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• Arlene Joyce Kirkdorffer (67), Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
• Carol Ann Vannaken (60), Margate, Broward, Florida, Verenigde Staten
• Adamus Josephus Buwalda (75), Leeuwarden
• Dwight Statzer (78), Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, Verenigde Staten
• Berendina Johanna Hermina Zwanepol (87), Kampen
• Adriana Maria Bernarda Christiana Wouters (75), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Donald Marvin Gullickson (66), Lennox, Lincoln, South Dakota, Verenigde Staten
• Anne de LIEDEKERKE (60), Etterbeek, 1040, Région Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique
• Anna Huisjes (69), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Elisabeth Cornelia de Beet (89), Rotterdam,Rotterdam,Zuid Holland,Nederland

• 1990 » Maica García Godoy, Spanish water polo player
• 1990 » Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
• 1990 » Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player
• 1990 » Ronald González Tabilo, Chilean footballer
• 1990 » Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer
• 1991 » Brenda Asnicar, Argentine actress
• 1992 » Keerthy Suresh, Indian actress
• 1992 » Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician and dancer
• 1993 » Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian footballer
• 2001 » Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer

• 2001 » Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (b. 1915)
• 2001 » Micheline Ostermeyer, French shot putter, discus thrower, and pianist (b. 1922)
• 2001 » Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli historian, general, and politician, Tourism Minister of Israel (b. 1926)
• 2002 » Derek Bell, Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935)
• 2004 » Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2006 » Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)
• 2006 » Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918)
• 2007 » Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (b. 1939)
• 2007 » Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)

• 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.
• January 4 » Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
• January 12 » The world's largest ocean liner, RMSQueen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
• August 3 » The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
• October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
• November 21 » The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100billion) of Iraq's external debt.
• November 30 » Lion Air Flight 583 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people.

The temperature on October 17, 2004 was between 6.9 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 8.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.4 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.