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• Isaac Barend van der Zyden († 2005)

• Adriana Antonia Vermeulen (86)
• Arie Koek (83), Nijmegen
• Cornelis Rens Bruin (79), Barsingerhorn
• Antonius Petrus Adrianus Lambregts (44), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anne M Laverty (80), U.S.A. Massachusetts Norfolk County Medfield
• Anna Geertruida Verwer (87)
• Adriana van den Brand (89), Dordrecht
• Betty A Olson (76)
• Adriana van Liere (89)
• Anna Maria Brouwer (77), Zevenbergen

• 1987 » Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player
• 1988 » Brook Lopez, American basketball player
• 1988 » Robin Lopez, American basketball player
• 1989 » Christian Vietoris, German racing driver
• 1989 » David N'Gog, French footballer
• 1989 » Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater
• 1990 » Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
• 1992 » Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
• 1995 » Logan Paul, American Youtuber and actor
• 1997 » Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver

• 2001 » Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (b. 1939)
• 2002 » Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (b. 1905)
• 2003 » Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1956)
• 2004 » Carrie Snodgress, American actress (b. 1945)
• 2004 » Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1952)
• 2005 » Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b 1925)
• 2005 » Robert Coldwell Wood, American political scientist and academic (b. 1923)
• 2006 » In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (b. 1916)
• 2010 » John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1927)

• 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.
• April 23 » The first ever YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
• May 10 » A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 60 feet from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
• August 14 » Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew.
• 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 April 1, 2005 was between 4.2 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 10.2 °C. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.