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• Yanniek Maria Stroink, Enschede

• Adrianus Marinus Berkelmans (72), 's-Hertogenbosch
• Clare Anna Feyona van der Mersch (88)
• Claudio Sieps Visser
• Constance Carpenter 2nd Lt (82), Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
• Berty Slaats (68)
• Bernard Heller (72)
• Clare Anna Feyona (Clara) van der Mersch (88)
• Dirkje Van Dijk (98), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Aaltje Visser (81)
• August Engels (78), Sas van Gent, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1989 » Laci Green, American YouTube personality, video blogger, sex educator, and activist
• 1989 » Riisa Naka, Japanese model and actress
• 1990 » Bristol Palin, American public speaker and reality television personality
• 1990 » Brittney Griner, American professional basketball player
• 1990 » Drew Crawford, American basketball player
• 1991 » Roly Bonevacia, Dutch footballer
• 1991 » Tyler Posey, American actor and musician
• 1992 » John John Florence, American professional surfer
• 1993 » Ivan Cavaleiro, Portuguese professional footballer
• 1994 » Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian Formula One driver

• 2000 » Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (b. 1925)
• 2000 » Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
• 2003 » Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish journalist, author, and critic (b. 1939)
• 2003 » Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Texas (b. 1912)
• 2005 » Bill King, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 2005 » Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
• 2007 » Alan Coren, English journalist and author (b. 1938)

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. Stijn

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. 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 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 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
• February 27 » Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation.
• May 10 » FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4million in cash and diamonds.
• September 9 » The Rafiganj train wreck happened in Bihar, India.
• October 12 » Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.

The temperature on October 18, 2002 was between 4.4 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 4.4 mm of rain during 2.0 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.