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• Jesse Manders, Lieshout, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands († 2005)
• Erin Lily Greer, Fullerton, California, Verenigde Staten

• Arnoldus Hendrikus (Nol) Kort (78), Poeldijk, Nederland
• Bonna Tjitske Elsma (71), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
• Arent Mijnsbergen (79), Wemeldinge, Kapelle, Zeeland, Netherlands
• Anna Ruth Patterson [PPt] (89), Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
• Bertha Berendina Johanna Schuurman (86)
• Adriana Overgaauw (94), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Dirkje Wilhelmina Huizer (87), Opheusden
• Bertha Wilhelmina Antonia Brand (89), Hengelo
• Bernice Inez Lashley (91), Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, Verenigde Staten
• Betsie Pullen (50), Zuidwolde

• 1986 » Everth Cabrera, Nicaraguan baseball player
• 1987 » Craig Noone, English footballer
• 1987 » Gemma Spofforth, English swimmer
• 1987 » Justine Michelle Cain, English actress
• 1988 » Durratun Nashihin Rosli Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
• 1989 » Roman Zozulya, Ukrainian football striker
• 1989 » Ryan Griffin, American football player
• 1992 » Alex Sheedy, Australian basketball player
• 1992 » Danielle Kettlewell, Australian synchronised swimmer
• 1993 » Taylor Gold, American snowboarder

• 2002 » Abba Eban, South African-Israeli soldier and politician, 3rd Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1915)
• 2003 » Arthur Conley, American-Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
• 2003 » Surjit Bindrakhia, Indian singer (b. 1962)
• 2004 » Alexander Ragulin, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1941)
• 2004 » Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler and manager (b. 1970)
• 2005 » Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor and director (b. 1942)
• 2006 » Bo Schembechler, American football player and coach (b. 1929)
• 2006 » Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Ruth Brown, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1928)
• 2007 » Aarne Hermlin, Estonian chess player (b. 1940)

1. Thomas
2. Tom
3. Daan
4. Thijs
5. Lucas
6. Bas
7. Milan
8. Daniel
9. Tim
10. Ian
11. Lars
12. Alexander
13. Sem
14. Bram
15. Niels
16. Max

1. Emma
2. Alexia
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Floor
6. Julia
7. Fleur
8. Kierstin
9. Iris
10. Isa
11. Lisa
12. Nienke
13. Eva
14. Femke
15. Anouk
16. Felicia

• 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 14 » YouTube is launched by a group of college students, eventually becoming the largest video sharing website in the world and a main source for viral videos.
• April 25 » Bulgaria and Romania sign accession treaties to join the European Union.
• July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
• July 22 » Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
• August 16 » West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.
• November 22 » Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany.

The temperature on November 17, 2005 was between 1.6 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.