorer (b. 1897)
• 2002 » Dee Brown, American historian and author (b. 1908)

1. Thomas
2. Robin
3. Tom
4. Max
5. Tim
6. Niels
7. Justin
8. Jacob
9. Wouter
10. Rick
11. Lars
12. Jan
13. Daan
14. Noah
15. Ruben
16. David

1. Amber
2. Lisa
3. Julia
4. Maria
5. Emma
6. Anna
7. Laura
8. Sanne
9. Romy
10. Tessa
11. Iris
12. Charlotte
13. Fleur
14. Merel
15. Femke
16. Anne

• Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 15.9 million citizens.
• February 5 » Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.
• June 16 » The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the Shebaa farms, which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.
• June 22 » Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people.
• August 8 » Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
• September 26 » Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
• November 25 » The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

The temperature on December 12, 2000 was between 12.2 °C and 13.9 °C and averaged 13.1 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.