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• Patrick Jonkman, Drachten

• Aart Johannes van Vuuren (76)
• Catharina Maria (Toos) Laan (82), Volendam
• Arnoldus Christiaan Bergmans (85), Veldhoven
• Cornelis de Regt (89), Emmeloord
• Cornelia Kievith (85)
• Corrie van der Hout (66), Den Burg
• Adriana Anna Cornelia Stoffelen (76), Landgraaf
• Clotildis Hubertina Delsaer (82), Alken
• Anna Adriana Cornelia Toorians (80), Kaatsheuvel
• Cornelia van der Hout (66), Den Burg (Texel, NH)

• 1993 » Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
• 1994 » Tom Daley, English diver
• 1995 » Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor
• 1995 » Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
• 1996 » Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
• 1996 » Josh Allen, American footballer
• 1996 » Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player
• 1997 » Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer
• 1997 » Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
• 1997 » Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter

• 1998 » Robert Gist, American actor and director (b. 1917)
• 2000 » Barbara Cartland, English author (b. 1901)
• 2000 » John Gielgud, English actor (b. 1904)
• 2000 » Mark R. Hughes, American businessman, founded Herbalife (b. 1956)
• 2002 » Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (b. 1928)
• 2003 » Frank D. White, American captain, banker, and politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1933)
• 2005 » Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (b. 1956)
• 2005 » Howard Morris, American actor and director (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Stephen Elliott, American actor (b. 1918)

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 2 » Wedding of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, and Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
• February 19 » NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe begins to map the surface of Mars using its thermal emission imaging system.
• July 9 » The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
• October 7 » The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
• November 19 » The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 20 million US gallons (76,000 m³) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
• December 17 » Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.

The temperature on May 21, 2002 was between 14.2 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.