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• Niels Kollen, Meppel, Drenthe, Nederland († 2006)
• Elise Booij

• Clara Gijsen (78), Maasbree
• Angela De Ceuster (76), Brecht, Antwerpen, Belgium
• Diny Gerritsen (80), Breedevoort
• Esther Winterboer (75), Fulton County Hospital, Salem, Arkansas
• Anna Leenderts Rosier (92), Bolsward, Gem. Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Francisca VISSERS (96), Aalst, 3263, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antje de Vries (79), Hardenberg
• Elizabeth Ann Pautler (63), Denver, Adams, Colorado, Verenigde Staten
• Antoinette Louise Janssen (85), Leidschendam
• Cornelis Adrianus Mol (91), Breda (Breda) (Noord-Brabant)

• 1991 » Marco Puntoriere, Italian footballer
• 1991 » Piotr Malarczyk, Polish footballer
• 1992 » Austin Rivers, American basketball player
• 1992 » Mrunal Thakur, Indian actress
• 1993 » Álex Abrines, Spanish basketball player
• 1993 » Leon Thomas III, American actor and singer
• 1994 » Ayaka Wada, Japanese singer
• 1994 » Sergeal Petersen, South African rugby player
• 1996 » Katie Boulter, English tennis player
• 2001 » Park Si-eun, South Korean actress

• 2004 » Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Al Aronowitz, American journalist (b. 1928)
• 2005 » Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Fahd of Saudi Arabia (b. 1923)
• 2005 » Wim Boost, Dutch cartoonist and educator (b. 1918)
• 2006 » Bob Thaves, American illustrator (b. 1924)
• 2006 » Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (b. 1949)
• 2007 » Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1932)
• 2008 » Gertan Klauber, Czech-English actor (b. 1932)
• 2008 » Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)

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

1. Emma
2. Fleur
3. Sanne
4. Anna
5. Joanna
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Julia
9. Arieanna
10. Maria
11. Anouk
12. Leonore
13. Lotte
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.
• February 24 » Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
• March 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
• May 27 » The 6.4 M_w  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
• September 17 » Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
• November 19 » Nintendo's first video game console with motion control, the Wii, is released.
• December 11 » Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.

The temperature on August 1, 2006 was between 14.1 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 14.8 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (19%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.