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• Anna Maria Elisabeth Houben (98), Stein, Limburg, Nederland
• Anna Donker (81), Tiel, Gelderland, Nederland
• Beerdje Speldekamp (91), Zutphen
• Adriana Pieternella Paulina van der Bom (68), Bant
• Armand Camiel Jozef Vanneste (84), Kortrijk West-Vlaanderen
• Albert Schipper (94)
• Adriana Slierendregt (83)
• Anna Clara Schuurmans (84), Beesterzwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Nederland
• Ambrosius Hensen (84), Beesel
• Bartholomea Maria Elisabeth van den Born (88)

• 1992 » Javier Báez, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1992 » Linos Chrysikopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1992 » Marco van Ginkel, Dutch footballer
• 1992 » Masahudu Alhassan, Ghanaian footballer
• 1993 » Reena Pärnat, Estonian archer
• 1994 » Seedy Njie, English footballer
• 1995 » Agnė Čepelytė, Lithuanian tennis player
• 1995 » James Wilson, English footballer
• 1995 » Jenna Fife, Scottish footballer
• 1998 » Shimona Nelson, Jamaican netballer

• 2004 » Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (b. 1911)
• 2005 » Freeman V. Horner, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1922)
• 2005 » Gust Avrakotos, American CIA officer (b. 1938)
• 2005 » Mary Hayley Bell, English actress and playwright (b. 1911)
• 2006 » Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist, and historian (b. 1937)
• 2006 » Claude Jade, French actress (b. 1948)
• 2007 » Anton Rodgers, British actor (b. 1933)
• 2007 » Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player and footballer (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Joseph B. Wirthlin, American businessman and religious leader (b. 1917)
• 2008 » Paul Benedict, American actor (b. 1938)

• 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.
• January 19 » Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's Istanbul office by 17-year-old Turkish ultra-nationalist Ogün Samast.
• February 24 » Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
• July 7 » The first Live Earth benefit concert was held in 11 locations around the world.
• August 20 » China Airlines Flight 120 caught fire and exploded after landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
• November 9 » The German Bundestag passes the controversial data retention bill mandating storage of citizens' telecommunications traffic data for six months without probable cause.
• November 15 » Cyclone Sidr hits Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people and destroying parts of the world's largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.

The temperature on December 1, 2007 was between 7.4 °C and 10.8 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 2.6 mm of rain during 3.7 hours. There was 4.8 hours of sunshine (59%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.