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• Bennett David James Raak, Arlington, Virginia, Verenigde Staten († 2012)

• Berend Jan Stegeman (85), Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland
• Bertha Amelia"Lia" van Harten (68), Stolwijk
• Cornelia Henrica Sebastiana Vermeulen (73)
• Antonetta Aletta van der Sijs (91), Ibiza, Spanje
• Gerritdina (Dini) Post (62), Vriezenveen (62jr)
• Abraham (Bram) Breedveld (81), New Plymouth, Nieuw-Zeeland
• Corry Veraa (67), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Catharina Hendrika (Tini) Hiemstra (87), Leeuwarden
• Antonette Aletta van der Sijs (91)
• Aloysius Van Hooydonk (80), Nieuwmoer, België

• 1984 » Andrew Bailey, American baseball player
• 1984 » Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer
• 1985 » Jordy Nelson, American football player
• 1986 » Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist
• 1989 » Marco Reus, German footballer
• 1990 » Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1992 » Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete
• 1992 » Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1996 » Normani Korde, American singer
• 1998 » Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver

• 2011 » Andy Robustelli, American football player and manager (b. 1925)
• 2011 » Derek Hodge, Virgin Islander lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (b. 1941)
• 2011 » Hans Keilson, German-Dutch psychoanalyst and author (b. 1909)
• 2011 » John Martin, English admiral and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey (b. 1918)
• 2011 » Jonas Bevacqua, American fashion designer, co-founded the Lifted Research Group (b. 1977)
• 2011 » Pauline Betz, American tennis player (b. 1919)
• 2012 » Christopher Challis, English cinematographer (b. 1919)
• 2012 » Orlando Woolridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1959)
• 2012 » Paul Pietsch, German racing driver and publisher (b. 1911)
• 2012 » Randall B. Kester, American lawyer and judge (b. 1916)

1. Nathan
2. Lucas
3. Bram
4. Jan
5. Ruben
6. Thomas
7. Finn
8. Liam
9. Jesse
10. Milan
11. Daan
12. Levi
13. Jacob
14. Thijs
15. Sem
16. Luuk

1. Abby
2. Tess
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Emma
6. Iris
7. Indy
8. Julia
9. Tessa
10. Olivia
11. Lieke
12. Charlotte
13. Lotte
14. Eef
15. Luisa
16. Eva

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
• June 2 » Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
• September 11 » A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
• November 6 » Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States
• November 7 » An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
• December 3 » At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.
• December 25 » An Antonov An-72 plane crashes close to the city of Shymkent, killing 27 people.

The temperature on May 31, 2012 was between 12.1 °C and 18.4 °C and averaged 14.4 °C. There was 10.9 mm of rain during 5.8 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.