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• Clément LE ROY († 2009)
• Thijs Coers († 2003)
• Reinder Lucas van Rosmalen

• Tempelaar (70), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
• Armand Schoenmakers (75), Lier
• Carl Edward Cox (67), Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee
• Arend Kroezen (73)
• Bernardus Theodorus Gerardus Maria SPRONK (66), Boxmeer
• Cecil Ray Ash (76), North Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
• Annigje Grietje van Renswoude (78)
• Anthony Thomas George Pocock (80)
• Adriana Francisca Geertruida Wassenaar (56), Noordwijk
• Adriana Bezemer (89), Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• 1989 » Adam Matuszczyk, Polish footballer
• 1989 » Emma Miskew, Canadian curler
• 1989 » Néstor Calderón, Mexican footballer
• 1990 » Sefa Yılmaz, German-Turkish footballer
• 1991 » Chris Rowney, English footballer
• 1991 » Daniela Mona Lambin, Estonian footballer
• 1992 » Christian Eriksen, Danish footballer
• 1992 » Freddie Highmore, English actor
• 1993 » Jadeveon Clowney, American football player
• 1996 » Lucas Hernandez, French footballer

• 1999 » Buddy Knox, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1933)
• 1999 » John Ehrlichman, American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (b. 1925)
• 2002 » Mick Tucker, English drummer (b. 1947)
• 2002 » Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 2003 » Johnny Longden, English jockey and trainer (b. 1907)
• 2004 » Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
• 2005 » Rafic Hariri, Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1944; assassinated)
• 2006 » Lynden David Hall, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1974)
• 2007 » Gareth Morris, English flute player and educator (b. 1920)
• 2007 » Ryan Larkin, Canadian animator and director (b. 1943)

• 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 16 » The Space Shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be its final one. Columbia disintegrated 16 days later on re-entry.
• February 20 » During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.
• March 20 » Invasion of Iraq: In the early hours of the morning, the United States and three other countries (the UK, Australia and Poland) begin military operations in 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.
• July 15 » AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
• December 13 » Iraq War: Operation Red Dawn: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured near his home town of Tikrit.

The temperature on February 14, 2003 was between -6.2 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged -1.6 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (88%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.