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                    "url": "https://nos.nl/artikel/2622249-mister-fc-utrecht-van-veen-op-80-jarige-leeftijd-overleden",
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                    "title": "‘Mister FC Utrecht’ Leo van Veen op 80-jarige leeftijd overleden"
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                    "title": "Frida Vogels (96), schrijfster van De harde kern, overleden"
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                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
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        {
            "name": "Marjan Berk dead at age 93, Dutch writer and actress",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "nos.nl",
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                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "Schrijfster Marjan Berk (93) overleden"
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                "writers"
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        {
            "name": "Bob Maaskant dead at age 88, Dutch football manager",
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                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
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                    "title": "Grondlegger Avondje NAC Bob Maaskant (88) overleden"
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        {
            "name": "Rob Scheller dead at age 98, Dutch art hiatorian",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "uva.nl",
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                    "title": "In memoriam Robert W. Scheller (1927-2026)"
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            "death_date": "2026-06-27",
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            ],
            "description": "Rob Scheller, Dutch art hiatorian.",
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        {
            "name": "Mats Grotenbreg dead at age 28, Dutch footballer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mats-grotenbreg",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "nu.nl",
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                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "Mats Grotenbreg (28), die winnende goal Hercules tegen Ajax maakte, overleden"
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        },
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            "name": "Hans van Hooft Sr. dead at age 84, Politician · Metalworker",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "sp.nl",
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        {
            "name": "Samīra al-Māni’ dead at age 91, Writer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/samira-al-mani",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "rudawarabia.net",
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                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "رحيل سميرة المانع رائدة الرواية النسوية العراقية في المنفى"
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            ],
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                "writers"
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                "Iraq",
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            "description": "Samīra al-Māni', Writer.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam%C4%ABra_al-M%C4%81ni%27"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jerry de Jong dead at age 61, Surinamese-born Dutch footballer",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-06-15",
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                "lawyers"
            ],
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            ],
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        {
            "name": "Lettie Oosthoek dead at age 88, Actress",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lettie-oosthoek",
            "verification_status": "reported",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "rtl.nl",
                    "url": "https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/video/acef8c82-4555-4395-94a8-129c14bcb31d/flodder-actrice-lettie-oosthoek-bekend-als",
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            ],
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        {
            "name": "Zaini Abdullah dead at age 86, Medical doctor",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-06-13",
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                "the Netherlands"
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        {
            "name": "Jan Achterstraat dead at age 97, Dutch politician",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
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                    "url": "https://parlement.com/nieuws/202606/oud-senator-jan-achterstraat-cda-overleden",
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            "description": "Jan Achterstraat, Dutch politician.",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist",
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                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "ad.nl",
                    "url": "https://www.ad.nl/show/tv-maker-kunstenaar-en-ernie-stem-wim-t-schippers-op-83-jarige-leeftijd-overleden~afe3dd36/?slug_rd=1",
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                "writers"
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            ],
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        {
            "name": "Agaath Witteman dead, Dutch theater director and politician",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/agaath-witteman",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "rtl.nl",
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        {
            "name": "Marius Romme dead at age 92, Hearing Voices Movement; Experience Focussed Counselling",
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            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-06-05",
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                "experience focussed counselling",
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            ],
            "description": "Marius Romme, Hearing Voices Movement; Experience Focussed Counselling.",
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            "name": "Joost Ritman dead at age 85, Dutch businessman",
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            "death_date": "2026-06-05",
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        {
            "name": "Hans Jorritsma dead at age 77, Dutch Olympic field hockey player",
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            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-06-04",
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            "name": "Lieke Marsman dead at age 35, Poet",
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            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-06-03",
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                "writers"
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            ],
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            "name": "Wilhelmus de Bekker dead at age 87, Dutch-born Surinamese Roman Catholic prelate",
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            "name": "Rutsel Martha dead at age 70, Dutch politician",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 70,
            "death_date": "2026-06-03",
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            "occupation": [
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                "lawyers",
                "politicians",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutsel_Martha"
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            "name": "Jozien Bensing dead at age 76, Research on doctor–patient communication",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jozien-bensing",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 76,
            "death_date": "2026-06-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-06-01",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Gerard Verschuuren dead at age 80, Dutch biologist",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gerard-verschuuren",
            "verification_status": "reported",
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            "age": 80,
            "death_date": "2026-05-31",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-31",
            "published_at": "2026-05-31T15:56:51+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Verschuuren"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jan Renders dead at age 88, Dutch footballer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-renders",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 88,
            "death_date": "2026-05-23",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-23",
            "published_at": "2026-05-23T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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                "athletes"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Jan Renders, Dutch footballer.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Renders"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dick van de Kaa dead at age 93, Dutch demographer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dick-van-de-kaa",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [
                {
                    "source_type": "news_confirmation",
                    "publisher": "nidi.nl",
                    "url": "https://nidi.nl/en/nieuws_events/in-memoriam-dirk-j-van-de-kaa-5-january-1933-22-may-2026/",
                    "relationship": "confirms death",
                    "title": "In memoriam Dirk J. van de Kaa (5 January 1933-22 May 2026)"
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            ],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-05-22",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-22",
            "published_at": "2026-05-22T16:14:28+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "dutch demographer",
                "other"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Dick van de Kaa, Dutch demographer.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Dick_van_de_Kaa_p1655829.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_van_de_Kaa"
        },
        {
            "name": "Marjan Minnesma dead at age 59, Dutch activist, founder of Urgenda, breast cancer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marjan-minnesma",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 59,
            "death_date": "2026-05-22",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-22",
            "published_at": "2026-05-22T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "activist",
                "other"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
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            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Marjan_Minnesma.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjan_Minnesma"
        },
        {
            "name": "Christian Freeling dead at age 79, Dutch game designer and mathematician",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/christian-freeling",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 79,
            "death_date": "2026-05-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-19",
            "published_at": "2026-05-19T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "mathematics teacher",
                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Christian Freeling, a Dutch game designer and mathematician, died on May 19, 2026, in Enschede, Netherlands, at the age of 79. Born in Enschede on February 1, 1947, he was a retired mathematics teacher known for inventing abstract strategy games including Dameo, Grand Chess, Havannah and Hexdame. His designs ranged across different game types, and he also adapted rules for orthogonal board games to the hexagonal grid, creating new versions with altered properties. Freeling considered Dameo, Emergo, Grand Chess, Storisende, Sygo and Symple among his most important games, with Emergo his personal favorite.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Freeling"
        },
        {
            "name": "Bas Westerweel dead at age 62, Dutch radio and television presenter",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bas-westerweel",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 62,
            "death_date": "2026-05-15",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-15",
            "published_at": "2026-05-15T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "journalists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Bas Westerweel died on May 15, 2026. He was a Dutch radio and television presenter, known for Het Klokhuis. His work in radio and television formed the basis of his public profile.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas_Westerweel"
        },
        {
            "name": "Hans van Houwelingen dead at age 81, Dutch mathematician",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hans-van-houwelingen",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-05-14",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-14",
            "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "dutch mathematician",
                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Hans van Houwelingen, Dutch mathematician.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Hans_van_Houwelingen.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_van_Houwelingen"
        },
        {
            "name": "Theo van Boven dead at age 91, Dutch jurist",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/theo-van-boven",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 91,
            "death_date": "2026-05-09",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-09",
            "published_at": "2026-05-09T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "lawyers",
                "scientists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Theo van Boven, a Dutch jurist and professor emeritus in international law, died on May 9, 2026. He was appointed in 1977 as director of the United Nations Division for Human Rights, a precursor of the UN Human Rights Office. From 1986 to 1991, he served as the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Reparation to Victims of Gross Violations of Human Rights, and from 2001 to 2004 as Special Rapporteur on Torture. He was also a member of the International Commission of Jurists and served from February to December 1994 as the first registrar of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_van_Boven"
        },
        {
            "name": "Karin Spaink dead at age 68, Dutch journalist and feminist activist",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/karin-spaink",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 68,
            "death_date": "2026-05-08",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-08",
            "published_at": "2026-05-08T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "dutch journalist and feminist activist",
                "journalists",
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "England",
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
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            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Karin_Spaink.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Spaink"
        },
        {
            "name": "Henk Beckers dead at age 81, Dutch politician",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/henk-beckers",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-05-04",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-04",
            "published_at": "2026-05-04T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "dutch politician",
                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "Germany",
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Henk Beckers, Dutch politician.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henk_Beckers"
        },
        {
            "name": "René Paardekooper dead at age 39, Dutch footballer",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rene-paardekooper",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 39,
            "death_date": "2026-05-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-05-01",
            "published_at": "2026-05-01T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "René Paardekooper, the Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport, died on May 1, 2026. He was 39. Born on April 17, 1987, in Gemert, North Brabant, Paardekooper was a centre-back who came through the youth system at VV Gemert before being scouted by Helmond Sport as an under-17 player. He made his professional debut in 2005 and went on to establish himself as a regular starter at the club.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Paardekooper"
        },
        {
            "name": "Maria Menado Indonesian actress and model dead at age 94",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/maria-menado",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 94,
            "death_date": "2026-04-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-30",
            "published_at": "2026-04-30T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Maria Menado, an Indonesian actress and model known for her role in \"Pontianak,\" died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Liesbet Dotulong on February 2, 1932, in Tondano, Manado Residency, Dutch East Indies, she was also known as Liesje Mandagi. Her career spanned from 1951 to 2015, and additional credits included work as a producer. Menado was known for her contributions to Malaysian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Menado"
        },
        {
            "name": "Dick Matena Dutch comics writer and cartoonist dead at age 83",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dick-matena",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 83,
            "death_date": "2026-04-26",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-26",
            "published_at": "2026-04-26T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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                "artists",
                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on Tom Puss and Panda. Born in The Hague on April 24, 1943, Matena also published under the pseudonyms A. den Dooier, John Kelly and Dick Richards. His work ranged from humor comics to erotic comics, and he was known for his comic-book adaptations of famous literary novels.",
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        {
            "name": "Greet Prins dead at age 72, member of the Senate, ALS",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 72,
            "death_date": "2026-04-25",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-25",
            "published_at": "2026-04-25T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
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            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greet_Prins"
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        {
            "name": "Jade Kops Dutch social media influencer and activist, rhabdomyosarcoma dead at age 19",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jade-kops",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 19,
            "death_date": "2026-04-24",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-24",
            "published_at": "2026-04-24T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Jade Kops died on April 24, 2026, of rhabdomyosarcoma. Kops was a Dutch social media influencer and activist. The death was reported without further details.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Kops",
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                "label": "Rhabdomyosarcoma",
                "status": "reported",
                "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-rhabdomyosarcoma"
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        },
        {
            "name": "Thijs de Graauw Dutch astronomer dead at age 84",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/thijs-de-graauw",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 84,
            "death_date": "2026-04-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-20",
            "published_at": "2026-04-20T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Thijs de Graauw, a Dutch astronomer, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 84. Born Mattheus Wilhelmus Maria de Graauw in Kerkdriel on March 10, 1942, he studied astronomy at Utrecht University and received his Ph.D. there in 1975 under Henk van Bueren for a dissertation on infrared heterodyne detection in astronomy. From 1975 to 1983, he worked as a scientist in the Space Science Department of the European Space Agency. At ESTEC in Noordwijk, he worked on the development of microwave receiver technology. In 2012, he received the Joseph Weber Award for his work on the short wavelength spectrometer on the Infrared Space Observatory and on the HIFI camera aboard Herschel.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Thijs_de_Graauw.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thijs_de_Graauw"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jan Donkers Dutch journalist and radio presenter dead at age 82",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-donkers",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 82,
            "death_date": "2026-04-19",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-19",
            "published_at": "2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "journalists"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Jan Donkers, a Dutch journalist and radio presenter, died on April 19, 2026. No other details were provided.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Donkers"
        },
        {
            "name": "Cees Dam Dutch architect dead at age 93",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/cees-dam",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-04-13",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-13",
            "published_at": "2026-04-13T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Cees Dam, Dutch architect known for the Stopera, Maastoren and De Zalmhaven, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Cornelis Gregorius Dam on July 31, 1932, in Velsen, Netherlands, he graduated from the Academy of Architecture and later worked as a partner at Dam & Partners Architecten. His notable projects also included Coopvaert.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Cees_Dam.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cees_Dam"
        },
        {
            "name": "Sonja Barend Television talk show host dead at age 86",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sonja-barend",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-04-11",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-11",
            "published_at": "2026-04-11T00:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Sonja Barend, the Dutch television presenter and talk show host, died on April 11, 2026, in Amsterdam. Born in Amsterdam on February 29, 1940, she worked in television from 1966 and from the late 1970s presented her own weekly VARA talk show, Sonja, which was noted for breaking taboos and giving ordinary people a voice in public discussion. Barend retired from television in 2006 after four decades of television making.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Sonja_Barend.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonja_Barend"
        },
        {
            "name": "Ramon Gieling Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author dead at age 71",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ramon-gieling",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 71,
            "death_date": "2026-04-05",
            "reported_date": "2026-04-05",
            "published_at": "2026-04-05T00:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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                "writers"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Ramon Gieling, the Dutch film director, screenwriter, and author, died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 71. Born in Utrecht on April 21, 1954, he worked across film and writing. He received a Crystal Film award in 2015 for Erbarme dich.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Ramon_Gieling.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Gieling"
        },
        {
            "name": "Kees Kuijs public figure dead at age 94",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/kees-kuijs",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 94,
            "death_date": "2026-03-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-30",
            "published_at": "2026-03-30T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Kees Kuijs, a Dutch footballer who played as a left-back, died on March 30, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Cornelis Johannes Kuijs on 4 October 1931, he made 43 appearances for the Netherlands national team from 1955 to 1962. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former international for the Netherlands national team.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Kees_Kuijs.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kees_Kuijs"
        },
        {
            "name": "Chan Santokhi Surinamese politician, president, minister of justice, and twice MNA dead at age 67",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/chan-santokhi",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 67,
            "death_date": "2026-03-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-30",
            "published_at": "2026-03-30T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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                "politicians"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands",
                "Suriname"
            ],
            "description": "Chan Santokhi, the Surinamese politician who served as president of Suriname from 2020 to 2025, died on March 30, 2026. He was also minister of justice from 2005 to 2010 and served twice as an MNA. Santokhi was elected president after the 2020 elections, when he was the sole nominee and was chosen by acclamation in an uncontested vote. He was inaugurated on July 16, 2020.",
            "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Chan_Santokhi.jpg",
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Santokhi"
        },
        {
            "name": "Orlando Wiet Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist dead at age 60",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/orlando-wiet",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 60,
            "death_date": "2026-03-26",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-26",
            "published_at": "2026-03-26T12:00:00+01:00",
            "occupation": [
                "artists",
                "athletes"
            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands",
                "Suriname",
                "Thailand"
            ],
            "description": "Orlando Wiet, a Surinamese-Dutch mixed martial artist, died on March 26, 2026, at the age of 60. Born in Paramaribo, then in Dutch Guiana, on October 24, 1965, he was a world champion kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. Wiet’s career ran from 1994 to 1998. He began training in Purmerend with Cees van der Velden, later worked in Breda with Ramon Dekkers and Cor Hemmers, and also trained in Thailand. He fought at K-1 and It’s Showtime tournaments and took part in UFC 2 in 1994, representing Muay Thai.",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_Wiet"
        },
        {
            "name": "Esther Roord Actress dead at age 61",
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            "age": 61,
            "death_date": "2026-03-25",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-25",
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        },
        {
            "name": "Rainelle Krause American soprano dead at age 37",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rainelle-krause",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 37,
            "death_date": "2026-03-16",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-16",
            "published_at": "2026-03-16T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Rainelle Krause, an American soprano and opera singer, died on March 16, 2026, at age 38 in Fort Worth, Texas. Born in Tampa, Florida, on December 14, 1987, she grew up in Bloomington, Indiana and earned both a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in vocal performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in Bloomington. Known for combining coloratura soprano singing with aerial silks performance, she appeared in opera houses including English National Opera, Berlin State Opera, Dutch National Opera, Royal Danish Theatre and Theater Basel. Her signature piece was the Queen of the Night aria from Mozart's The Magic Flute.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainelle_Krause"
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        {
            "name": "Catherine Nolan American politician dead at age 67",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/catherine-nolan",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 67,
            "death_date": "2026-03-11",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-11",
            "published_at": "2026-03-11T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Catherine Nolan, an American politician and Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, died on March 11, 2026. She served as deputy speaker of the Assembly and represented New York’s 37th State Assembly district from 1985 to 2022. Her district included the Queens neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Astoria, Woodside, Long Island City, Maspeth, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Dutch Kills and Blissville. Born in Syracuse on March 12, 1958, she lived in her Assembly district for most of her life. Nolan graduated from Grover Cleveland High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from New York University. She was first elected to the Assembly in 1984 and later served as chair of the Labor and Banking committees.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Nolan"
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        {
            "name": "IJf Blokker Dutch actor",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ijf-blokker",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 95,
            "death_date": "2026-03-10",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-10",
            "published_at": "2026-03-10T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "IJf Blokker, a Dutch actor, musician and television presenter, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 95. Born in Den Helder on September 2, 1930, he began his career as a drummer before becoming known on Dutch television in the 1970s for playing Barend Servet in Wim T. Schippers-directed VPRO productions, including De Fred Haché Show. He later had minor roles in several television programs and presented the VPRO nature program Puur natuur in the 1980s.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJf_Blokker"
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        {
            "name": "Jan Lenferink Dutch radio and television presenter dead at age 80",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-lenferink",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 80,
            "death_date": "2026-03-07",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-07",
            "published_at": "2026-03-07T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Jan Lenferink, the Dutch radio and television presenter and columnist best known for RUR (Rechtstreeks uit Richter), died on March 7, 2026. Born in Dalfsen on 9 December 1945, he studied Dutch language and psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, served three years as editor-in-chief of the Nijmeegse Universiteitsblad, and later worked as a teacher of Dutch. In the 1970s he worked on the radio programme Dit is het begin and later moved to the VPRO. His first television work was as an interviewer on Het Gat van Nederland in the 1973–74 season. He developed RUR with Gert-Jan Dröge; the programme began in 1982 as a Sunday-afternoon talk show in the Amsterdam nightclub Richter before later returning on Veronica, RTL 4, RTL 5 and SBS6.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lenferink"
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        {
            "name": "Hans Wagner Communications manager dead at age 62",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hans-wagner-politician",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 62,
            "death_date": "2026-03-06",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-06",
            "published_at": "2026-03-06T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Hans-Christoph Wagner, a German-born Dutch politician and communications manager, died on March 6, 2026, at the age of 62. A member of the Labour Party, he served in the House of Representatives from May to November 2006. Wagner was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on April 14, 1963.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wagner_(politician)"
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        {
            "name": "Try Sutrisno Politician, army officer dead at age 90",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/try-sutrisno",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 90,
            "death_date": "2026-03-02",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-02",
            "published_at": "2026-03-02T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Try Sutrisno, an Indonesian politician and army general who served as the sixth vice president of Indonesia, died on March 2, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, on November 15, 1935, he graduated from the Army Technical Academy in 1959. During his career, Sutrisno served as Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 1986 to 1988 and as Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Indonesia from 1988 to 1993. He held the vice presidency from 1993 to 1998.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_Sutrisno"
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        {
            "name": "Atelier Kempe Thill Dutch architect dead at age 55",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/atelier-kempe-thill",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 55,
            "death_date": "2026-03-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-01",
            "published_at": "2026-03-01T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Atelier Kempe Thill, the Rotterdam-based Dutch architectural firm founded in 2000 by German architects André Kempe and Oliver Thill, died on March 1, 2026. Both founders were born in East Germany and graduated in architecture from the Technical University of Dresden. The practice was known for its minimalist design approach, careful material detailing, and work exploring affordable high-quality architecture within constrained budgets.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Thill"
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        {
            "name": "Frits van Swoll",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frits-van-swoll",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-03-01",
            "reported_date": "2026-03-01",
            "published_at": "2026-03-01T02:35:03+01:00",
            "occupation": [
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            ],
            "nationality": [
                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Dutch photographer",
            "image_url": null,
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frits_van_Swoll"
        },
        {
            "name": "Yukkie B Dutch rapper dead at age 56",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/yukkie-b",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 56,
            "death_date": "2026-02-28",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-28",
            "published_at": "2026-02-28T12:00:00+01:00",
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                "musicians"
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            "nationality": [
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            "description": "Yukkie B, the Dutch rapper known as Yüksel Özince, died on February 28, 2026. Born in Amsterdam on October 30, 1969, he discovered hip-hop culture and breakdancing in 1984. In 1997, he released the Dutch-language single \"Wat Nou!\" as his debut. The following year, he won the TMF Award for best rap act, the first TMF Award presented in the rap category to a Dutch artist. In 2003, Özince left his label Top Notch/Virgin and later made guest appearances on several CDs, including Brainpower's Door marrow en brain.",
            "image_url": null,
            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukkie_B"
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        {
            "name": "Karl Dempwolf Landscape painting dead at age 86",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/karl-dempwolf",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-02-26",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-26",
            "published_at": "2026-02-26T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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                "the Netherlands"
            ],
            "description": "Karl Dempwolf, a Dutch-American painter known for his California landscape works, died on February 26, 2026, at age 86. Born in Delmenhorst, Germany, on December 17, 1939, he spent the war years in Bavaria before immigrating to the United States with his family in 1954. Dempwolf later became a contemporary California Plein-Air painter, was a Signature Member of the California Art Club, and served on its Advisory Board of Directors.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Dempwolf"
        },
        {
            "name": "Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz Dutch physicist dead at age 101",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nicolaas-marinus-hugenholtz",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 101,
            "death_date": "2026-02-23",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-23",
            "published_at": "2026-02-23T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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            ],
            "description": "Nicolaas Marinus Hugenholtz, a Dutch physicist and academic, died on February 23, 2026. He was a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Groningen from 1960 to 1989. Born in Wormerveer on 26 April 1924, he studied physics at Leiden University and received his degree in 1948. He later studied theoretical physics under Hans Kramers and earned a PhD in physics at Utrecht University in 1957 for a thesis titled The quantum theory of large systems and its application to the structure of nuclear matter. Hugenholtz was elected to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1988.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaas_Marinus_Hugenholtz"
        },
        {
            "name": "Koos Postema Radio and television presenter dead at age 93",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/koos-postema",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-02-21",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-21",
            "published_at": "2026-02-21T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Koos Postema, a Dutch radio and television presenter, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 93. Born Jacobus Gerrit Postema in Rotterdam on August 17, 1932, he began working at VARA radio in 1960 as a reporter for the program Dingen van de dag. He moved to television in 1963 with Achter het Nieuws and later hosted his own talk show, Een klein uur U, in 1969, winning the Zilveren Nipkowschijf that same year. In 1971, the program was renamed Een groot uur U.",
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            "wikidata_id": null,
            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Postema"
        },
        {
            "name": "Jan Timman 74 dead at age -1",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-timman",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-18",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-18",
            "published_at": "2026-02-18T12:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
            "description": "Jan Timman, the Dutch chess grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, died on February 18, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Amsterdam on December 14, 1951, he earned the grandmaster title in 1974 and was known as \"The Best of the West\" at the height of his career. Timman won the Dutch Chess Championship nine times, was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship several times, and lost the 1993 FIDE World Championship title match against Anatoly Karpov.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Timman"
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        {
            "name": "Liane Engeman Dutch racing driver dead at age 81",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/liane-engeman",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 81,
            "death_date": "2026-02-12",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-12",
            "published_at": "2026-02-12T12:00:00+01:00",
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            ],
            "description": "Liane Engeman, a Dutch racing driver, died on February 12, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Haarlem on March 24, 1944, she worked for her father's taxi company in Zandvoort and was driving by age 15. She was introduced to racing when rally driver Rob Slotemaker offered her a lift while she was waiting at a bus stop. Engeman began racing professionally in Formula Vee in the Netherlands in 1965 and later competed in the 1969 British Saloon Car Championship for D.J. Bond Racing, driving a Ford Anglia.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liane_Engeman"
        },
        {
            "name": "Marc van Belkum Dutch water polo player dead at age 61",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marc-van-belkum",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 61,
            "death_date": "2026-02-11",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-11",
            "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Marc van Belkum, a Dutch water polo player, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Leiden in 1965, he competed for the Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where the team finished ninth. Van Belkum began his water polo career with De Zijl-LGB in Leiden and later played for Nereus and Vivax, with a spell in Italy. He came from a prominent water polo family; his brother, Stan van Belkum, competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and his niece, Iefke van Belkum, represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Olympics.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_van_Belkum"
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        {
            "name": "Cees Nooteboom Novelist, poet, journalist dead at age 92",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/cees-nooteboom",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 92,
            "death_date": "2026-02-11",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-11",
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            "description": "Cees Nooteboom, the Dutch novelist, poet and journalist, died on February 11, 2026, at age 92. Born Cornelis Johannes Jacobus Maria Nooteboom on July 31, 1933, in The Hague, Netherlands, he gained wider attention for his novel \"Rituals\" (\"Rituelen,\" 1980), which won the Pegasus Prize and was first translated into English in 1983 by Louisiana State University Press. LSU Press later published two earlier novels in English, along with other works up to 1990. Other publishers, including Harcourt and Grove Press, also issued some of his work in English.",
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            "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cees_Nooteboom"
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        {
            "name": "Nico de Haan Dutch birdwatcher and television presenter dead at age 78",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nico-de-haan",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 78,
            "death_date": "2026-02-11",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-11",
            "published_at": "2026-02-11T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Nico de Haan, a Dutch birdwatcher and television presenter, died on February 11, 2026. He was a Dutch conservationist, writer and radio and television presenter known for popularising birdwatching in the Netherlands. De Haan worked with Vogelbescherming Nederland and helped bring birdwatching to a wider audience through the broadcasting programmes Vroege Vogels and Baardmannetjes. He was born in Aarlanderveen on July 22, 1947, spent much of his childhood in Zalk, and later completed training in land and nature management before briefly working as a miner in Canada.",
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        {
            "name": "Femke Boersma Dutch actress",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 90,
            "death_date": "2026-02-10",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-10",
            "published_at": "2026-02-10T12:00:00+01:00",
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            "description": "Femke Boersma, the Dutch actress known for her role in Het Wonderlijke leven van Willem Parel, died on February 10, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Amsterdam on 11 December 1935, she began her career in the late 1950s and in 1959 had a leading role in the Holland Festival production Troilus and Cressida. From 1958 to 1968, she was associated with the Nederlandse Comedie, where she played Honey in Wie is er bang voor Virginia Woolf, and she later worked with Zuidelijk Toneel Globe from 1968 to 1980. In 1980, she helped found Theater 80, which became Theater Persona in 1984.",
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        {
            "name": "Bert Broekhuis Urban planner dead at age 82",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/bert-broekhuis",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 82,
            "death_date": "2026-02-07",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-07",
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            "name": "Hilton Woods",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hilton-woods",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 57,
            "death_date": "2026-01-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-30",
            "published_at": "2026-01-30T17:30:03+01:00",
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            "nationality": [
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                "the Netherlands"
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        {
            "name": "Arie van den Brand",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/arie-van-den-brand",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 74,
            "death_date": "2026-01-30",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-30",
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        {
            "name": "Wim Kelleners",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/wim-kelleners",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 75,
            "death_date": "2026-01-25",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-25",
            "published_at": "2026-01-25T09:20:02+01:00",
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        {
            "name": "Jan Nico Scholten",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jan-nico-scholten",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 93,
            "death_date": "2026-01-22",
            "reported_date": "2026-01-22",
            "published_at": "2026-01-22T18:55:02+01:00",
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