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• Hendrekien Bruinsma (93), Sleen, Coevorden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Gerard Pezie (89), Kamperland
• Clasina Petronella van der Baaren (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Geertje Kuijt (93)
• Diny (Maria Gerdina) van Dooijeweert (72), Hardinxveld-Giessendam
• Catharina Anthonia van 't Hoff (88), Hoorn
• Catrien van 't Hof (88), Hoogkarspel, Drechterland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Hendrik Remmelt Hommes (57), Zuidhorn
• Antje Kragten (91), Bergen, Nederland
• Annie GIEZENAAR (76), Brummen

• 1987 » Paul Huntington, English footballer
• 1989 » Kate Deines, American soccer player
• 1990 » Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
• 1990 » Sean Scannell, English footballer
• 1991 » Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
• 1991 » Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
• 1993 » Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer
• 1993 » Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer
• 1997 » Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player

• 2009 » Dick Durock, American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)
• 2009 » Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)
• 2011 » Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (b. 1908)
• 2012 » Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)
• 2012 » Russell E. Train, American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)
• 2013 » Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
• 2013 » Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
• 2013 » Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (b. 1983)
• 2013 » Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)

1. Tim
2. Lucas
3. Thomas
4. Chris
5. Daan
6. Liam
7. Jesse
8. Lars
9. Luuk
10. Sem
11. Thijs
12. Levi
13. Milan
14. Julian
15. Gijs
16. Finn

1. Lenthe
2. Lieke
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Emma
6. Sanne
7. Eva
8. Charlotte
9. Elise
10. Lotte
11. Julia
12. Zoi
13. Tess
14. Olivia
15. Lisa
16. Noa

• 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.
• April 27 » The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
• May 2 » Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
• 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.
• 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.
• December 13 » A murder–suicide in Liège, Belgium, kills six and wounds 125 people at a Christmas market.

The temperature on September 17, 2011 was between 12.0 °C and 17.3 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.