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• Andrew John in den Bosch, Lethbridge († 2008)
• Melissa Klonowski

• Elizabeth Lena van den Blink (96), Nieuwegein (UT, NLD)
• Adelheid Meyer (91)
• Dirkje Kraijenoord (65), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Emmy Blazer (75), Baarn, Nederland
• Berend Tuinbeek (81), Enschede
• Arnoldus Simon Maria Damen (69), Sassenheim
• Cornelis Altona (77), Leiderdorp
• Annie Verbruggen (85), Arnhem
• Antonia Maria Marsman (84), Vilsteren, Ovr, Nederland
• Everett Lynn Dewey (86), Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

• 1986 » Mathieu Gnanligo, Beninese sprinter
• 1988 » James Tamou, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
• 1988 » Olly Lancashire, English footballer
• 1988 » Rickie Fowler, American golfer
• 1989 » Ben Ridge, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 » Hellen Onsando Obiri, Kenyan runner
• 1989 » Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress
• 1991 » Aaron Telitz, American race car driver
• 1991 » Sénah Mango, Togolese footballer
• 1996 » Gleyber Torres, Venezuelan baseball player

• 2005 » Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (b. 1953)
• 2006 » Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (b. 1932)
• 2007 » Floyd Red Crow Westerman, American actor and activist (b. 1936)
• 2007 » Mark Partridge, Rhodesian lawyer and politician (b. 1922)
• 2008 » John Drake, New Zealand rugby player and journalist (b. 1959)
• 2010 » Enrique Morente, Spanish singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
• 2010 » James Dibble, Australian journalist (b. 1923)
• 2010 » Richard Holbrooke, American journalist and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1941)
• 2011 » Kabir Chowdhury, Bangladeshi author and academic (b. 1923)
• 2011 » T. J. Bass, American physician and author (b. 1932)

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.
• February 17 » Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
• 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.
• July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
• August 18 » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
• August 30 » A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
• September 13 » Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.

The temperature on December 13, 2008 was between -2.4 °C and 0.6 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (78%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east.