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• Christiaan Bikker (79), Leerdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Dennis H Dieken (59), Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa
• Albert Aalt Broeze (81), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Akke Thomas Stallinga (90), Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland
• Dirk Bijl (81), Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Catharina Wilhelmina Voorhaar (88), Hilversum
• Antje (Annie) Brommer (82), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
• Adrianus Wilhelmus de Lepper (90), Rotterdam
• Eric de Hornois (76), Duffel (B), België
• Eng Hauw Tan (80)

• 1991 » Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 » Lesley Doig, Scottish lawn bowler
• 1992 » Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer
• 1992 » Katrina Gorry, Australian football player
• 1992 » Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer
• 1993 » Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 » Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1996 » Antonia Lottner, German tennis player
• 1998 » Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player
• 1998 » Dina and Arina Averina, Russian rhythmic gymnasts

• 2008 » Bill Gwatney, American politician (b. 1959)
• 2008 » Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
• 2008 » Jack Weil, American businessman (b. 1901)
• 2009 » Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (b. 1980)
• 2010 » Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (b. 1919)
• 2010 » Lance Cade, American wrestler (b. 1981)
• 2010 » Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (b. 1976)
• 2011 » Mishuk Munier, Bangladeshi journalist and cinematographer (b. 1959)
• 2011 » Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1957)
• 2012 » Hugo Adam Bedau, American philosopher and academic (b. 1926)

• 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 4 » The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
• January 14 » Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
• April 14 » Nearly 2,700 are killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
• May 12 » Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board.
• 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 15 » A boat carrying 90 asylum seekers crashes into rocks off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia, killing 48 people.

The temperature on August 13, 2010 was between 9.5 °C and 21.0 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 10.0 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.