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• Alice Plyson (97), Diksmuide
• Darlette Joy Denzer (52), Kenosha, Wisconsin
• Addie Blosser ** (97), Barberton, Summit, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• van der Schaaf (83), Amsterdam
• Cornelis Tjallings Sietsma (78)
• Antoinetta Jacoba van de Klundert (67), Halsteren
• Spel (77), Purmerend
• Christa BISCHOFF (77), Helmond
• Angenita Peijpers (70), Ijmuiden, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Brugt Jonker (82)

• 1988 » Erik Lund, Swedish footballer
• 1989 » Aaron Hernandez, American football player († 2017)
• 1989 » Jozy Altidore, American soccer player
• 1990 » André Schürrle, German footballer
• 1992 » Paula Kania, Polish tennis player
• 1992 » Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player
• 1993 » Josh Wakefield, English footballer
• 1994 » Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 » Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
• 1997 » Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model

• 2000 » L. Sprague de Camp, American historian and author (b. 1907)
• 2003 » Just Betzer, Danish production manager and producer (b. 1944)
• 2003 » Rie Mastenbroek, Dutch swimmer and coach (b. 1919)
• 2004 » Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1943)
• 2005 » Anthony Sawoniuk, Belarusian SS officer (b. 1921)
• 2005 » Rod Donald, New Zealand lawyer and politician (b. 1957)
• 2006 » Federico López, Mexican-Puerto Rican basketball player (b. 1962)
• 2006 » Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish skier (b. 1950)
• 2007 » George Grljusich, Australian footballer and sportscaster (b. 1939)
• 2007 » Hilda Braid, English actress and singer (b. 1929)

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

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Lisa
4. Maria
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
8. Laura
9. Nina
10. Catharina-amalia
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 18 » A bushfire kills four people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.
• May 1 » Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USSAbraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
• May 21 » The 6.8 M_w  Boumerdès earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). More than 2,200 people were killed and a moderate tsunami sank boats at the Balearic Islands.
• August 10 » European heat wave: The then-highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom, 38.5°C (101.3°F) in Kent, England. This record was later surpassed in July 2019.
• August 14 » Project Thread, an operation launched by CSIS and other Canadian law enforcement agencies, saw the arrest and incarceration of 24 innocent Muslim men, most of them young Pakistani students.
• December 23 » PetroChina Chuandongbei natural gas field explosion, Guoqiao, Kai County, Chongqing, China, killing at least 234.

The temperature on November 6, 2003 was between 2.9 °C and 14.0 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (88%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.