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• Dijlan Udes

• Gerritje Douwes Rienstra (83)
• Cornelia Maria Christina Adriana Elias (72), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Boris Kraupner (82), Ocean Ridge,, Flevoland, Nederland
• Getrudis Emma Smulders (93), Helmond, Noord-Brabant
• Günter Lüttig (50), Osnabrück, Osnabruck, Niedersachsen, Germany
• Antonius Gerhardus Johannes (Antoon) Segerink (72), Hengelo,Gemeente Hengelo,Overijssel,Nederland
• Geertje Doorn (82)
• * Rocus Quint (77)
• Catharina Cornelia Rensen (87), Breda
• Geertje Stam (75), Lelystad

• 1991 » Gregg Wylde, Scottish footballer
• 1992 » Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player
• 1992 » Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Aytaç Kara, Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Kyle Lovett, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 » Nick Powell, English footballer
• 1995 » Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
• 1995 » Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer
• 1996 » Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver

• 2001 » Margaret Jones, British archaeologist (b. 1916)
• 2001 » Robert Laxalt, American author (b. 1923)
• 2001 » Rowland Evans, American journalist (b. 1921)
• 2002 » Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)
• 2002 » Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-English flute player and journalist (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Rupert Hamer, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (b. 1916)
• 2006 » Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
• 2006 » David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)

• 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.
• April 22 » Two fuel trains collide in Ryongchon, North Korea, killing up to 150 people.
• May 15 » Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
• November 11 » The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
• November 21 » Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
• December 14 » The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
• December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.

The temperature on March 23, 2004 was between -1.6 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 3.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (47%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.