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• Angela Mary Stephens (84), Southport, Lancashire, England
• Allegonda Maria Helena van der Zijde (78)
• Gabriëlle Maria Valerie van Lannoy (97), Ukkel, Brussel
• Arie Pieter Korbee (88), Den Haag
• Elisabeth Maria Sijkens (77), Helmond
• Antonetta Cuijpers (81), Deurne,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Eleonora Johanna Schrier (52), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Derk Geukens (91), Hoogezand
• Gabrielle de Lannoy (97), Uccle, 21016, Belgique
• Anna Maria Huberta Verheijen (94), Blerick, Limburg, Nederland

• 1989 » Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1990 » Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
• 1992 » Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
• 1992 » Moonbyul from Mamamoo, K-Pop star
• 1993 » David Klemmer, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 » Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1993 » Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1994 » Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
• 1996 » Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1998 » G Hannelius, American actress and singer

• 2002 » Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (b. 1929)
• 2002 » Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
• 2004 » Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)
• 2006 » Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
• 2006 » Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
• 2007 » Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)
• 2007 » Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1911)
• 2009 » Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)
• 2009 » Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
• 2010 » Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)

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

1. Emma
2. Fleur
3. Sanne
4. Anna
5. Joanna
6. Sophie
7. Marit
8. Julia
9. Maria
10. Arieanna
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.
• June 3 » The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.
• July 11 » Mumbai train bombings: Two hundred nine people are killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
• August 24 » The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
• September 19 » The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
• October 4 » WikiLeaks is launched.
• November 5 » Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shi'a Muslims.

The temperature on December 22, 2006 was between 5.0 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 6.3 °C. There was 0.8 hours of sunshine (10%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.