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• Anna Hendrika van Ommen (91)
• Barend Jan Roelof Booij (92), Rotterdam
• Albertus Johannes Sturkenboom (75), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Augusta Alexandra Pfann (85), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adriaantje Baukje Versnel (58), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• ARTHUR NOENS (42), AXEL,ZEELAND,NEDERLAND
• Anna Maria Wilhelmina Jacoba Crommelin (94), Zeist
• Bouke Mensing (73), Emmer-Compascuum, Drenthe, Nederland
• Bernard Pasligh (78), Ramsloh
• Anna Kayser (86)

• 1989 » Morgan Burnett, American football player
• 1990 » Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor
• 1990 » Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer
• 1991 » Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer
• 1992 » Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer
• 1992 » Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player
• 1993 » Max Whitlock, English artistic gymnast
• 1997 » Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1997 » Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1997 » Micah Hart, Canadian ice hockey player

• 2003 » Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
• 2005 » Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
• 2005 » Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
• 2006 » Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
• 2007 » Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
• 2007 » Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
• 2008 » Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
• 2009 » Dai Llewellyn, Welsh humanitarian activist and politician (b. 1946)

1. Jop
2. Thijs
3. Thomas
4. Sem
5. Lucas
6. Daan
7. Lars
8. Stijn
9. Tim
10. Milan
11. Jesse
12. Jan
13. Ruben
14. Niels
15. Miquel
16. Sam

1. Emma
2. Fleur
3. Sanne
4. Anna
5. Joanna
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Julia
9. Arieanna
10. Maria
11. Anouk
12. Lotte
13. Leonore
14. Anne
15. Iris
16. Eva

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• January 12 » A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
• January 22 » Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
• March 20 » Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
• March 21 » The social media site Twitter is founded.
• July 17 » The 7.7 M_w  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
• September 17 » An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country.

The temperature on January 13, 2006 was between -1.0 °C and 3.9 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.