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• Toon Matthijssen (Dijkstra), Amsterdam

• Blina Marchina Naaijer (99), Stadskanaal (Onstwedde)
• Cornelia Johanna van Engeldorp Gastelaars (67), Voorschoten, Voorschoten, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Richtje Sibbeltje Noordbruis (63)
• Donald Daune Dombrow (65), Royal Oak, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Franciscus Maria van Laarhoven (83), Goirle, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Francisca Catharina Henrica Keiren (82), Venray
• Elisabeth (Elly) Broerse (68), Petten, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bertha Hendrika Buiter (92), Hoogezand
• Florence Louise Masterson (97), Polk County, Iowa
• Ann Kuper (91), Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa

• 1991 » Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
• 1991 » Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1991 » Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity
• 1992 » Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter
• 1993 » IU, Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1993 » Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete
• 1993 » Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer
• 1996 » Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

• 2008 » Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
• 2010 » Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 2011 » Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
• 2011 » Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• 2011 » Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)
• 2011 » Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)
• 2012 » Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
• 2012 » James Abdnor, American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)
• 2012 » Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (b. 1952)

1. Sebastiaan
2. Thijs
3. Jesse
4. Lucas
5. Daan
6. Thomas
7. Ruben
8. Levi
9. Tobias
10. Jan
11. Tim
12. Lars
13. Mitchel
14. Sem
15. Jayden
16. Luuk

1. Emma
2. Lieke
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Babette
6. Julia
7. Eva
8. Noor
9. Anne
10. Sanne
11. Charlotte
12. Lisa
13. Lotte
14. Isa
15. Fleur
16. Roos

• 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 16.5 million citizens.
• January 3 » The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto.
• January 20 » A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
• January 20 » Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
• March 27 » The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people.
• July 4 » The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
• July 26 » The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.

The temperature on May 16, 2009 was between 7.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.