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• Quint Crolla, Heerlen († 2006)

• Adrianus Oomen (96), Baarle-Nassau
• Anna Maria Josephina Debets (87), Kerkrade
• Albertje Lotterman (85), Meppel
• Elisabeth Maria Antonia Rutten (97), Maastricht
• Albertje Lotterman (83), Meppel
• Anna Panis (85), Maastricht
• Anna Maria JANSSENS (76), Hasselt, Provincie Limburg, Flanders, Belgie
• Charles Olin Kittrell Sr. <K 3 ObFgcKSBu>2 (74), Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
• Carolina van Nus (95), Leusden, NL
• Anna (Antje) Veenstra (76), Heerenveen, Heerenveen, Fryslân, Nederland

• 1984 » Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater
• 1985 » Ranveer Singh, Indian film actor
• 1986 » David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr
• 1987 » Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
• 1987 » Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 1987 » Manteo Mitchell, American runner
• 1987 » Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1988 » Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
• 1990 » Magaye Gueye, French footballer
• 1992 » Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player

• 1999 » Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1901)
• 2000 » Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1911)
• 2002 » Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (b. 1932)
• 2002 » John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Çelik Gülersoy, Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)
• 2004 » Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 2004 » Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (b. 1932)
• 2005 » Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

1. Thomas
2. Lucas
3. Daan
4. Lars
5. Ruben
6. Tim
7. David
8. Thijs
9. Jan
10. Jens
11. Tom
12. Niels
13. Robin
14. Luuk
15. Rens
16. Sam

1. Amber
2. Femke
3. Lisa
4. Emma
5. Anna
6. Sanne
7. Eloise
8. Julia
9. Eva
10. Laura
11. Sarah
12. Isabella
13. Anne
14. Fleur
15. Lotte
16. Iris

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
• March 1 » The Envisat environmental satellite successfully launches aboard an Ariane 5 rocket to reach an orbit of 800km (500mi) above the Earth, which was the then-largest payload at 10.5 m long and with a diameter of 4.57 m.
• July 1 » Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes.
• August 20 » A group of Iraqis opposed to the regime of Saddam Hussein take over the Iraqi embassy in Berlin, Germany for five hours before releasing their hostages and surrendering.
• September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.
• September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
• September 26 » The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MVLe Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.

The temperature on July 6, 2002 was between 11.6 °C and 19.8 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (7%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.