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• Yuriaan van Weelden, Eindhoven, N-Br († 2008)

• Eunice Elizabeth Aukes (73), her home, Wellsburg, Grundy Co., IA
• Agnes Catharina Vrijaldenhoven (81), Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Aukje MEIRINK (70), Sint Annaparochie (Het Bidt) Friesland Netherlands
• Bertie Alexander Rogers Mrs. (97), Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• Cornelia WEIJERS (92), Numansdorp
• Attje de Vries (95), Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
• Andree Troost (91), Meerkerk
• Cornelia Anna Huisman (96), Emmen
• Anna Regina VAN DEN BERCK (91), Geel,2440,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
• Edward B. Razoux (53), Delton Florida, Verenigde Staten

• 1986 » Tyler Bozak, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 » Michal Švec, Czech footballer
• 1987 » Miloš Teodosić, Serbian basketball player
• 1988 » Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player
• 1991 » Aleksandr Kokorin, Russian footballer
• 1993 » Hakim Ziyech, Moroccan footballer
• 1993 » Mateusz Szwoch, Polish footballer
• 1995 » Alexei Sintsov, Russian figure skater
• 1995 » Héctor Bellerín, Spanish footballer
• 1996 » Barbara Haas, Austrian tennis player

• 2004 » Mitchell Sharp, Canadian economist and politician, 23rd Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1911)
• 2005 » John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (b. 1925)
• 2008 » Arthur C. Clarke, British science fiction writer (b. 1917)
• 2008 » Hugo Claus, Belgian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Paul Scofield, English actor (b. 1922)
• 2009 » Maria Bergson, Austrian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1914)
• 2011 » Kym Bonython, Australian drummer and radio host (b. 1920)
• 2012 » Hugo Munthe-Kaas, Norwegian intelligence agent (b. 1922)
• 2012 » Jim Case, American director and producer (b. 1927)
• 2012 » Ulu Grosbard, Belgian-American director and producer (b. 1929)

• 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.
• May 12 » An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
• May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
• August 1 » The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
• August 18 » President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigns under threat of impeachment.
• September 23 » Matti Saari kills ten people before committing suicide.
• October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.

The temperature on March 19, 2008 was between 0.7 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 0.8 hours. There was 8.6 hours of sunshine (71%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.