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• Antonius Jacobus van Wijk (67), Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
• Bouwe Douma (86)
• Dirkje Juffer (72), Ermelo
• Derk Annen (75), Groningen
• Clifford George Smith (67), Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona (USA)
• Alida Marie Julie Leurs (92), Beverwijk, Nederland
• Aaltje Hillechien Hindriks (76), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Albertus Fridolin De Bont (82), Maasbracht, 6051, Nederland
• anna maria (anna) kessels (82), helden-panningen
• Dirkje (Dit) Juffer (72)

• 1990 » Maica García Godoy, Spanish water polo player
• 1990 » Paolo Campinoti, Italian footballer
• 1990 » Patrick Lambie, South African rugby player
• 1990 » Ronald González Tabilo, Chilean footballer
• 1990 » Saki Kumagai, Japanese footballer
• 1991 » Brenda Asnicar, Argentine actress
• 1992 » Keerthy Suresh, Indian actress
• 1992 » Sam Concepcion, Filipino musician and dancer
• 1993 » Kenneth Omeruo, Nigerian footballer
• 2001 » Thomas Strudwick, British motorcycle road racer

• 2002 » Derek Bell, Irish harpist and composer (b. 1935)
• 2004 » Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2006 » Christopher Glenn, American journalist (b. 1938)
• 2006 » Daniel Emilfork, Chilean-French actor (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Joey Bishop, American actor and talk show host (b. 1918)
• 2007 » Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (b. 1939)
• 2007 » Teresa Brewer, American singer (b. 1931)
• 2008 » Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)
• 2008 » Levi Stubbs, American singer (b. 1936)
• 2008 » Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)

• 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 » A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
• August 15 » The Helsinki Agreement between the Free Aceh Movement and the Government of Indonesia was signed, ending almost three decades of fighting.
• September 30 » Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
• October 17 » The Colbert Report, an American satirical news television program and talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Comedy Central.
• October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
• December 6 » An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.

The temperature on October 17, 2005 was between 4.4 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 8.8 °C. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.