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• Sam Barteling, Arnhem († 2005)
• Mees Merlijn de Zoete

• Gaston Romain Ducastel (80), Melle
• Anje Briek (95)
• Catharina Pieternella Johanna Cevaal (73), Vlissingen
• Dirk Kwast (98), Den Helder
• Adriana Cornelia OUWERKERK (86), Herwijnen
• Agnes Berndt (75)
• Aleida Veldhuis (90), Apeldoorn
• Elvira Manders (62), Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Aleida Mathilda Kruijs (72)
• Adrianus Johannes Wittebrood (92), Velsen

• 1991 » Gregg Wylde, Scottish footballer
• 1992 » Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player
• 1992 » Tolga Ciğerci, German-Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Aytaç Kara, Turkish footballer
• 1993 » Kyle Lovett, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 » Nick Powell, English footballer
• 1995 » Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
• 1995 » Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer
• 1996 » Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver

• 2002 » Ben Hollioake, Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)
• 2002 » Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-English flute player and journalist (b. 1926)
• 2004 » Rupert Hamer, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (b. 1916)
• 2006 » Cindy Walker, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
• 2006 » David B. Bleak, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Desmond Doss, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
• 2007 » Eric Medlen, American race car driver (b. 1973)
• 2007 » Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (b. 1934)
• 2008 » Vaino Vahing, Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (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. Nienke
11. Lisa
12. Isa
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.
• January 9 » The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
• March 3 » Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006 where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
• March 3 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
• April 25 » The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
• July 27 » After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
• December 5 » The 6.8 M_w  Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.

The temperature on March 23, 2005 was between 8.4 °C and 17.0 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 10.9 hours of sunshine (88%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.