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• Aaldrik Grondman (88)
• Elisabeth Petronella Vermaas (91), Voerendaal
• Arthur Calvin Wubbena (97), Ogle County, Illinois
• Dora Hooghiemstra (79), Bolsward
• Gaston Van Dessel (92), Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgique
• Elisa Coletta Pagnaer (92), Beverst
• Edward Clarence Poppen (92), Spirit Lake Township, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States
• Cornelia Catharina Kloet (64), Musselkanaal, Groningen, Nederland
• Elizabeth Geertruida Antonia van Beek (86), Leiden,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Charmaine de Meij (82)

• 1986 » Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
• 1987 » Marc Pugh, English footballer
• 1987 » Pablo Aguilar, Paraguayan footballer
• 1988 » Jesse Plemons, American actor
• 1990 » Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
• 1990 » Yevgeniya Kanayeva, Russian gymnast
• 1991 » Quavo, American rapper
• 1993 » Keshorn Walcott, Trinidadian javelin thrower
• 1997 » Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer
• 1997 » Dillon Bassett, American race car driver

• 2010 » Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (b. 1970)
• 2011 » John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918)
• 2012 » Elizabeth Catlett, American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915)
• 2012 » Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959)
• 2012 » Mauricio Lasansky, American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)
• 2013 » Fred, French author and illustrator (b. 1931)
• 2013 » Jesús Franco, Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930)
• 2013 » Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (b. 1926)
• 2014 » Glyn Jones, South African actor and screenwriter (b. 1931)
• 2014 » Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)

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. Olivia
10. Tessa
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.
• February 26 » A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45.
• February 26 » Trayvon Martin was shot and killed at the age of 17 in Sanford, Florida.
• May 29 » A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
• November 9 » At least 27 people are killed and dozens are wounded in conflicts between inmates and guards at Welikada prison in Colombo.
• November 30 » An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.
• December 12 » North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2.

The temperature on April 2, 2012 was between 2.2 °C and 13.5 °C and averaged 8.1 °C. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.