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• Evan LAMBOTTE, Braine-L'alleud, 1420, Brabant Wallon, Belgique († 2006)

• Achien Frouwe Ubieana (Jean) TAMMES (88), Tucson Pima County Arizona U.S.A
• Albert Koelman (76), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Antje Willempje Burggraaf (86), Leiden
• Albert Emile GEERAERT (75), Buxières-les-Mines, 03046, Allier, Auvergne, France
• Arendina Bakker (88), Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Cornelis van Beelen (74), Katwijk
• Adrianus Franciscus Van Den Bruele (92), 's Gravenhage (Zuid-Holland, Nederland)
• Carolina Germaine Vanhoutven (85), Vosselaar
• Alida Booij (84), Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Pijpers (81), Oosterhout

• 1988 » Patrik Berglund, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1988 » Sergio Agüero, Argentinian footballer
• 1989 » Freddy Adu, Ghanaian-American footballer
• 1989 » Steve Smith, Australian cricketer
• 1990 » Jack Lowden, Scottish actor
• 1992 » Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer
• 1993 » Adam Taggart, Australian footballer
• 1994 » Mike Grzesiek, Esports player and streamer
• 1999 » Campbell Graham, Australian rugby league player
• 2000 » Lilimar Hernandez, Venezuelan actress

• 2005 » Gunder Gundersen, Norwegian skier (b. 1930)
• 2005 » Lucien Cliche, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1916)
• 2005 » Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (b. 1912)
• 2005 » Samir Kassir, Lebanese journalist and educator (b. 1950)
• 2006 » Keith Smith, English rugby player and coach (b. 1952)
• 2007 » Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (b. 1949)
• 2008 » Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928)
• 2008 » Cevher Özden, Turkish banker and businessman (b. 1933)
• 2008 » Mel Ferrer, American actor (b. 1917)

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.
• March 10 » The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars.
• April 14 » Twin blasts triggered by crude bombs during Asr prayer in Jama Masjid, Delhi injure 13 people.
• July 15 » Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
• July 17 » The 7.7 M_w  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured.
• August 25 » Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko is sentenced to nine years imprisonment for money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion.
• November 11 » Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.

The temperature on June 2, 2006 was between 5.8 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 12.3 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (72%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.