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• Jack Lansbergen (20)
• Donald Val Graschel (68), San Antonio (Bexar County) (Texas)
• Antonia Maria Theresia Broeks (87), Raalte
• Arike Peek (95), Katwijk aan de Rijn Zuid-Holland Nederland
• Cornelia Johanna van Zalm (81), Haamstede, Zeeland, Nederland
• Arie Vermeer (96), Naaldwijk, Nederland
• George Caldale McLaughlin (93)
• Harold D Huenink (80), Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
• Geertruida Margaretha Broekhof (83), Hillegom
• Etienne Delaere (65), Oostende

• 1987 » Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
• 1987 » Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
• 1989 » Brian Gregan, Irish sprinter and athlete
• 1990 » Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
• 1991 » Bojana Jovanovski, Serbian tennis player
• 1991 » Noelle Stevenson, American cartoonist
• 1992 » Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
• 1992 » Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver
• 1993 » Ryan Blaney, American race car driver
• 1995 » Gabby Douglas, American gymnast

• 2012 » Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (b. 1926)
• 2012 » Jovette Marchessault, Canadian author and playwright (b. 1938)
• 2012 » Peter Ebert, English director and producer (b. 1918)
• 2012 » Tarak Mekki, Tunisian businessman and politician (b. 1958)
• 2013 » Bob Grant, American radio host (b. 1929)
• 2013 » Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
• 2013 » James Avery, American actor (b. 1945)
• 2013 » Roberto Ciotti, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1953)
• 2014 » Abdullah Hussain, Malaysian author (b. 1920)
• 2014 » Edward Herrmann, American actor (b. 1943)

• 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 Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.8 million citizens.
• February 8 » A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
• April 20 » A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing more than 150 people and injuring thousands.
• June 16 » A multi-day cloudburst, centered on the North Indian state of Uttarakhand, causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
• October 22 » The Australian Capital Territory becomes the first Australian jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage with the Marriage Equality (Same Sex) Act 2013.
• October 28 » Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at the Tiananmen Square in China.
• November 5 » India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.

The temperature on December 31, 2013 was between 5.2 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.0 hours. There was 1.1 hours of sunshine (14%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.