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• Gioia van Wel, Utrecht, Utrecht Nederland († 2010)
• Givano Angélo JAMES, Heerlen, Nederland († 2012)

• Frans van Leeuwen (68)
• Arie Arend Pauw (84)
• Annie Christina Geertruda Willems (64), Sint-Michielsgestel
• Fokko Kornelius Mulder (72), Oosterend
• * Cornelia Adriana # van Oeveren (88), Anna Paulowna
• Darwin B Link (86), Tennessee Colony, Anderson, Texas
• Diana Elizabeth Bentley (79), San Francisco, California, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabeth Dekker (98), Sliedrecht
• Faye Belle Futrell (86)
• Damdouane Thammavong (60)

• 1992 » Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player († 2013)
• 1992 » Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 » Paige, English wrestler
• 1993 » Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer
• 1993 » Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
• 1994 » Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter
• 1995 » Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1995 » Gracie Gold, American figure skater
• 1996 » Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
• 2000 » Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter

• 2007 » Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)
• 2007 » Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)
• 2008 » Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)
• 2010 » Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)
• 2012 » Aase Bjerkholt, Norwegian politician, Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion (b. 1915)
• 2012 » John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
• 2012 » Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)
• 2012 » Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (b. 1933)
• 2013 » Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927)
• 2013 » Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

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

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

• 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.
• June 11 » The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
• June 13 » A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
• October 3 » The 19th Commonwealth Games commence in Delhi.
• October 13 » The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
• December 17 » Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
• December 31 » Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages.

The temperature on August 17, 2010 was between 15.1 °C and 18.0 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 0.7 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.