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• Anna Catharina Smit (83)
• Anna Maria de Ruijter (74), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Arendje Jannetje Ardon (88), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
• Clarisse Leonia Lootens (78), Gent (B)
• Annelies Gerritsen (64), Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Nederland
• Agnes Martha Maria Dierikx (89), Sluis
• Ab Blank (83), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Albert Jantinus Zwaantinus (AB) Blank (83), Eindhoven Noord-Brabant Nederland
• Cornelis (Cor) Reedijk (85), Smallingerland
• Cornelis Arie Kamphorst (61), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1990 » Kevin Connauton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Marco Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Terry Hawkridge, English footballer
• 1992 » Casemiro, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 » Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1993 » Chris Grevsmuhl, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 » Dakota Fanning, American actress
• 1995 » Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player
• 1996 » D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player
• 1997 » Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball player

• 2000 » Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)
• 2000 » Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)
• 2003 » Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955)
• 2003 » Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
• 2004 » Sikander Bakht, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1918)
• 2004 » Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
• 2007 » John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
• 2008 » Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950)
• 2008 » Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)

• 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 18 » The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
• February 20 » Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
• February 22 » The 6.4 M_w  Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
• July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
• July 26 » Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
• December 15 » Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.

The temperature on February 23, 2005 was between -2.4 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.