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• Rosa, Louisa Melkert, Zutphen, Gelderland, Nederland († 2003)
• Karli Rose Hoeger, Delhi, Delaware County, Iowa († 2003)

• cornelia van oossanen (83), Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands
• Catharina Maria Aleida (Toos) van Wanrooij (78), Tilburg
• Barend Anton te Hennepe (81), Enschede
• Annigje Hulter (69)
• Anna Margaretha Krams (77), amsterdam, Nederland
• Afke Migchels (80), Veendam
• Catharina Jeanette ter Kuile (75), Zwolle
• Clazina Helleman (91), Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Augustina Boon (83), Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bertus de Zoete (79), Dordrecht(ZH)

• 1990 » Blake Leary, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 » Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer
• 1991 » Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage
• 1992 » Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer
• 1992 » Kim Seok-Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor
• 1992 » Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1996 » Diogo Jota, Portuguese professional footballer
• 1996 » Ivan Belikov, Russian footballer
• 1996 » Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer
• 1996 » Sheryl Sheinafia, Indonesian singer-songwriter and actress

• 1999 » Rose Bird, American academic and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (b. 1936)
• 2000 » Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (b. 1936)
• 2003 » Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916)
• 2004 » Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano and actress (b. 1943)
• 2005 » Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand soldier and author (b. 1924)
• 2005 » Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. 1963)
• 2006 » K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (b. 1938)
• 2006 » Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1987)
• 2007 » Pimp C, American rapper (b. 1973)
• 2009 » Liam Clancy, Irish singer, actor, and guitarist (b. 1935)

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. Tom
15. Johannes
16. Niels

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Maria
4. Lisa
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
8. Laura
9. Nina
10. Catharina-amalia
11. Julia
12. Femke
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.
• January 27 » The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress.
• February 10 » France and Belgium break the NATO procedure of silent approval concerning the timing of protective measures for Turkey in case of a possible war with Iraq.
• April 13 » A bus near the Vale of Tempe, Greece was involved in a major vehicle accident with a truck and multiple cars, leaving 21 students in the tenth grade of Makrochori, Imathia High School dead and nine injured during their return to their homes from a trip to Athens.
• October 31 » Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
• December 26 » The 6.6 M_w  Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured.

The temperature on December 4, 2003 was between 4.0 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 5.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.