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• Jesper Martinus Gerardus van Gaalen († 2003)
• Stan Maikel Duinkerken, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2003)

• Adriana Reep (82), Zoetermeer
• Kersten (79)
• Adriaan Jacobus Johannes Krijn Gast (89), Den Helder
• Anna Hubertina Delahaye (76), Sittard, Gemeente Sittard-Geleen, Limburg, Nederland
• antonius joseph hermanus (herman) gielen (68), tilburg
• Barbara DAERDEN (86), Tongeren, 3700, Limburg, België
• Antonio Guimarães Leme (79), Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
• Cees Schapendonk (82), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adrianus Petrus Slingerland (81), Akersloot
• Antonius Josephus Hermanus Gielen (68), Tilburg

• 1984 » AB de Villiers, South African cricketer
• 1985 » Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper
• 1988 » Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1989 » Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer
• 1989 » Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer
• 1990 » Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater
• 1991 » Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter
• 1991 » Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1993 » Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1993 » Nicola Leali, Italian footballer

• 1994 » Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
• 1998 » Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (b. 1895)
• 2003 » Steve Bechler, American baseball player (b. 1979)
• 2004 » José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico, 1976-1982 (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (b. 1935)
• 2006 » Bill Cowsill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 2006 » Ray Barretto, American drummer (b. 1929)
• 2009 » Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (b. 1922)
• 2010 » Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (b. 1922)

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

1. Emma
2. Isa
3. Maria
4. Lisa
5. Anna
6. Lieke
7. Anne
8. Laura
9. Catharina-amalia
10. Nina
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.
• March 24 » The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
• April 9 » Iraq War: Baghdad falls to American forces.
• 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 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.
• 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 25 » UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727-223, crashes at the Cotonou Airport in Benin, killing 141 people.

The temperature on February 17, 2003 was between -7.2 °C and 3.4 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (84%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.