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• Carol Norinne CRAVEN (70), Clearfield, Davis County, Utah, United States of America
• Bessie Marie Keefer (87), Homewood Nursing Home, Williamsport, Maryland
• Christina Everdina KEIJSER (90), Terborg, Wisch, Gelderland, Netherlands
• Edith Louise Lapré (56), 's-Gravenhage
• Bernice Rebecca Card (89), Allison Care Center, Allison, Butler County, Iowa
• Antonia Antoniesd. Gul (74), EaZ
• Bernardus Jacobus (Ben) Spigt (91)
• Alice MaeWynia (90), Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa
• Bert Kruijning (76)
• Dirk Verwoert (80)

• 1986 » Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
• 1986 » Robert DeLong, American singer-songwriter
• 1987 » Cristian Tănase, Romanian footballer
• 1988 » Changmin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1990 » Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player
• 1991 » Henry Surtees, English race car driver († 2009)
• 1991 » Sebastian Neumann, German footballer
• 1994 » J-Hope, South Korean rapper, dancer, singer-songwriter
• 1994 » Jake Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player

• 1997 » Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (b. 1905)
• 1998 » Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)
• 2001 » Balthus, Polish-Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1908)
• 2001 » Dale Earnhardt, American stock car racer and team owner (b. 1951)
• 2001 » Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
• 2003 » Isser Harel, Belarusian-Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Bill Cowsill, American singer and guitarist (b. 1948)
• 2008 » Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (b. 1922)
• 2009 » Miika Tenkula, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1974)
• 2009 » Tayeb Salih, Sudanese journalist and author (b. 1929)

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. Bram
16. Johannes

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.
• 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.
• February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
• 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 16 » In Morocco, 33 civilians are killed and more than 100 people are injured in the Casablanca terrorist attacks.
• May 30 » Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
• August 11 » Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.

The temperature on February 18, 2003 was between -7.1 °C and 4.5 °C and averaged -2.1 °C. There was 9.0 hours of sunshine (89%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.