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• David Anthony Stitselaar, Barneveld

• Broer Elverdink (76)
• Anna Zbin (87), Elyria, OH
• Adriaan Voskamp (93)
• Christianus Donkers (80), Lieshout, Netherlands
• Akke Gerkes Alma (80), Grootegast, Grootegast, Groningen, Netherlands
• Abraham Batenburg (72), Rotterdam
• Adriaan Voskamp (93)
• Aaldert Booij (76), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Antje Brink (88), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Koppenaal (92), Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

• 1990 » Emily Scarratt, English rugby union player
• 1991 » Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer
• 1991 » Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer and actor with the boy band Infinite.
• 1991 » Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
• 1992 » Carl Jenkinson, English-Finnish footballer
• 1994 » Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
• 1994 » Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1995 » Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
• 1996 » Kenedy, Brazilian footballer

• 1998 » Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (b. 1912)
• 1998 » Halldór Laxness, Icelandic author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)
• 1998 » Julian Simon, American economist and author (b. 1932)
• 1999 » Iris Murdoch, Irish-born British novelist and philosopher (b. 1919)
• 2000 » Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)
• 2000 » Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1918)
• 2001 » Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2002 » Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (b. 1936)
• 2004 » Julius Schwartz, American journalist and author (b. 1915)
• 2005 » A. Chandranehru, Sri Lankan sailor and politician (b. 1944)

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.
• February 12 » An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
• July 1 » Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes.
• July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
• September 4 » The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record.
• 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.
• December 13 » European Union enlargement: The EU announces that Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia will become members on May 1, 2004.

The temperature on February 8, 2002 was between 6.7 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 10.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.