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• Arie Kerpentier (81)
• Aloise E. Vanderiet (88)
• Charley D Todd Sr **** (89), Elmer, Rapides, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten
• Betsie Blummel (72)
• Cornelia Gijsbrts ZeegerS (88), Capelle/IJssel
• Elsina Feiken (81), Castricum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Edward Van Kerckhoven (74), Boom
• Edith Helene Loewenheim (91), Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelis Wilhelmus Johannes van Hout (77), Tilburg
• Anna Wijnandts (79), Maastricht

• 1989 » Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
• 1990 » Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
• 1990 » Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1990 » Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
• 1991 » Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
• 1991 » Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
• 1991 » Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
• 1991 » Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
• 1992 » Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
• 1992 » Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer

• 1998 » Minoo Masani, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
• 2000 » Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer and pilot (b. 1912)
• 2000 » Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
• 2000 » Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (b. 1917)
• 2003 » Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (b. 1925)
• 2006 » Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966)
• 2006 » Paul Gleason, American actor (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Rob Borsellino, American journalist (b. 1949)
• 2007 » Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)
• 2007 » Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. 1967)

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.
• March 4 » Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
• May 7 » An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis–Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
• May 24 » Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
• July 2 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
• November 13 » Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq agrees to the terms of the UN Security Council Resolution 1441.
• November 21 » NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.

The temperature on May 27, 2002 was between 7.2 °C and 19.0 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.