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• Yu Lin Xi Stoll, Qinzhou provincie Guangxi in China adopsie 9 augustus 2010
• Britt Ernst, Terneuzen (NL)

• Adriana van Dijk (76), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Adriana Theodora Maria Dings (88), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Eleanor Katherine Hamm (83), Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
• Dirk de Boer (60)
• Andrè Broeders (83), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• David Murrie Leighty (61), Adelanto, San Bernardino, California, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Vermeer (72), Rhenen
• Bets Sjollema (82), Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Carry de Rijk (69), Amsterdam
• Cornelia Van De Kemp (79), Abbekerk, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1984 » Nikolaos Karabelas, Greek footballer
• 1990 » JoJo, American singer and actress
• 1991 » Fabian Schär, Swiss footballer
• 1991 » Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
• 1991 » Jorginho, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 » Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer
• 1992 » Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater
• 1993 » Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer
• 1997 » De'Aaron Fox, American basketball player
• 1997 » Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer

• 2005 » Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
• 2006 » Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Adrian Mitchell, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)
• 2008 » Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and racing driver (b. 1912)
• 2008 » Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (b. 1925)
• 2009 » Arnold Stang, American actor (b. 1918)
• 2009 » Brittany Murphy, American actress (b. 1977)
• 2010 » James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
• 2010 » K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914)
• 2011 » Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)

1. Thomas
2. Gijs
3. Benjamin
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Daan
9. Jan
10. Sem
11. Lars
12. Noah
13. Thijs
14. Sam
15. Albert
16. Milan

1. Marieke
2. Emma
3. Julia
4. Femke
5. Anna
6. Sanne
7. Sophie
8. Lieke
9. Lotte
10. Jasmijn
11. Maria
12. Eva
13. Fleur
14. Sanneke
15. Milou
16. Nina

• 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
• April 3 » Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
• May 2 » Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
• May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
• July 13 » Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
• October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
• December 22 » An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1billion US gallons (4,200,000m) of coal fly ash slurry.

The temperature on December 20, 2008 was between 6.2 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.