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• Alexander Prinz Von Bayern (77), München
• Antonia Laurentia Maria Bölte (55), Zevenaar
• Alexander Prinz Von Bayern (77), Munich, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
• Nellie (84), Ripon (San Joaquin), California, Verenigde Staten
• Bastiaan Nieuwburg (81), Rotterdam
• Annigje de Jong (87), Noorden, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Post (83), IJmuiden (82jr)
• Adolf van der Scheer (76), den haag
• Bruno à Nijholt- (83), Joure, Nederland
• Arvel Talamantez (45), Pecos

• 1988 » Ryan Anderson, American basketball player
• 1989 » Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player
• 1989 » Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer
• 1990 » José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1992 » Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Byun Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor
• 1992 » Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian professional basketball player
• 1993 » Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
• 1994 » Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer
• 1997 » Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer

• 2000 » Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920)
• 2002 » Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940)
• 2002 » Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
• 2002 » Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)
• 2002 » Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)
• 2003 » Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)
• 2004 » Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
• 2004 » Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)
• 2004 » Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 2006 » Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)

1. Thomas
2. Jan
3. Lucas
4. Robin
5. Daan
6. Lars
7. Max
8. Tim
9. Bram
10. Ruben
11. Jasper
12. Thijs
13. Jacob
14. Sander
15. Niels
16. Stijn

1. Emma
2. Britt
3. Femke
4. Julia
5. Ilse
6. Sophie
7. Sanne
8. Amber
9. Anna
10. Laura
11. Lisa
12. Fleur
13. Charlotte
14. Anne
15. Maria
16. Anastasia

• 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.0 million citizens.
• February 12 » NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
• May 6 » During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
• May 29 » The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
• August 25 » American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
• December 2 » Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
• December 13 » Sansad Bhavan, the building housing the Indian Parliament, is attacked by terrorists. Twelve people are killed, including the terrorists.

The temperature on May 6, 2001 was between 6.3 °C and 15.4 °C and averaged 10.6 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (45%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.