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• Toon Matthijssen (Dijkstra), Amsterdam

• Blina Marchina Naaijer (99), Stadskanaal
• Cornelia Johanna van ENGELDORP GASTELAARS (67), Voorschoten
• Anne Wind (77), Terkgaast, doniawerstal.fr.nld
• Betty (Bartha) Rosier (92), Illinois, VS
• Ann Kuper (91), Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa
• Francisca Catharina Henrica Keiren (82), Venray
• Florence Louise Masterson (97), Polk County, Iowa
• Corry Heemskerk (84), Amsterdam, NH, Nederland
• Francisca Mechelina Pijnenborg (92), Drunen
• Cornelia Johanna van Delft (87), Haaren

• 1991 » Ashley Wagner, American figure skater
• 1991 » Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgarian tennis player
• 1991 » Joey Graceffa, American internet celebrity
• 1992 » Jeff Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Kirstin Maldonado, American singer and songwriter
• 1993 » IU, Korean singer-songwriter and actress
• 1993 » Johannes Thingnes Bø, Norwegian biathlete
• 1993 » Karol Mets, Estonian footballer
• 1995 » Elizabeth Ralston, Australian footballer
• 1996 » Louisa Chirico, American tennis player

• 2008 » Robert Mondavi, American winemaker, co-founded the Opus One Winery (b. 1913)
• 2010 » Hank Jones, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Ronnie James Dio, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
• 2011 » Bob Davis, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1928)
• 2011 » Edward Hardwicke, English actor (b. 1932)
• 2011 » Kiyoshi Kodama, Japanese actor (b. 1934)
• 2011 » Ralph Barker, English author (b. 1917)
• 2012 » Chuck Brown, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1936)
• 2012 » James Abdnor, American soldier and politician, 30th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota (b. 1923)
• 2012 » Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (b. 1952)

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

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

• 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 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.
• 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.
• April 6 » A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
• April 7 » Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
• September 26 » Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
• December 30 » A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000l (40,000USgal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River.

The temperature on May 16, 2009 was between 7.3 °C and 17.1 °C and averaged 12.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (51%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.