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• Andrea van Veen (82), Gouda
• Amandus Josephus Verheyden (82), Bornem
• Arie Romeijn (78)
• Annigje Marie VERMAAK (70), Kortenhoef, 4667, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna van Diepen (83), Alkmaar
• Barbara Winifred Primrose Chambers (94), Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
• Arie ROMEIJN
• Anna Catharina Lippold (88), Emmen
• Cornelia Hillebregt (65), 's Gravenhage
• Antonius Godefridus van Eijndhoven (78), Stein

• 1991 » Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 » Sirje Roops, Estonian footballer
• 1993 » Aaro Vainio, Finnish race car driver
• 1993 » Michy Batshuayi, Belgian footballer
• 1994 » Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player
• 1995 » Te Maire Martin, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1995 » Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
• 1996 » Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
• 1997 » Hana Sugisaki, Japanese actress
• 2002 » Jacob Sartorius, American singer

• 1999 » Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)
• 2000 » David Tonkin, Australian politician, 38th Premier of South Australia (b. 1929)
• 2001 » Franz Biebl, German composer and academic (b. 1906)
• 2002 » Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)
• 2003 » John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)
• 2005 » August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)
• 2005 » Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)
• 2006 » Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)
• 2006 » Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)
• 2007 » Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)

1. Thomas
2. Daan
3. Lucas
4. Max
5. Ruben
6. Sem
7. Lars
8. Jesse
9. Mike
10. Jan
11. Sam
12. Remco
13. Martijn
14. Niels
15. Tom
16. Robin

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Lisa
4. Maria
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
8. Laura
9. Catharina-amalia
10. Nina
11. Femke
12. Julia
13. Iris
14. Sanne
15. Lotte
16. Amber

• 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, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.2 million citizens.
• January 24 » The United States Department of Homeland Security officially begins operation.
• March 12 » The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
• May 28 » Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane.
• August 22 » Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building.
• October 15 » China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
• November 23 » Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.

The temperature on October 2, 2003 was between 11.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 14.2 °C. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (13%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.