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• Hunter Jacob Meyn, Castle Rock, Iowa

• Charles Adrianus Wilhelmus Elisabeth Luijckx (75)
• Adam Philip Zondag (84)
• Diderika (Dicky) Westphal (90), Coevorden
• Calvin Esau Gardner (70), Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
• Anton Kars (84), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bastiaan Cornelis BRAS (90), Nieuw-Vennep, Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Auke Minnes de vries (78), Joure, Friesland, Nederland
• Anno Sportel (81), South Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
• Albertus Johannes Damman (84)
• Aart Oosterman (85)

• 1987 » Michael Angelakos, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1991 » Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter
• 1992 » Evgeny Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Felise Kaufusi, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
• 1992 » Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ
• 1992 » Michele Camporese, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Ola John, Dutch footballer
• 1992 » Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter
• 1994 » Carlos Guzmán, Mexican footballer
• 1995 » Taane Milne, New Zealand rugby league player

• 2001 » Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
• 2001 » Susannah McCorkle, American singer (b. 1946)
• 2002 » John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
• 2002 » Walter Lord, American historian and author (b. 1917)
• 2004 » Mary Dresselhuys, Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)
• 2007 » Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (b. 1940)
• 2007 » Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
• 2008 » Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 2009 » Nicholas Maw, English composer and academic (b. 1935)
• 2009 » Robert F. Furchgott, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

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.
• 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.
• February 13 » The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star "Lucy" after The Beatles' song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".
• June 11 » Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
• October 27 » The Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win their first World Series in 86 years.
• October 29 » The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
• 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.

The temperature on May 19, 2004 was between 5.7 °C and 22.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 13.0 hours of sunshine (82%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.