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• Betsy CURTIS (83), Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States of America
• Carla Wilma Elisabeth Edith Halle (84)
• Cornie van Kley (82), Northwest Iowa Health Center, Sheldon
• Albertus de Visser (55), Ede
• Alice Mae Hullihen (72), Eugene, Lane, Oregon
• Cornelis Henricus Joseph (Cees) Verdiesen (59)
• Elisabeth Maria Cilissen (85), Riemst, België
• Diane Faye Reinking (63), Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa
• Arie van Noort (78), King, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Alice Brahams (93)

• 1985 » Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1985 » Tom Fletcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1986 » DeAngelo Smith, American football player
• 1986 » Lacey Von Erich, American wrestler
• 1987 » Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player
• 1987 » Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver
• 1987 » Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer
• 1994 » Benjamin Mendy, French footballer
• 1994 » Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter
• 1998 » Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower

• 2003 » David Kelly, Welsh weapons inspector (b. 1944)
• 2003 » Rosalyn Tureck, American pianist and harpsichord player (b. 1914)
• 2005 » Edward Heath, English colonel and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1916)
• 2005 » Geraldine Fitzgerald, Irish-American actress (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Joe Vialls, Australian journalist and theorist (b. 1944)
• 2006 » Mickey Spillane, American crime novelist (b. 1918)
• 2006 » Sam Myers, American singer-songwriter (b. 1936)
• 2007 » Grant Forsberg, American actor and businessman (b. 1959)
• 2007 » Júlio Redecker, Brazilian politician (b. 1956)
• 2007 » Paulo Rogério Amoretty Souza, Brazilian lawyer and businessman (b. 1945)

• 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 25 » Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
• 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.
• May 5 » The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
• August 22 » Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the Poincaré conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.
• December 18 » United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.

The temperature on July 17, 2006 was between 14.6 °C and 32.0 °C and averaged 24.1 °C. There was 15.0 hours of sunshine (92%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.