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• Ridzert Abe Jans Stegenga, Sneek, Gem. Sneek, Fryslân, Nederland († 2004)

• Gerald Albert Audette (77), Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia Verdult (84), Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Daatje KNOOP (93), Utrecht
• Adrianus Damianus Rotteveel (98), Rijpwetering
• Elmer Richard VAN WYK (83), Pella Marion County Iowa U.S.A
• Frederik Johannes (Freek) Zandbergen (70), Rijnsburg, ZH, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria Boon (84), Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bernardus Johannes Wolferink (88), Haaksbergen
• Berta Cornelia van de Griend (56), Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Maria II (Corrie of Zus) Boon (84), Nieuwegein

• 1989 » Alyssa Brown, Canadian artistic gymnast
• 1989 » Cam Newton, American football player
• 1989 » Giovani dos Santos, Mexican international footballer
• 1992 » Pablo Sarabia, Spanish footballer
• 1992 » Thibaut Courtois, Belgian footballer
• 1993 » Maurice Harkless, American-Puerto Rican basketball player
• 1994 » Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopian runner
• 1995 » Gelson Martins, Portuguese footballer
• 1999 » Kaitlyn Dias, American actress and voice artist
• 1999 » Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress

• 2001 » Douglas Adams, English novelist and screenwriter (b. 1952)
• 2002 » Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (b. 1915)
• 2002 » Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1912)
• 2003 » Noel Redding, English bass player (b. 1945)
• 2005 » Léo Cadieux, Canadian politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (b. 1908)
• 2006 » Floyd Patterson, American boxer and actor (b. 1935)
• 2007 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (b. 1913)
• 2008 » John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (b. 1953)
• 2009 » Abel Goumba, Central African physician and politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1926)
• 2009 » Claudio Huepe, Chilean economist and politician, Chilean Minister Secretary-General of Government (b. 1939)

1. Samuel
2. Thomas
3. Sam
4. Lucas
5. Sem
6. Jelle
7. Daan
8. Lars
9. Niels
10. Tim
11. Claus-casimir
12. Thijs
13. Noah
14. Max
15. Johannes
16. Jan

1. Amber
2. Sanne
3. Anna
4. Emma
5. Lotte
6. Isa
7. Anne
8. Iris
9. Lisa
10. Chiara
11. Femke
12. Ameila
13. Julia
14. Charlotte
15. Noa
16. Anouk

• 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• January 4 » Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
• April 1 » Google announces Gmail to the public.
• September 16 » Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane.
• September 29 » Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.
• November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.
• November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.

The temperature on May 11, 2004 was between 9.2 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.0 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (38%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.