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• Audrey Norma Kroontje (88)
• Bouwe Speerstra (59), Sneek, Friesland, Nederland
• Franciscus Hermanus Lenting (93)
• Gijsbertha van Noord (84), Amsterdam
• Andrey Jeanette Seamon (92), Bartels Lutheran Retirement Community, Waverly, Black Hawk County Iowa
• Albert Henri VAN DE WIELE (98), Zottegem
• Henk Smit (72), Sassenheim
• Geertje Beumer (89), Huizen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Grietje Louws Kooistra (82), Burgum, Tytsjerksteradiel, Fryslân, Nederland
• Arnoldus Wilhelmus Joanna Ackermans (76), Vianen (utrecht)

• 1990 » Montee Ball, American football player
• 1991 » Jacopo Sala, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Ilja Antonov, Estonian footballer
• 1992 » Natalie Sourisseau, Canadian field hockey player
• 1993 » Ross Barkley, English footballer
• 1994 » Grant Ward, English footballer
• 1994 » Ondrej Duda, Slovak footballer
• 1995 » Anthony Martial, French footballer
• 1995 » Danny Levi, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1995 » Kaetlyn Osmond, Canadian figure skater

• 2013 » Fred Bassetti, American architect and academic, founded Bassetti Architects (b. 1917)
• 2014 » Ernest C. Brace, American captain and pilot (b. 1931)
• 2014 » Jackie Healy-Rae, Irish hurdler and politician (b. 1931)
• 2014 » Fabiola, Queen of Belgium (b. 1928)
• 2014 » Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian and author (b. 1909)
• 2014 » Talât Sait Halman, Turkish poet, translator, and historian (b. 1931)
• 2015 » Chuck Williams, American businessman and author, founded Williams Sonoma (b. 1915)
• 2015 » Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1929)
• 2015 » Vic Eliason, American clergyman and radio host, founded VCY America (b. 1936)
• 2016 » Jayalalithaa, Indian politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (b. 1948)

• 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.
• March 27 » Al-Shabab militants attack and temporarily occupy a Mogadishu hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.
• June 17 » Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
• July 20 » A huge explosion in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruç, Turkey, targeting the Socialist Youth Associations Federation, kills at least 31 people and injures over 100.
• July 27 » At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
• August 26 » Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
• November 21 » The government of Belgium imposed a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.

The temperature on December 5, 2015 was between 7.2 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.