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• Ruben Dijkstra, Leeuwarden († 2002)

• Christina Kerssemeijer (96), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Maria Jansen (91), Eersel
• Alphonse Préal (77), Sint-Truiden, België
• Aagje Maria Huijsman (82), Zoetermeer, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia van Breugel (103), Sint-Michielsgestel
• Adriana Bindt (77), Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Celina VANNESTE (94), Izegem
• Aafje Janssen (74), Apeldoorn
• Antje Siegers Visser (97), Meppel, Gem. Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland
• Carolina Petronella (Nel) Dekkers (77)

• 1988 » JaVale McGee, American basketball player
• 1990 » Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player
• 1991 » Erin Sanders, American actress
• 1991 » Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
• 1992 » Logan Lerman, American actor
• 1992 » Mac Miller, American rapper († 2018)
• 1992 » Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
• 1993 » Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
• 1994 » Alfie Mawson, English footballer, centre back
• 1994 » Matthias Ginter, German footballer

• 1999 » Ivan Francescato, Italian rugby player (b. 1967)
• 2000 » Bettino Craxi, Italian lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1934)
• 2000 » Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-American actress, singer, and mathematician (b. 1913)
• 2000 » Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Bahá’í Hand of the Cause of God and wife of Shoghi Effendi (b. 1910)
• 2001 » Dario Vittori, Italian-Argentinian actor and producer (b. 1921)
• 2002 » Vavá, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1934)
• 2003 » Françoise Giroud, French journalist, screenwriter, and politician, French Minister of Culture (b. 1916)
• 2003 » Milton Flores, Honduran footballer (b. 1974)
• 2004 » David Hookes, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1955)
• 2004 » Harry E. Claiborne, American lawyer and judge (b. 1917)

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

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

• 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 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.
• April 11 » Over two hundred thousand people march in Caracas towards the Presidential palace to demand the resignation of president Hugo Chávez. Nineteen protesters are killed.
• April 26 » Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
• June 14 » Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• October 7 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
• November 10 » Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. The strongest tornado, an F4, hits Van Wert, Ohio, during the early to mid afternoon and destroys a movie theater, which had been evacuated.

The temperature on January 19, 2002 was between 4.2 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.5 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.