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• Angela Bernadine Smith (85), Ohio, Verenigde Staten
• Evert Peters (66), Deventer, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antonius Johannes Cents (90)
• Anna Maria Huijben (79), Heerlen
• David Enns (86), Winkler, MB, Canada
• Anthonia Catharina Sandberg van Leuvenum (90), Huize Leuvenum, Ermelo, Gelderland, Nederland
• Cornelius Theodorus Witteman (92), Warmond
• Cornelia Spee (91), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
• Adrianus Franciscus Hellemond van (81), Morrinsville Nieuw-Zeeland
• Albertus Pleizier (77)

• 1987 » Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1988 » Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist
• 1989 » Alex McCarthy, English footballer
• 1989 » Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
• 1989 » Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist
• 1990 » Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer
• 1990 » Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
• 1991 » Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
• 1992 » Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer
• 1994 » Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player

• 2002 » Adrienne Adams, American illustrator (b. 1906)
• 2003 » David Hemmings, English actor (b. 1941)
• 2003 » Sita Ram Goel, Indian historian, publisher and writer (b. 1921)
• 2004 » Shiing-Shen Chern, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1911)
• 2005 » Frederick Ashworth, American admiral (b. 1912)
• 2005 » Herb Moford, American baseball player (b. 1928)
• 2007 » James Kemsley, Australian cartoonist and actor (b. 1948)
• 2008 » Robert Zajonc, Polish-American psychologist and author (b. 1923)
• 2009 » Leila Lopes, Brazilian actress and journalist (b. 1959)
• 2009 » Richard Todd, Irish-born British soldier and actor (b. 1919)

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.
• January 4 » Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
• 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.
• April 11 » Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces Iran's claim to have successfully enriched uranium.
• August 24 » The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
• November 19 » Nintendo's first video game console with motion control, the Wii, is released.

The temperature on December 3, 2006 was between 6.9 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 13.2 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.