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• Marjan de Wit

• Anna Michaël (92)
• Age Jans van der Meer (89), Balk, Gaasterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Adriana Maria van der Kaa (86), Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Alie Jannie Heijnen (65), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Geertruida Johanna Breukink (84)
• Alain RIBBENS (60), Villiers-sur-Marne
• Burnice Walter Todd (71), Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina
• Donald Richard Colon (71), Moriarty, Torrance, New Mexico, Verenigde Staten
• Adrianus Jacobus Verweij (79), Dordrecht
• Adriana M. Vollebregt (88), Monster

• 1991 » Conor Daly, American race car driver
• 1992 » Daiamami Genki, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1992 » Jesse Lingard, English footballer
• 1996 » Jenifer Brening, German singer
• 1996 » Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ukrainian footballer
• 1997 » Magdalena Fręch, Polish tennis player
• 1997 » Maude Apatow, American actress
• 1997 » Stefania LaVie Owen, New Zealand-American actress
• 1997 » Zach Banks, American race car driver
• 1998 » Chandler Canterbury, American actor

• 2003 » George Fisher, American cartoonist (b. 1923)
• 2003 » Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1947)
• 2003 » Vincent Apap, Maltese sculptor (b. 1909)
• 2004 » Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan educator and politician, Speaker of the Nauru Parliament (b. 1943)
• 2005 » Darrell Russell, American football player (b. 1976)
• 2005 » Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (b. 1914)
• 2005 » Stan Leonard, Canadian golfer (b. 1915)
• 2005 » William Proxmire, American soldier, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
• 2006 » Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Mary Stolz, American journalist and author (b. 1920)

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

1. Emma
2. Alexia
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Floor
6. Julia
7. Fleur
8. Kierstin
9. Iris
10. Nienke
11. Eva
12. Lisa
13. Femke
14. Isa
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 1 » King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
• February 2 » The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage.
• March 1 » In Roper v. Simmons, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the execution of juveniles found guilty of murder is unconstitutional.
• October 19 » Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
• October 19 » Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
• December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.

The temperature on December 15, 2005 was between 6.2 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (19%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.