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• Benjamine Brörmann († 2004)

• Bernice Ann Grommes (83)
• Charlotte Wachenheimer (89), Buenos Aires, Argentinië
• Beulah Maxine Garrison (85), Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa
• Aaltje Stuiver (92), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anton Nonkes (75)
• Aart van Ramselaar (84)
• Coenraad (Koen) van der Schaar (69), Hilversum
• Alma Howes (80)
• Christine Marie VRIJENS (84), Kanne (Limburg) (B)
• Aaltje Stuiver (92), Emmen

• 1990 » Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
• 1990 » Tony McQuay, American sprinter
• 1990 » Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
• 1991 » Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer
• 1991 » Nolan Arenado, American baseball player
• 1993 » Chance the Rapper, American rapper
• 1993 » Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater
• 1994 » Albert Almora, American baseball player
• 1994 » Will Fuller, American football player
• 2002 » Sadie Sink, American actress

• 2001 » Alec Stock, English footballer and manager (b. 1917)
• 2001 » Michael Ritchie, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
• 2001 » Robert Osterloh, American actor (b. 1918)
• 2002 » Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (b. 1952)
• 2002 » Robert Urich, American actor (b. 1946)
• 2002 » Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (b. 1927)
• 2003 » Graham Jarvis, Canadian actor (b. 1930)
• 2003 » Graham Stuart Thomas, English horticulturalist and author (b. 1909)
• 2005 » Kay Walsh, English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1911)
• 2007 » Frank Bateson, New Zealand astronomer (b. 1909)

• 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 3 » Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history.
• January 8 » The RMSQueen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
• July 16 » Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
• November 7 » Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
• 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.

The temperature on April 16, 2004 was between 3.2 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 12.9 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.