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• Nicholaus Noah Lumban Gaol, Jakarta, Jakarta Raya (Djakarta Raya), Indonesië

• Dorothy Deanne Keaton (86), Corona del Mar, Orange Co., CA
• Charles Cornelis Johan Arend PATERNOT (68), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis Boxem (71)
• Benjamin Francis Golson Jr (58), Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
• Bernardus Willem (Wim) Nitrauw (85), Lelystad
• Arie Arnoldus van Zwet (74), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Age Feenstra (91), St.Nicolaasga
• Denise Julia De Saedeleer (82), Merelbeke B
• Albert Samuel Mueller (84), Chula Vista, San Diego County, California, United States of America
• Bernardus Willem Nitrauw (85), Emmeloord

• 1983 » Giulio Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 » Kevin Doyle, Irish footballer
• 1984 » Anthony Gonzalez, American football player and politician
• 1984 » Dizzee Rascal, British hip hop musician
• 1989 » Serge Ibaka, Congolese-Spanish basketball player
• 1990 » Lewis Holtby, German footballer
• 1992 » Edrick Lee, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 » Max Meyer, German footballer
• 1998 » Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
• 2003 » Ana Galindo, Mexican rhythmic gymnast

• 2004 » Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
• 2004 » Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
• 2005 » Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914)
• 2005 » Michael Park, English racing driver (b. 1966)
• 2006 » Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
• 2007 » Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player and producer (b. 1965)
• 2008 » Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (b. 1940)
• 2008 » Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (b. 1931)
• 2008 » Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1938)
• 2012 » Santiago Carrillo, Spanish theorist and politician (b. 1915)

1. Thomas
2. Gijs
3. Benjamin
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Daan
9. Jan
10. Sem
11. Lars
12. Noah
13. Thijs
14. Sam
15. Milan
16. Albert

1. Marieke
2. Emma
3. Julia
4. Femke
5. Anna
6. Sanne
7. Sophie
8. Lieke
9. Lotte
10. Jasmijn
11. Maria
12. Sanneke
13. Fleur
14. Eva
15. Milou
16. Nina

• 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 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 16.4 million citizens.
• March 23 » Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India
• May 28 » The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
• June 1 » A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019.
• August 13 » Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
• August 20 » Spanair Flight 5022, from Madrid, Spain to Gran Canaria, skids off the runway and crashes at Barajas Airport. Of the 172 people on board, 146 die immediately, and eight more later die of injuries sustained in the crash.
• December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

The temperature on September 18, 2008 was between 3.7 °C and 16.6 °C and averaged 9.9 °C. There was 10.6 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.