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• Chiel van der Heide, Winsum, Winsum, Groningen, Nederland

• Corry Johanna Veldhuis (40), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Catharina van Griekenland (94), Marlow (Engeland)
• Franciscus Leonardus Louis Pubben (84), Beringe,, Limburg, Nederland
• franciscus leonardus louis ("frans van de bekker") pubben (84), helden-beringe
• Antsje de Boer (82), Wolvega
• Clasina SCHAAP (75), 's-Gravenhage (Z-H)
• Cornelis Adriaan Greep (82), Arnhem, Nederland
• Gezina Sophia Wevers (59), Hengelo
• Evertje Adriana Jacoba Minkman (87), Arnhem
• Armand Vanroye (84), Sint-Truiden, België

• 1986 » Wanlop Saechio, Thai footballer
• 1987 » Raphael Hackl, German rugby player
• 1988 » Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel and philanthropist
• 1989 » Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter
• 1990 » Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player
• 1991 » Zulfahmi Khairuddin, Malaysian motorcycle racer
• 1992 » Ferhat Yazgan, Turkish footballer
• 1992 » Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast
• 1996 » Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player
• 1998 » Jordan Ridley, Australian rules footballer

• 2004 » Anthony Hecht, American poet and educator (b. 1923)
• 2004 » Chuck Hiller, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1934)
• 2005 » André van der Louw, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (b. 1933)
• 2005 » Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (b. 1940)
• 2005 » Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (b. 1934)
• 2006 » Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)
• 2007 » Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)
• 2008 » Gene Hickerson, American football player (b. 1935)
• 2010 » W. Cary Edwards, American politician (b. 1944)

1. Thomas
2. Stijn
3. Ruben
4. Lucas
5. Jan
6. Daan
7. Lars
8. Tim
9. Levi
10. Thijs
11. Sem
12. Jasper
13. Milan
14. Jesse
15. Max
16. Sam

1. Ariane
2. Lisa
3. Emma
4. Lynn
5. Lotte
6. Eva
7. Anna
8. Sophie
9. Tessa
10. Roxanna
11. Anne
12. Isa
13. Sanne
14. Charlotte
15. Amber
16. Cathelijne

• 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
• March 11 » Georgia claims Russian helicopters attacked the Kodori Valley in Abkhazia, an accusation that Russia categorically denies later.
• May 4 » Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
• August 8 » An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• August 23 » The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
• September 10 » Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
• November 9 » The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.

The temperature on October 20, 2007 was between -0.6 °C and 11.7 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 8.7 hours of sunshine (84%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.