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• Geertruida Josina van Wijnsberge (69), Den Helder
• Antje Warring (88)
• Alexandra (Sandra) Hazeleger (45), Soesterberg
• Cornelia Wilhelmina Kip (86)
• Elisabeth Johanna Maria van Beuge (82), Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Elisabeth Adriana Fleurij (83), Velsen, Nederland
• Cornelia Wilhelmina (Cocky) Kip (86), Zwolle Overijssel Nederland
• Barbara Prange (62), Lincoln, Nebraska
• Abraham Liefhebber (72), Chilliwack B.C
• Gerarda de Ruiter (82)

• 1984 » Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese international footballer, forward
• 1985 » Fernando Llorente, Spanish international footballer, striker
• 1986 » Hannah Kearney, American skier
• 1989 » Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
• 1990 » Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
• 1990 » Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
• 1991 » Lee Chae-rin, South Korean singer
• 1992 » Michael Chee Kam, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 » Mikael Granlund, Finnish professional hockey player
• 1997 » Reghan Tumilty, Scottish footballer

• 2008 » Bodil Udsen, Danish actress (b. 1925)
• 2009 » Johnny Kerr, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1932)
• 2009 » Norm Van Lier, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1947)
• 2009 » Wendy Richard, English actress (b. 1943)
• 2010 » Jun Seba, also known as "Nujabes", Japanese record producer, DJ, composer and arranger (b. 1974)
• 2011 » Arnošt Lustig, Czech author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2012 » Richard Carpenter, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
• 2013 » Marie-Claire Alain, French organist and educator (b. 1926)
• 2013 » Simon Li, Hong Kong judge and politician (b. 1922)
• 2013 » Stéphane Hessel, German-French diplomat and author (b. 1917)

• 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, 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.
• February 13 » For the first time in more than 100 years the Umatilla, an American Indian tribe, are able to hunt and harvest a bison just outside Yellowstone National Park, restoring a centuries-old tradition guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1855.
• March 15 » Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
• September 17 » Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
• October 31 » The global population of humans reaches seven billion. This day is now recognized by the United Nations as the Day of Seven Billion.
• November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
• November 26 » The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.

The temperature on February 26, 2011 was between 6.0 °C and 9.5 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 6.8 mm of rain during 9.0 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.