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• Anthon Jacobus (Ton) Knippenberg (88), 's Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Anna Helena Hartmann (91), Emmen
• Cornelis Prins (83), Sliedrecht
• Adrianus van Oeffelen (86), Nijmegen,, Gelderland, Nederland
• Elise Legros (91), Anderlecht
• Anna Helena - Leny Hartmann (90), Barger-Compascuum, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Anna Fransen (92), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelia Seubring (76), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Aart van Winkoop (55), Gemeente Arnhem, Gelderland, Nederland
• Florence Elizabeth Rieke (93), Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas, Verenigde Staten

• 1987 » Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player
• 1988 » Brook Lopez, American basketball player
• 1988 » Robin Lopez, American basketball player
• 1989 » Christian Vietoris, German racing driver
• 1989 » David N'Gog, French footballer
• 1989 » Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater
• 1990 » Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
• 1992 » Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
• 1995 » Logan Paul, American Youtuber and actor
• 1997 » Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver

• 2010 » John Forsythe, American actor (b. 1918)
• 2010 » Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1927)
• 2012 » Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (b. 1947)
• 2012 » Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1922)
• 2012 » Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican banker, academic, and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (b. 1934)
• 2013 » Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (b. 1952)
• 2013 » Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (b. 1947)
• 2014 » Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (b. 1924)
• 2014 » King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (b. 1922)
• 2014 » Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (b. 1925)

• 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.
• April 16 » The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.
• May 9 » A Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crashes into Mount Salak in West Java, Indonesia, killing 45 people.
• June 13 » A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
• August 10 » The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
• September 7 » Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
• September 9 » The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.

The temperature on April 1, 2012 was between -2.3 °C and 9.7 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 7.7 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.