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• Dorothy Joan JACKSON (80), Wondai, South Burnett, Queensland, Australie
• Dirk van Ginkel (93)
• Emerentiana Cornelia Johanna Kruijenaar (77), Heemskerk
• Gepke Antje Henderika Meulman (61), Groningen
• Charlotte Cheeks (48), Louisville KY Jefferson
• Heleen Steensma (61)
• Gerrit van der Straaten (79), Alkmaar
• Dien Verlinden (84), Meijel
• Gepke Antje Hendrika Meulman (61), Groningen
• Bradley R. McConaughey (64)

• 1986 » David Silva, Spanish footballer
• 1988 » Adrián López, Spanish footballer
• 1988 » Michael Mancienne, English footballer
• 1989 » Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
• 1991 » Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
• 1991 » Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer
• 1991 » Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
• 1992 » Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
• 1992 » Koke, Spanish footballer
• 1992 » Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player

• 2014 » Vicente T. Blaz, American general and politician (b. 1928)
• 2015 » Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (b. 1942)
• 2015 » Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (b. 1926)
• 2015 » Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
• 2016 » German Moreno, Filipino television host, actor, comedian and talent manager (b. 1933)
• 2016 » Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian racing driver (b. 1926)
• 2017 » Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian politician (b. 1934)
• 2017 » James Mancham, Seychellois politician (b. 1939)
• 2017 » Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (b. 1925)
• 2017 » Peter Sarstedt, Indian-British singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)

• 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.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
• January 21 » Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States.
• April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
• June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
• July 28 » Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges.
• October 1 » An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
• October 27 » Catalonia declares independence from Spain.

The temperature on January 8, 2017 was between 2.8 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.