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• Arnoldus Johannes Maria Appels (82), Velp
• Boelo van Hulst (81), Haarlemmermeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Hilgersom (74)
• Andreas Cornelis Lodewijk Embrechts (76), Kerkrade
• Cornelis Willem de Bruin (82), Vlaardingen
• Anna Maria van Geldorp (82), Weert, Limburg, Nederland
• Eeltje Lautenbach (94), Sint Annaparochie (Sint Anne)
• Augusta De Bock (85), Sinaai, Sint-Niklaas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
• Anna Antonia Leijten (82), Breda
• Alexander Adrianus Fiévez (67), Den Helder

• 1988 » Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
• 1988 » Scott Laird, English footballer
• 1989 » Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer
• 1990 » Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist
• 1990 » Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model
• 1993 » Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1993 » Tomáš Kalas, Czech international footballer
• 1996 » Birdy, English singer-songwriter
• 1997 » Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer

• 2003 » June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
• 2006 » Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
• 2007 » Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
• 2008 » Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
• 2008 » Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
• 2008 » Will Elder, American illustrator (b. 1921)
• 2009 » Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
• 2009 » Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)
• 2010 » Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
• 2010 » Loris Kessel, Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)

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

1. Emma
2. Alexia
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Floor
6. Julia
7. Fleur
8. Kierstin
9. Isa
10. Iris
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 » Seven people are killed and 151 wounded in a series of bombings by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants that hit Makati, Davao City, and General Santos City, all in the Philippines.
• May 16 » Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
• July 2 » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
• 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.
• August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
• October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.

The temperature on May 15, 2005 was between 5.7 °C and 16.2 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 4.6 mm of rain during 5.0 hours. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (37%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.