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• Barbara Aguirre (41), Karnes City, Karnes, Texas
• * Francina (Sien) van Mierlo (94), Bakel
• Antje Gerrits Hoek (71), Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aden Edward "Ed" Alexander (89), Fresno, Fresno, California, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia de Groot (90), Huizen
• Adeline J Bult (66), Huron
• Concetta M. Sanfilippo (92), Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
• Bruce Roelfs
• Bisley Robin SHEAN (75)
• * Maria Theresa Louisa (Mieke) de Haan (80), Leiden

• 1989 » Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
• 1990 » Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician
• 1990 » Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
• 1991 » Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 » John Boyega, English actor
• 1992 » Patrick Cantlay, American golfer
• 1993 » Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
• 1994 » Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player
• 1995 » Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
• 1997 » Katie Ledecky, American swimmer

• 2005 » Royce Frith, Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)
• 2006 » İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
• 2006 » Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
• 2006 » Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
• 2007 » John Backus, American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran (b. 1924)
• 2007 » Roger Bennett, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1959)
• 2008 » Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)
• 2009 » Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
• 2010 » Alex Chilton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)
• 2010 » Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)

• 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 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
• May 15 » California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
• June 9 » Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
• October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
• December 11 » Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
• December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.

The temperature on March 17, 2008 was between 0.7 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 4.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (17%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.