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• Arlette Freya (Arlette) Hobers, Gorinchem
• Anne Maria Henrica Vahsen, Sittard, Limburg, Nederland
• Katinka Odette (Katinka) Hobers, Gorinchem
• Lise Anna Cornelia Goossens

• Bernardus van der Nol (76), Maassluis
• Aartje Geijtenbeek (77), Scherpenzeel, Nederland
• Alida Maria van der Lans (85)
• Brand Hop (62), Hierden
• Antoinette van Kan (76), Maastricht
• Cris Behagen (48), Utrecht
• Cornelia Francisca Teresia Schrover (87), 's Hertogenbosch, Gemeente 's Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Bernadus (ome ben) van der Nol (76), Maassluis, Nederland
• Charlotte Evelyn Toppen (89)
• Aleida Vos (98)

• 1989 » Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
• 1989 » Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1989 » Lily Collins, English-American actress
• 1989 » Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
• 1991 » Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 » Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 » Ryan Truex, American race car driver
• 1992 » Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model
• 1997 » Ciara Bravo, American actress
• 1997 » Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player

• 1996 » Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 2000 » Eberhard Bethge, German theologian and academic (b. 1909)
• 2001 » John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)
• 2002 » R. A. Lafferty, American soldier and author (b. 1914)
• 2003 » Adam Osborne, Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)
• 2003 » Karl Kling, German race car driver (b. 1910)
• 2004 » Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
• 2007 » Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)
• 2008 » Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (b. 1954)

1. Lucas
2. Thomas
3. Daan
4. Lars
5. Ruben
6. David
7. Tim
8. Jens
9. Thijs
10. Jan
11. Rens
12. Robin
13. Niels
14. Tom
15. Luuk
16. Sam

1. Amber
2. Femke
3. Anna
4. Lisa
5. Emma
6. Eloise
7. Sanne
8. Julia
9. Eva
10. Laura
11. Sarah
12. Isabella
13. Fleur
14. Anne
15. Iris
16. Lotte

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
• January 18 » The Sierra Leone Civil War is declared over.
• January 22 » Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• January 29 » In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
• February 1 » Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, kidnapped January 23, 2002, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
• April 4 » The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.
• May 7 » An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.

The temperature on March 18, 2002 was between 6.6 °C and 12.9 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 9.1 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.