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• Jan Pater, Ermelo/Nunspeet († 2015)

• Dorothy (Dottie) Francis Krusen (94), Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
• Christiaan Blokland (91), Brandwijk
• Frank Herbert (96), New Jersey
• Christiaan Blokland (91)
• Alys Feikema (101), Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa
• Adrie Zondag (85), Beneden Leeuwen
• Frederik Albert Ham (73), Musselkanaal
• Bertus Duin (87), Heemskerk
• Cornelis Laurens de Leur (90), Oisterwijk
• Cornelis Johannes Veldhuijzen (93), Zoetermeer, Netherlands

• 1995 » Nguyễn Công Phượng, Vietnamese footballer
• 1995 » Yulia Belorukova, Russian cross-country skier
• 1996 » Aldo Kalulu, French footballer
• 1996 » Cristian Pavón, Argentine footballer
• 1996 » Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
• 1997 » Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer
• 1998 » Borna Sosa, Croatian footballer
• 1999 » Rubina Ali, Indian actress
• 2003 » Natalie Garcia, rhythmic gymnast
• 2004 » Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, 2nd in line for the Norwegian throne

• 2011 » Dennis Oppenheim, American sculptor and photographer (b. 1938)
• 2011 » Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (b. 1922)
• 2013 » Ahmet Mete Işıkara, Turkish geophysicist and academic (b. 1941)
• 2013 » Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1940)
• 2013 » Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935)
• 2015 » Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (b. 1946)
• 2015 » Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1939)
• 2015 » Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian, and author (b. 1942)
• 2016 » Bill Johnson, American skier (b. 1960)
• 2016 » Mrinalini Sarabhai, a 1992-Padma Bhushan award winner Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. (b. 1918)

1. Sem
2. Jan
3. Max
4. Noah
5. Lucas
6. Liam
7. Thijs
8. Jacob
9. Thomas
10. Jack
11. Julian
12. James
13. Tim
14. Luuk
15. Milan
16. Siem

1. Emma
2. Charlotte
3. Bo
4. Sophie
5. Noor
6. Dana
7. Nora
8. Lisa
9. Anna
10. Ella
11. Sarah
12. Lotte
13. Tess
14. Eva
15. Mila
16. Roos

• Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called 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 16.9 million citizens.
• January 9 » The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes.
• April 2 » Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
• July 27 » At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
• September 18 » Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
• December 7 » The JAXA probe Akatsuki successfully enters orbit around Venus five years after the first attempt.
• December 31 » A fire broke out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates located near the Burj Khalifa two hours before the fireworks display was due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.

The temperature on January 21, 2015 was between -1.9 °C and 1.5 °C and averaged -0.5 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.