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• Cornelis Brouwer (88), Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
• Catharina Francina van Ingen Schenau (94), Etaules 17 (F)
• Gerhardus Hugo Willem Donkersloot (90), IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
• Gerrie van Geest (72), 's-Gravenzande
• Anna Henrica Illegems (86), Bornem
• Cornelis Johannes Gout (74), 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Gregorius KNOBEL (89), Roosendaal, 4153, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Frances Inez Cline (57), Hemphill, Sabine, Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Henry Klazes van der Veen (84), Lacombe, AB, Canada
• "Carl Johan" Arthur av Sverige (95), Ängelholm, Suède

• 1988 » Adele, English singer-songwriter
• 1988 » Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
• 1989 » Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1991 » Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
• 1991 » Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
• 1992 » Loïck Landre, French footballer
• 1994 » Celeste, English singer
• 1998 » Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player
• 1999 » Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer
• 1999 » Nathan Chen, American figure skater

• 2011 » Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (b. 1901)
• 2011 » Dana Wynter, British actress (b. 1931)
• 2011 » Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 2012 » Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (b. 1932)
• 2012 » Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (b. 1916)
• 2012 » George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
• 2012 » Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (b. 1950)
• 2012 » Surendranath, Indian cricketer (b. 1937)
• 2013 » Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (b. 1937)
• 2013 » Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (b. 1935)

1. Nathan
2. Lucas
3. Bram
4. Jan
5. Ruben
6. Thomas
7. Finn
8. Liam
9. Jesse
10. Milan
11. Daan
12. Levi
13. Jacob
14. Thijs
15. Sem
16. Luuk

1. Abby
2. Tess
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Emma
6. Indy
7. Iris
8. Olivia
9. Julia
10. Tessa
11. Charlotte
12. Lotte
13. Luisa
14. Lieke
15. Eef
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 Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
• February 26 » A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45.
• June 2 » Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
• July 18 » At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
• October 19 » A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
• November 14 » Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
• November 21 » At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.

The temperature on May 5, 2012 was between 6.8 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.