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• Engelina Gerarda Stephana Boelrijk (93), Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands
• Coenraad Rebel (78), Gemeente Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Clementine Astrid Maria Vincentie (55), Helmond
• Beulah Hutchinson (86), St. Bernard Parish, LA
• Cora Droppert (69), Koudekerke
• Adriana hendrika Vos (84), Huizen
• Bernard Wijnand Goorhuis (80), Bussum, NH, Nederland
• Ekina Buijs (61)
• Alphonsus Henricus Maria van der Meulen (80), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Coenraad Rebel (78), Huizen

• 1989 » Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer († 2014)
• 1990 » Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
• 1992 » Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
• 1993 » Adam Gemili, English sprinter
• 1993 » Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer
• 1993 » Jourdan Miller, American fashion model
• 1994 » Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter
• 1997 » Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
• 1999 » Niko Kari, Finnish race car driver
• 2004 » Bronny James, American basketball player, son of LeBron James

• 2002 » Prince Claus of the Netherlands (b. 1926)
• 2006 » Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (b. 1930)
• 2006 » Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 2006 » Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (b. 1914)
• 2007 » Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra († 1921)
• 2007 » Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (b. 1931)
• 2008 » Peter Cox, Australian public servant and politician (b. 1925)
• 2009 » Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2010 » Rhys Isaac, South-African-Australian historian and author (b. 1937)

• 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 17 » A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
• March 1 » English-language Wikipedia reaches its one millionth article, Jordanhill railway station.
• May 5 » The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
• 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.
• October 9 » North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• December 5 » Commodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji.

The temperature on October 6, 2006 was between 14.0 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 9.0 mm of rain during 6.4 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.