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• Donald Matthew Wachter, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
• Roselynn Marie Wachter, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, Verenigde Staten († 2012)

• Constant Joseph Habets (74), Den Helder
• Helena Paulina Golsteyn (74), Roermond, Limburg, Nedeland
• Elsina Suurd (89), Marum, Groningen, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Cornelia Coomans (86), Tilburg
• Cornelia Petronella Maria (Conny) VAN DER GEEST (53), Leiden (NL/ZH)
• Cornelius Neal De Young (83), Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Bregittha Rood (94), Alkmaar
• Alida du Fijn (81), Dordrecht
• Elsina Suurd (89), Marum,Gemeente Marum,Groningen,Nederland
• Berend Kamphorst (89), Zelhem

• 1988 » Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
• 1988 » Will Chambers, Australian rugby league player
• 1989 » Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
• 1991 » Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
• 1992 » Curtis Rona, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1993 » Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
• 1993 » Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
• 1993 » Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
• 1996 » Lara Goodall, South African cricketer

• 2011 » Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author, and playwright (b. 1920)
• 2012 » Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (b. 1936)
• 2012 » Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (b. 1925)
• 2012 » Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
• 2012 » Leo Dillon, American illustrator (b. 1933)
• 2012 » Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (b. 1982)
• 2013 » John Bierwirth, American lawyer and businessman (b. 1924)
• 2013 » Ray Barnhart, American businessman and politician (b. 1928)
• 2013 » Roberto Civita, Italian-Brazilian businessman (b. 1936)

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

1. Abby
2. Tess
3. Anna
4. Emma
5. Sophie
6. Iris
7. Indy
8. Tessa
9. Julia
10. Olivia
11. Lieke
12. Lotte
13. Charlotte
14. Luisa
15. Eef
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 23 » Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials.
• July 30 » A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
• September 27 » In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
• October 29 » Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
• November 6 » Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States
• November 14 » Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.

The temperature on May 26, 2012 was between 14.2 °C and 25.6 °C and averaged 20.2 °C. There was 14.7 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast.