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• Antonius Johannes Jacobus Maria Theijs (80), Oss
• Arie Treuren (85), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dorothea Maria Janssen (86), Horst, Limburg, Nederland
• Annie Laura Bonner [PH RwBonnerBu] "Baby Doll" (87), Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas
• Alida Cornelia VAN DEN BURG (88)
• Alida Cornelia van den Burg (88)
• (Leo) Antonius Leonardus (Jansen) Blaauwgeers (71), Den Haag
• Antonius Maria Zeelen (79), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Dirk Peter Verheul (72), Benthuizen
• Bouchiena Trijntje Lantink (77), Schildwolde, Groningen, Nederland

• 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. Lucas
3. Daan
4. Ruben
5. Lars
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.
• March 27 » Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.
• March 29 » In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
• May 9 » The 38-day stand-off in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem comes to an end when the Palestinians inside agree to have 13 suspected terrorists among them deported to several different countries.
• May 28 » The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
• June 24 » The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
• October 29 » Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.

The temperature on May 6, 2002 was between 5.6 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.