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• Timo Heuvelmans

• Arend Vogelzang (85), Peize
• Denis Cabooter (86)
• Barbara Ann DeBOER (75), Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, Verenigde Staten
• Bartle Woudstra (76), Amsterdam
• Corry Bons (79), Tiel
• Alida Timmers (85), Haarlem
• Alida Cornelia Josefa van Haasteren (83), Katwijk
• Alfred De Kerf (84), Temse
• Angelina Catharina van Houts (65), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Catharina van der Steenhoven (97), Breda

• 1990 » Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer
• 1991 » Antoine Griezmann, French footballer
• 1991 » Luke Chapman, English footballer
• 1992 » Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
• 1992 » Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer
• 1993 » Jake Bidwell, English footballer
• 1993 » Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer
• 1994 » Margaret Lu, American fencer
• 1997 » Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress
• 2000 » Jace Norman, American actor

• 2003 » Shivani, Indian author (b. 1923)
• 2003 » Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
• 2004 » Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
• 2005 » Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (b. 1923)
• 2005 » Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (b. 1969)
• 2007 » Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)
• 2008 » Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)
• 2008 » Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)
• 2009 » Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)

• 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.
• April 8 » Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.
• April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
• May 21 » The Republic of Montenegro holds a referendum proposing independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro; 55% of Montenegrins vote for independence.
• June 26 » Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
• August 4 » A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
• December 11 » The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.

The temperature on March 21, 2006 was between -1.9 °C and 7.0 °C and averaged 2.9 °C. There was 5.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.