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• Johanna Krina Maatje de Voogd, Yerseke
• Jannouk de la Mar, Nijmegen († 2006)

• Eloise Leila Richardson (87)
• Bessie Whitt (86), Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Anna BIRZE (84)
• Agatha Maria Droog (89), Waarland
• Bobby Jo McCullough (52)
• Arnold FABER (81), Gaylord Otsego County Michigan U.S.A
• Aaltje Majoor (92)
• Catharina Johanna TEUNISSEN (87)
• Edmond Martinus Cornelis Poell (74), Veldhoven, Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Meeren (81), Waalwijk

• 1987 » Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1991 » Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter
• 1992 » Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
• 1992 » Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ
• 1992 » Michele Camporese, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Ola John, Dutch footballer
• 1992 » Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter
• 1994 » Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer
• 1995 » Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player

• 1998 » Sōsuke Uno, Japanese soldier and politician, 75th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1922)
• 2001 » Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
• 2001 » Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
• 2002 » John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
• 2002 » Walter Lord, American historian and author (b. 1917)
• 2004 » Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 2007 » Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (b. 1940)
• 2007 » Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
• 2008 » Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2009 » Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

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.
• February 19 » An Ilyushin Il-76 military aircraft crashes near Kerman, Iran, killing 275.
• March 1 » The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague.
• July 8 » Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board.
• August 11 » NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
• August 14 » A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
• September 14 » In a referendum, Estonia approves joining the European Union.

The temperature on May 19, 2003 was between 10.5 °C and 15.6 °C and averaged 12.8 °C. There was 3.4 mm of rain during 4.2 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.