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• Gerardus Canisius Duighuisen (78), Overasselt, Nederland
• Bertha Gras (67)
• Cornelia Noorlander (85), Voorhout
• Adriën, Leon van Gerdinge (85)
• Arie Holl (76), Schoonrewoerd, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Berend Romkes Berger (81), Leeuwarden, Fryslân | Friesland, Nederland
• Francisca Maria Overgoor (100), Achterveld, Nederland
• Dora Helsen (81), Heerlen, Lb, Nederland
• Albert de Graaf (86)
• Cornelis Hendrik (Cees) Slootwijk (62), Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1988 » Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
• 1989 » Alex Trimble, Irish singer
• 1989 » Nate Montana, American football player
• 1990 » Johan Le Bon, French cyclist
• 1991 » Aki Takajo, Japanese singer
• 1991 » Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
• 1993 » Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
• 1994 » Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
• 1995 » Lil Tracy, American rapper
• 1997 » Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater

• 2003 » Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)
• 2004 » Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)
• 2004 » John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
• 2005 » Nurettin Ersin, Turkish general (b. 1918)
• 2005 » Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2006 » Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
• 2006 » John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1916)
• 2006 » Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (b. 1919)
• 2006 » Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
• 2007 » M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1930)

1. Jop
2. Thijs
3. Thomas
4. Sem
5. Lucas
6. Daan
7. Stijn
8. Lars
9. Tim
10. Milan
11. Jesse
12. Ruben
13. Jan
14. Sam
15. Niels
16. Miquel

1. Emma
2. Fleur
3. Sanne
4. Anna
5. Joanna
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Julia
9. Arieanna
10. Anouk
11. Maria
12. Lotte
13. Leonore
14. Anne
15. Iris
16. Eva

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• February 22 » At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.
• March 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
• April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
• June 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
• July 5 » North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
• September 17 » Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.

The temperature on October 3, 2006 was between 12.2 °C and 17.2 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 5.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.