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• Vera Krommendijk, Leeuwarden, Nederland
• Juliette Lisbeth Marie Coorevits, Gent († 2009)

• Carole June Melton (66), Escondido, California
• Aaltje POSTMA (89)
• A.J. Benschop (77), Montfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Clara Dewaelsche (80), Brugge, 8000, West Vlaanderen
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Blokland (91)
• Dientje Van Kemenade (89), Eindhoven, NoordBrabant, Nederland
• Aaltje(Dirksdochter en van Dirktje Postma)uit de stam van Dirk Postma broer van Gerrit Postma, mijn grootvader Postma (89), Grijpskerk(Gem. Zuidhorn) Prov. Groningen
• Antoon Aelbers (88), IJsselstein, Utrecht, Nederland
• August Groosman (103), IJzendijke
• Bertha Lodewijks (83), Veldhoven, Gemeente Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1989 » Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
• 1991 » Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1992 » Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
• 1992 » Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
• 1993 » Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer and member of boy band EXO
• 1993 » Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
• 1993 » Zayn Malik, English singer-songwriter
• 1995 » Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer
• 1995 » Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer

• 2004 » Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
• 2005 » Amrish Puri, Indian actor (b. 1932)
• 2006 » Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (b. 1918)
• 2007 » Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (b. 1937)
• 2007 » James Killen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1925)
• 2008 » Max Beck, American intersex advocate (b. 1966)
• 2009 » Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 2010 » Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (b. 1946)
• 2010 » Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company (b. 1920)
• 2012 » Bjørn G. Andersen, Norwegian geologist and academic (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 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.
• February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
• February 29 » The United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence decides to withdraw Prince Harry from a tour of Afghanistan "immediately" after a leak leads to his deployment being reported by foreign media.
• April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
• May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
• October 3 » The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
• November 27 » XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.

The temperature on January 12, 2008 was between 2.8 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 5.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 2.9 hours of sunshine (36%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.