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• Colin Herbert SAUNDERS (84), Glenroy, Victoria, Australia
• Carla de Vel (98), Kapellen (Bel)
• Adriana Maria VAN DER REIJT (92), Roosendaal,,PAYS BAS
• Anna Margaretha (Annie) Stroet (85), Medemblik, Noord Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Rentier (79)
• Annie Hermine van Veen Ir. (93), Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
• Antje van Duijvenvoorde (73), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Geers (83)
• Douglas Hiemstra (48), Grafton, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Liza Vroomen (95), Kerkrade (L

• 1986 » Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
• 1988 » Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
• 1989 » Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
• 1992 » Bryce Harper, American baseball player
• 1992 » Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
• 1992 » Stuart Lightbody, Irish badminton player
• 1993 » Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
• 1994 » Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
• 1997 » Charles Leclerc, Monégasque Formula One driver
• 1997 » Naomi Osaka, Haitian-Japanese tennis player

• 2007 » Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (b. 1921)
• 2008 » Dagmar Normet, Estonian author and translator (b. 1921)
• 2010 » Barbara Billingsley, American actress (b. 1915)
• 2010 » Eyedea, American rapper and producer (b. 1981)
• 2011 » Dan Wheldon, English race car driver (b. 1978)
• 2012 » Bódog Török, Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1923)
• 2012 » Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 2012 » Frank Moore Cross, American scholar and academic (b. 1921)
• 2012 » John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936)
• 2012 » Mario Gallegos, Jr., American firefighter and politician (b. 1950)

1. Thomas
2. Lucas
3. Djess
4. Jens
5. Lars
6. Canryn
7. Jayden
8. Jan
9. Levi
10. Liam
11. Sem
12. Daan
13. Milan
14. Christian
15. Julian
16. Mees

1. Lieke
2. Emma
3. Lotte
4. Anna
5. Ella
6. Jitte
7. Julia
8. Fleur
9. Jasmijn
10. Eva
11. Lisa
12. Indi
13. Maria
14. Lynn
15. Amber
16. Sanne

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
• February 8 » A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over two miles of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
• March 29 » Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
• May 6 » In just 36 minutes, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.
• June 13 » A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
• June 24 » Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
• December 22 » The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.

The temperature on October 16, 2010 was between 4.2 °C and 10.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.6 hours of sunshine (34%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.