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• Albert de Jong (77)
• Elisabeth Ludovica Damave (90), Haarlem,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elizabeth Tannetje (Betsy) den Haan (de Haan) (84), Nieuwerkerk, Nederland
• Anneke Straatsma (63), Netherlands
• Bianca Baijens (31)
• Eliza Bertha Vos (81), Almere
• Clarence Myron White (84), Kearns, Salt Lake, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Elisabeth Petronella Theresia Willemen (82), Tilburg
• Annigje Klaver (89), Middelburg
• Cornelia Gerregien Albers (83), Hellevoetsluis

• 1989 » Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
• 1989 » Tomasz Kaczor, Polish sprint canoeist
• 1990 » Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
• 1990 » Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
• 1991 » Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
• 1991 » Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 » Cole Sprouse, American actor
• 1992 » Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
• 1992 » Dylan Sprouse, American actor
• 1995 » Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress

• 2007 » Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1929)
• 2007 » Raul Hilberg, Austrian-American political scientist and historian (b. 1926)
• 2008 » Craig Jones, English motorcycle racer (b. 1985)
• 2009 » Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1957)
• 2011 » Naoki Matsuda, Japanese footballer (b. 1977)
• 2012 » Brian Crozier, Australian-English journalist and historian (b. 1918)
• 2012 » Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
• 2012 » Johnnie Bassett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935)
• 2013 » Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925)
• 2013 » Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)

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.
• February 15 » Two trains collide in the Halle train collision in Halle, Belgium, killing 19 and injuring 171 people.
• February 20 » In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
• May 31 » Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
• July 23 » English-Irish boy band One Direction is formed by judge Simon Cowell on The X Factor (British series 7), later going on to finish at third place. It would go on to become one of the biggest boy bands in the world, and would be very influential on pop music of the 2010s.
• August 3 » Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.

The temperature on August 4, 2010 was between 13.9 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 16.5 °C. There was 3.2 mm of rain during 2.1 hours. There was 1.7 hours of sunshine (11%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.