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• Miles James Niesten, Beverwijk

• Cornelia Ven van de (100), Eersel
• Catharina Smetsers (83), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anje Labordus (70), 's-Gravenhage
• Catharina Petronella Margaretha Noordam (82)
• Annie Madeleine Baudry Bodry (48), Gent, 9000, België
• David E.Lundeen (77), Cortland Country, New York, Verenigde Staten
• Burchard Diederik Berthold Reinhard Vrijheer van Gemmingen-Hornberg (74), Mosbach, Wiesbaden, Hessen
• Christiane de Durat (83)
• Anna Maria (Marie) Jaspers (94), Gennep
• Anna Maria Josepha Ambrosia van Iersel (83), Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland

• 1986 » Ricardo Vaz Tê, Portuguese footballer
• 1987 » Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 » Mitchell Aubusson, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 » Brie Larson, American actress
• 1990 » Albert Prosa, Estonian footballer
• 1990 » Pedro Filipe Mendes, Portuguese footballer
• 1991 » Conor Clifford, Irish footballer
• 1991 » Rain Veideman, Estonian basketball player
• 1992 » Xander Bogaerts, Aruban baseball player
• 1995 » Lauren Hill, American basketball player († 2015)

• 2004 » Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (b. 1946)
• 2004 » Richard Avedon, American photographer (b. 1923)
• 2004 » Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1921)
• 2006 » Fawaz al-Rabeiee, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1979)
• 2006 » Jerald Tanner, American author and activist (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Al Oerter, American discus thrower (b. 1936)
• 2007 » Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (b. 1965)
• 2007 » Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (b. 1928)
• 2008 » John Biddle, American cinematographer (b. 1925)
• 2009 » Cintio Vitier, Cuban poet and author (b. 1921)

• 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.
• February 19 » A methane explosion in a coal mine near Nueva Rosita, Mexico, kills 65 miners.
• March 14 » The 2006 Chadian coup d'état attempt ends in failure.
• July 9 » One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
• July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
• July 31 » Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.

The temperature on October 1, 2006 was between 11.0 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 15.8 °C. There was 10.0 mm of rain during 1.4 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.