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• Jon Anthony Skip Boes, Haarlem, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

• Agnes Maria Augustina van 't Hof (75), Winschoten
• Cornelis van Veelen (80)
• Agatha Maria Greuter (78), Arnhem
• Catharina Adriana Maria Martens (89)
• Catharina Wilhelmina Elisabeth Reijers (95), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aplonia Francisca Maria van ELSWIJK (61), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Carl Bruce Corley (60), Abilene, Taylor, Texas
• Caroline Paolino (66)
• Agnes Maria Augustina van 't Hof (75), Winschoten, Groningen, Nederland
• van Rossum (69), 's-Hertogenbosch

• 1986 » George Elokobi, Cameroonian footballer
• 1986 » Megan Ellison, American film producer, founded Annapurna Pictures
• 1986 » Walter Dix, American sprinter
• 1987 » Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter
• 1988 » Brett Pitman, English footballer
• 1988 » Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer
• 1990 » Jacob Markström, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1990 » Jacopo Fortunato, Italian footballer
• 1990 » Kota Yabu, Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, model, actor
• 1994 » Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer

• 1999 » Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (b. 1938)
• 2000 » Gil Kane, Latvian-American author and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2001 » Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian-American author (b. 1923)
• 2002 » Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (b. 1919)
• 2004 » Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (b. 1913)
• 2004 » Suraiya, Indian actress and playback singer (b. 1929)
• 2006 » Moira Shearer, Scottish actress and ballerina (b. 1926)
• 2007 » Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and politician (b. 1929)
• 2007 » Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (b. 1944)
• 2008 » František Čapek, Czechoslovakian canoeist (b. 1914)

1. Samuel
2. Thomas
3. Sam
4. Lucas
5. Sem
6. Jelle
7. Daan
8. Lars
9. Claus-casimir
10. Niels
11. Tim
12. Thijs
13. Noah
14. Max
15. Johannes
16. Nick

1. Amber
2. Sanne
3. Anna
4. Emma
5. Isa
6. Lotte
7. Anne
8. Iris
9. Lisa
10. Chiara
11. Femke
12. Ameila
13. Julia
14. Charlotte
15. Noa
16. Anouk

• 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 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 16.3 million citizens.
• February 14 » In a suburb of Moscow, Russia, the roof of the Transvaal water park collapses, killing more than 25 people, and wounding more than 100 others.
• March 22 » Ahmed Yassin, co-founder and leader of the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas, two bodyguards, and nine civilian bystanders are killed in the Gaza Strip when hit by Israeli Air Force Hellfire missiles.
• April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
• August 24 » 90 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.
• November 19 » The Malice at the Palace: The worst brawl in NBA history, Ron Artest suspended 86 games (rest of season), Stephen Jackson suspended 30 games.
• December 26 » The 9.1–9.3 M_w  Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis follows, affecting the coastal areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898.

The temperature on January 31, 2004 was between 2.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 12.1 mm of rain during 11.5 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.