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• Bernardus Gerardus Gosselink (75)
• Alfons van Britsom (85), Kallo, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
• Chris Christian Marinus Verburgt (83), Purmerend
• Antonetta Maria Mauriks (82), Schijndel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Christian Marinus Verburgt (83), Purmerend
• Cornelis Johannes van Eeden (90), Utrecht
• Engelina (Lien) Klaasd Schol (82), EaZ
• Delbert E Burbridge (75), El Paso, Colorado, United States
• Elizabeth Louise Christine (Lies) Janssen (96), Baarn, Utrecht, Nederland
• Clarence Bleeker (82), Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

• 1992 » Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player
• 1992 » Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player
• 1992 » Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner
• 1992 » Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner
• 1993 » Ola Abidogun, English sprinter
• 1993 » Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
• 1994 » Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1994 » Todd Gurley, American football player
• 1995 » Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player
• 1999 » Yoo Yeon-jung, South Korean singer

• 2009 » Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
• 2010 » Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)
• 2011 » Bubba Smith, American football player and actor (b. 1945)
• 2011 » William Sleator, American author (b. 1945)
• 2012 » Frank Evans, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1921)
• 2012 » John Pritchard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
• 2012 » Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist and academic (b. 1927)
• 2012 » Paul McCracken, American economist and academic (b. 1915)
• 2013 » Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
• 2013 » John Coombs, English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (b. 1922)

• 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.
• March 15 » Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
• July 28 » While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board.
• August 6 » War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
• August 23 » A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at $200million–$300million USD.
• August 26 » The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
• November 23 » Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.

The temperature on August 3, 2011 was between 14.1 °C and 23.4 °C and averaged 19.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.5 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.