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Born on Wednesday August 24, 2005
- Jadzia Marie Renaud, DePaul Hospital, St Louis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
Died on Wednesday August 24, 2005
- Catharina Elisabeth van Gooswilligen (79), Oegstgeest
- Aaltjen Nijland (97), Deventer, P.W. Janssen Verpl
- Catharina Theadora Velders - Sonneveld (92), Delft
- Antonius Lambertus van de Veerdonk (80), Berlicum
- Catharina Theodora Sonneveld (92), Delft
- Arnoldus Hendrik Hoegen Dijkhof (86), Soest
- Adrianus (Adrie) de Zeeuw (74), Leiden, Nederland
- Cornelis Wilhelmus Houdijk (67), Haastrecht,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Swaak (74)
- Bernice van den Heuvel (74), Darboy, Calumet, Wisconsin, Verenigde Staten
Born on August 24
- 1988 » Rupert Grint, English actor
- 1989 » Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer
- 1989 » Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer
- 1990 » Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
- 1991 » Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
- 1992 » Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 » Allen Robinson, American football player
- 1995 » Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family
- 1996 » Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player
- 2001 » Mildred Maldonado, Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Died on August 24
- 2000 » Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964)
- 2001 » Jane Greer, American actress (b. 1924)
- 2001 » Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917)
- 2002 » Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909)
- 2003 » Wilfred Thesiger, Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910)
- 2004 » Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)
- 2006 » Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)
- 2006 » Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)
- 2007 » Aaron Russo, American director and producer (b. 1943)
- 2007 » Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (b. 1937)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Tom
- Thijs
- Daan
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Bram
- Niels
- Sem
- Max
- Alexander
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
- Emma
- Alexia
- Anna
- Sophie
- Floor
- Julia
- Fleur
- Kierstin
- Isa
- Iris
- Lisa
- Nienke
- Eva
- Femke
- Anouk
- Felicia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2005
- 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 to Friday, July 7, 2006 the cabinet Balkenende II, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- May 16 » Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35–23 National Assembly vote.
- July 22 » Jean Charles de Menezes is killed by police as the hunt begins for the London Bombers responsible for the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the 21 July 2005 London bombings.
- July 29 » Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
- October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.
- October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
- December 4 » Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
Weather August 24, 2005
The temperature on August 24, 2005 was between 8.3 °C and 20.5 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.