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• Engelina Cohen (101), Amsterdam, Gemeente Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Clasina Jacomina Kaales (83)
• Cornelis Bosma (56), Den Oever (gem Wieringen)
• Derrick Shickell (42), West Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
• Fijgje de Hoop (82), Holten
• Geert Sybrens Procee (84), Lethbridge
• Adriana Heemskerk (85), Haarlem
• GEERT Procee (84), LETHRIDGE CANADA
• Arie Martinus Bakker (83), Den Burg
• Donald Lemuel Bonnema (81), Pella, Marion County, Iowa

• 1990 » İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer
• 1991 » Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler
• 1991 » Alice Barlow, English actress
• 1991 » Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
• 1993 » Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast
• 1993 » Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor
• 1994 » Kelli Hubly, American soccer player
• 1995 » Eli Apple, American football player
• 1996 » Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model
• 1999 » Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater

• 2008 » Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)
• 2008 » Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (b. 1941)
• 2010 » Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (b. 1926)
• 2010 » Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
• 2012 » Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)
• 2012 » Carl Davis, American record producer (b. 1934)
• 2012 » Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (b. 1930)
• 2012 » David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (b. 1964)
• 2012 » Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (b. 1927)
• 2012 » Mel Stuart, American director and producer (b. 1928)

• 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 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 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.
• May 15 » Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
• June 11 » The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
• 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 9, 2010 was between 12.3 °C and 22.3 °C and averaged 17.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 6.2 hours of sunshine (41%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.