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• Francien Janinne Beuk, Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands († 2006)
• Larissa Karin Butz, Sankt Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Zwitserland

• Christina Hendrika Maria Smit (81), Lelystad, Flevoland, Nederland
• Clarence Harold Klarenbeek (64), Grandview, Yakima, Washington, Verenigde Staten
• Bernardus Antonius (Ben) van TILBURG. (79), Amsterdam, Nederland
• Celina REMANS (90), Genk (Limburg) (B)
• Christine Carol Boyer (36), Dale, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
• Aleida Wilhelmina Tatje (85)
• Baijens Constantinus Franciscus (80), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Constance Eleonore Buwalda (84)
• Antoon Jan Alfons (Antoine) Gielen (80), Vliermaalroot, België
• Adrianus Engelbertus Dortmans (78), Veghel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1988 » Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer († 2012)
• 1989 » Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer († 2012)
• 1989 » Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion
• 1991 » Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
• 1992 » Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter († 2015)
• 1992 » Son Heung-min, Korean footballer
• 1992 » Xander Mobus, American voice actor
• 1997 » Bryce Love, American football player
• 1997 » Lauran Hibberd, English singer-songwriter
• 1998 » Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper

• 2001 » John O'Shea, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
• 2002 » Ward Kimball, American animator and trombonist (b. 1914)
• 2004 » Paula Danziger, American author and educator (b. 1944)
• 2005 » Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (b. 1911)
• 2006 » June Allyson, American actress and singer (b. 1917)
• 2007 » Chandra Shekhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (b. 1927)
• 2007 » Jack B. Sowards, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1929)
• 2008 » John Templeton, American-born British businessman and philanthropist (b. 1912)
• 2009 » Midnight, American singer-songwriter (b. 1962)
• 2011 » Roberts Blossom, American actor and poet (b. 1924)

• 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 18 » The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
• July 4 » Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
• July 6 » The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
• August 22 » Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
• November 27 » The House of Commons of Canada approves a motion introduced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper recognizing the Québécois as a nation within Canada.
• December 4 » Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.

The temperature on July 8, 2006 was between 15.0 °C and 24.3 °C and averaged 19.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.1 hours of sunshine (43%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.