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• Augusta Amelia Meier (69), Arnhem
• Berdina E (Dien) Hardeman (72), Zaandam
• Anthonia Geertruida (Toos) Miltenburg, van (92), Utrecht, Nederland
• Anna Braam (92)
• Anny van Cleef (76), Boskoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• August De Prins (75), Brussel II
• Berdina Cornelia HARDEMAN (72), Zaandam
• Aaltje Sjerps van der Wal (91), Bolsward, Gem. Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Anthonius Franciscus Christiaan Cornelis Koenders (83), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aaltje Sjerps van der Wal (91), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland

• 1987 » Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist
• 1987 » Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
• 1988 » Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
• 1990 » Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver
• 1990 » Fábio, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 » Rafael, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 » Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
• 1993 » DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer
• 1993 » Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer
• 1999 » Claire Corlett, American voice actress

• 2000 » Doug Fisher, English actor (b. 1941)
• 2002 » Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (b. 1914)
• 2002 » Rod Steiger, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2004 » Isabel Sanford, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2004 » Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (b. 1963)
• 2005 » Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
• 2005 » Chuck Cadman, Canadian engineer and politician (b. 1948)
• 2005 » Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)
• 2006 » Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (b. 1948)
• 2007 » Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)

• 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.
• February 28 » Over one million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947.
• April 3 » Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
• April 8 » War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.
• May 14 » Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people.
• August 3 » The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
• October 2 » The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.

The temperature on July 9, 2004 was between 12.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 15.0 °C. There was 7.1 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (16%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.