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• Nora ten Boske, Elst, Gelderland, Nederland († 2009)

• Anna Maria Leferink (84), Berkel-Enschot
• "Bertus" Albertus Hendrikus Könning (82), Alkmaar
• Cornelis Adrianus Sebregts (79)
• Cecelia Elsie Bloem (93), Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., Texas, Verenigde Staten
• Andries Peters (88), Amersfoort
• Christiaan Anthonius Adrianus Knippers (77), Nieuwegein
• Dinand Gerrit Jan Boom (64), Almelo
• Albert Jan Enderink (79), Harfsen
• Christiaan Anthonius Adrianus Knippers (77), Nieuwegein, Nederland
• Christian Anthonius Adrianus Knippers (77), Nieuwegein, Nederland

• 1991 » Devon Travis, American baseball player
• 1991 » Ji So-yun, South Korean footballer
• 1991 » Joe Alwyn, English actor
• 1991 » Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer
• 1993 » Davy Klaassen, Dutch footballer
• 1993 » Masaki Suda, Japanese actor
• 1993 » Steve Leo Beleck, Cameroonian footballer
• 1994 » Charalampos Mavrias, Greek footballer
• 1994 » Tang Haochen, Chinese tennis player
• 1996 » Sophie Turner, English actress

• 2004 » John Charles, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1931)
• 2005 » Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Cuban author, screenwriter, and critic (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Zdzisław Beksiński, Polish painter, photographer, and sculptor (b. 1929)
• 2008 » Ben Chapman, American actor (b. 1928)
• 2011 » Bernard Nathanson, American physician and activist (b. 1926)
• 2011 » Dwayne McDuffie, American author and screenwriter, co-founded Milestone Media (b. 1962)
• 2012 » H. M. Darmstandler, American general (b. 1922)
• 2013 » Hasse Jeppson, Swedish footballer (b. 1925)
• 2014 » Héctor Maestri, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1935)
• 2014 » Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (b. 1985)

• 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 16.5 million citizens.
• March 4 » The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
• March 12 » Financier Bernard Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
• April 6 » A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
• July 4 » The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
• August 27 » Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
• December 31 » Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.

The temperature on February 21, 2009 was between 3.1 °C and 8.5 °C and averaged 5.5 °C. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.