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• Sill Talsma, Joure, Friesland, Netherlands

• Arie Post (86), Enkhuizen (86jr)
• Betty Jean Hamrick (80)
• Christina Pot (57)
• Bep (G.) BRONKHORST, Ontario (Canada)
• Cornelis (Kees) Cornelisz (alias Cor van Kees van Jan van Blokkie, alias Cor de Stale) Blok (89), EaZ
• Bessel Worst (90), Nijkerk
• Boudewijn Vijfvinkel (50), Den Helder
• Carolina Gesina Theresia te Raaij (91), Doetinchem
• Apoliaris Gerardus Maria Heemskerk (82), Noordwijkerhout, ZUI, Nederland
• Alvin Loewen (54), British Columbia, Canada

• 1987 » Blake Lively, American model and actress
• 1987 » Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
• 1987 » Velimir Jovanović, Serbian footballer
• 1988 » Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer
• 1989 » Hiram Mier, Mexican footballer
• 1990 » Max Muncy, American baseball player
• 1992 » Miyabi Natsuyaki, Japanese singer and actress
• 1992 » Ricardo Rodriguez, Swiss footballer
• 1994 » Edmunds Augstkalns, Latvian ice hockey player
• 1998 » China Anne McClain, American actress and singer

• 2002 » Dorothy Hewett, Australian author and poet (b. 1923)
• 2003 » Tom Feelings, American author and illustrator (b. 1933)
• 2005 » Peter Glotz, Czech-German academic and politician (b. 1939)
• 2006 » Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian-Tobagonian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1918)
• 2007 » Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (b. 1915)
• 2007 » Ray Jones, English footballer (b. 1988)
• 2008 » Ahmad Faraz, Pakistani poet (b. 1931)
• 2008 » Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
• 2009 » Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1940)
• 2009 » Ted Kennedy, American politician (b. 1932)

• 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 24 » Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
• March 7 » The terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba coordinates a series of bombings in Varanasi, India.
• October 22 » A Panama Canal expansion proposal is approved by 77.8% of voters in a National referendum.
• 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.
• November 19 » Nintendo's first video game console with motion control, the Wii, is released.
• December 29 » The UK settles its Anglo-American loan, post-WWII loan debt.

The temperature on August 25, 2006 was between 12.3 °C and 20.2 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (21%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.