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• Gerhardus Johannes Theodorus Vet (83), Silvolde, Nederland
• Arend Booij (87), Veessen, Nederland
• Grietje van den Burg (88), Drachten
• Anthonius Gerardus Johannes Versteeg (81), Vianen, Utrecht, Nederland
• Antonius Cornelis Theodorus van Hoek (74), Den Helder
• Christien Koolma (99), Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
• Gerhardus Johannes Theodorus VET (83), Silvolde, Oude IJsselstreek (NL)
• Francisca Wilhelmina de Bever (79), Moergestel, NL
• Barbara Jean Carmello (81), East Haven, CT
• Floyd Ben Woodall (67)

• 1985 » Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
• 1985 » Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1985 » Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
• 1988 » Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete
• 1989 » Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
• 1991 » Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Irakli Logua, Russian footballer
• 1992 » Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer
• 1993 » Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
• 1994 » Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

• 2007 » Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)
• 2007 » Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)
• 2007 » Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)
• 2008 » Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946)
• 2010 » Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)
• 2012 » August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)
• 2012 » James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (b. 1925)
• 2012 » John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (b. 1957)
• 2012 » Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)

1. Thomas
2. Lucas
3. Djess
4. Jens
5. Lars
6. Canryn
7. Jayden
8. Jan
9. Levi
10. Liam
11. Sem
12. Daan
13. Milan
14. Christian
15. Julian
16. Stijn

1. Lieke
2. Emma
3. Lotte
4. Anna
5. Ella
6. Jitte
7. Fleur
8. Julia
9. Jasmijn
10. Eva
11. Indi
12. Lisa
13. Maria
14. Sanne
15. Amber
16. Lynn

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
• January 1 » A suicide car bomber detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100 more.
• April 14 » Nearly 2,700 are killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
• May 21 » JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, launches the solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS aboard an H-IIA rocket. The vessel would make a Venus flyby late in the year.
• July 25 » WikiLeaks publishes classified documents about the War in Afghanistan, one of the largest leaks in U.S. military history.
• September 19 » The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
• November 4 » Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.

The temperature on July 29, 2010 was between 13.8 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 16.7 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (29%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.