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• Joël Nooij, Texel, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• Antonia Mel (88), Assen
• Emelie (Emmy) Henriette Meurs (85), Broek in Waterland
• Cecilia A.F (Cilia) Sengers (75), Nijmegen, Nederland
• Beryl TAYLOR (83), Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
• Catharina van der Staal (101), Middelburg
• Betsy Velner (60), Emmen
• Albert Alberts Hansman (69), Emmeloord
• "Denise" Jeanne Marie du Bessey de Contenson (90), Massilly, Loir-et-Cher, France
• Brian Marvin Eilderts (47), Aplington, Butler County, Iowa
• Emelie Henriette Meurs (85), Broek in Waterland

• 1993 » Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player
• 1993 » Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer
• 1994 » Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer
• 1994 » Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer
• 1994 » Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer
• 1994 » Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer
• 1995 » Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, Brazilian footballer
• 1995 » Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player
• 1996 » Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ
• 2001 » Jack Hughes, American hockey player

• 2004 » Anna Lee, English-American actress (b. 1913)
• 2005 » Jimmy Martin, American musician (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (b. 1944)
• 2006 » Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (b. 1922)
• 2006 » Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (b. 1905)
• 2007 » Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (b. 1921)
• 2007 » Mary Scheier, American sculptor and educator (b. 1908)
• 2010 » Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (b. 1938)
• 2010 » Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Norman Hand, American football player (b. 1972)

1. Thomas
2. Benjamin
3. Gijs
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Jan
9. Daan
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. Fleur
13. Sanneke
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.
• April 6 » The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
• 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.
• June 27 » In a highly scrutinized election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.
• August 16 » The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
• October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
• December 22 » An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 1.1billion US gallons (4,200,000m) of coal fly ash slurry.

The temperature on May 14, 2008 was between 12.2 °C and 26.6 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (75%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.