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• Armando Leonardo Rijsdijk
• Esmeralda Tanja Baas, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2006)

• Anne van der Ploeg (77), Leeuwarden
• Engelina van Lier (75), 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Bieringa (82), Groningen
• Dimphena Petronella Lambregts (63), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Betty Atler (72), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Celina Philomena De Decker (93), Steendorp
• Abraham Jacobse (83)
• Angeline Therese Romej (84), Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Johannes Boot (85), Schaijk
• Elisabeth Kamminga (78), Groningen

• 1991 » Emil Forsberg, Swedish footballer
• 1991 » Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Japanese Imperial Family
• 1992 » Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer
• 1993 » Josh Ruffels, English footballer
• 1993 » Taylor Spreitler, American actress
• 1995 » Ireland Baldwin, American model
• 1997 » Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1998 » Amandla Stenberg, American actress
• 2002 » Shin Eun-soo, South Korean actress

• 2001 » Josh Kirby, English illustrator (b. 1928)
• 2002 » Adolph Green, American playwright and songwriter (b. 1915)
• 2003 » Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (b. 1898)
• 2003 » Tony Capstick, English actor and singer (b. 1944)
• 2004 » Bill Nicholson, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1919)
• 2004 » Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (b. 1919)
• 2005 » John Muth, American economist and academic (b. 1930)
• 2005 » Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (b. 1945)
• 2005 » William Hootkins, American actor (b. 1948)
• 2006 » Lebo Mathosa, South African singer (Boom Shaka) (b. 1977)

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

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. Noa
15. Charlotte
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.
• January 12 » The world's largest ocean liner, RMSQueen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage.
• February 1 » Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
• March 27 » HMSScylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe.
• May 29 » The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
• November 22 » The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
• December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.

The temperature on October 23, 2004 was between 13.2 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 7.1 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.