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• Albertus van Engelenburg (68), Veenendaal, Gelderland, Nederland
• "Rhéna" Fanny Suzanne Schweitzer (90), Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, Verenigde Staten
• Clazien Hylkema (86), Nijmegen
• Elvire Wilhelmine Klerks (78), Hilversum
• Eduardo Moraes Barros Cardim (62)
• Bernard Lutgens (75), Roermond ziekenhuis
• Carolus Coremans (89), Herselt (B), België
• Christiaan Victor James van den Abeelen (79), Hengelo
• Elvire Wilhelmine (Winnie) Klerks (78), Hilversum
• Bastiaan Johannes Manschot (74)

• 1985 » Hameur Bouazza, Algerian international footballer, winger
• 1986 » Rajon Rondo, American basketball player
• 1987 » Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
• 1987 » Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer
• 1988 » Efraín Juárez, Mexican footballer
• 1988 » Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter
• 1988 » Sebastian Tyrała, Polish-German footballer
• 1989 » Franco Vázquez, Argentinian footballer
• 1990 » Luca Profeta, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Alexander Merkel, Kazakhstani-German footballer

• 2005 » Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (b. 1980)
• 2005 » Simone Simon, French actress (b. 1910)
• 2006 » S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (b. 1915)
• 2007 » Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (b. 1954)
• 2007 » George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English politician, Leader of the House of Lords (b. 1918)
• 2012 » Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (b. 1926)
• 2012 » Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956)
• 2012 » Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983)
• 2012 » Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (b. 1925)
• 2013 » Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938)

1. Sebastiaan
2. Lucas
3. Thijs
4. Jesse
5. Daan
6. Ruben
7. Thomas
8. Levi
9. Tobias
10. Jan
11. Tim
12. Lars
13. Luuk
14. Mitchel
15. Jayden
16. Sem

1. Emma
2. Lieke
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Babette
6. Julia
7. Eva
8. Noor
9. Anne
10. Sanne
11. Charlotte
12. Lisa
13. Isa
14. Delphine
15. Evi
16. Lotte

• 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.
• January 8 » A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32.
• January 29 » Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich is removed from office following his conviction of several corruption charges, including the alleged solicitation of personal benefit in exchange for an appointment to the United States Senate as a replacement for then-U.S. president-elect Barack Obama.
• May 1 » Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
• May 18 » The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
• June 1 » General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
• November 23 » The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines.

The temperature on February 22, 2009 was between 5.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.