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• Gretha Wieke Hiemstra, Sexbierum († 2005)
• Gretha Wieke Sipkes Hiemstra, Sexbierum, Barradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2005)

• Arnoldus Petrus Anthonius Peters (93)
• Dirk Haarman (59)
• Catharina Johanna Lodewijkx (76), Clifton, New Jersey, Verenigde Staten
• Egon Rolf von den Baumen (80), Wassennaar
• Anna Roozendaal (89)
• Dirk van der Plas (55), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Wilhelmina Dinther van (80), Standdaarbuiten
• Antonie Hendrik de Swart (75), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bertus van den Bulk (78)
• Elisabeth Maria Kox (73)

• 1990 » Cheyenne Kimball, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1990 » Kriti Sanon, Indian actress
• 1990 » Nick Hogan, American race car driver and actor
• 1990 » Paolo Hurtado, Peruvian footballer
• 1990 » Stephen Li-Chung Kuo, Taiwanese-American figure skater
• 1991 » Rena Matsui, Japanese actress and singer
• 1993 » Jordan Spieth, American golfer
• 1993 » Max Power, English footballer
• 1993 » Reagan Campbell-Gillard, Australian rugby league player
• 2001 » Shin Ki-joon, South Korean actor

• 2001 » Rhonda Sing, Canadian wrestler (b. 1961)
• 2003 » Bob Hope, English-American actor, comedian, television personality, and businessman (b. 1903)
• 2003 » Vance Hartke, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
• 2005 » Al Held, American painter and academic (b. 1928)
• 2005 » Marten Toonder, Dutch author and illustrator (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (b. 1925)
• 2007 » James Oyebola, Nigerian-English boxer (b. 1961)
• 2008 » Horst Stein, German-born Swiss conductor (b. 1928)
• 2008 » Isaac Saba Raffoul, Mexican businessman (b. 1923)
• 2008 » Youssef Chahine, Egyptian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

• 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 2 » The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage.
• 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.
• June 30 » MTV Canada is rebranded as Razer
• 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.
• December 18 » The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.

The temperature on July 27, 2005 was between 13.4 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 4.1 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.