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Born on Thursday July 10, 2008
Died on Thursday July 10, 2008



Born on July 10

Died on July 10
  • 2004 » Pati Behrs, Russian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1922)
  • 2005 » A. J. Quinnell, English author (b. 1940)
  • 2006 » Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (b. 1965)
  • 2007 » Doug Marlette, American cartoonist and author (b. 1949)
  • 2008 » Hiroaki Aoki, Japanese-American wrestler and businessman, founded Benihana (b. 1938)
  • 2008 » Mike Souchak, American golfer (b. 1927)
  • 2011 » Pierrette Alarie, Canadian soprano and educator (b. 1921)
  • 2011 » Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (b. 1924)
  • 2012 » Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (b. 1928)
  • 2012 » Peter Kyros, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)

Names that were popular for boys in 2008
  1. Thomas
  2. Benjamin
  3. Gijs
  4. Ruben
  5. Lucas
  6. Pieter
  7. Ashton
  8. Daan
  9. Jan
  10. Sem
  11. Lars
  12. Noah
  13. Thijs
  14. Sam
  15. Milan
  16. Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
  1. Marieke
  2. Emma
  3. Julia
  4. Femke
  5. Anna
  6. Sanne
  7. Sophie
  8. Lieke
  9. Lotte
  10. Jasmijn
  11. Maria
  12. Sanneke
  13. Fleur
  14. Eva
  15. Milou
  16. Nina

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2008
  • 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 Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
  • March 14 » A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.
  • May 28 » The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
  • June 9 » Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people.
  • August 17 » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
  • September 13 » Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
  • September 23 » Matti Saari kills ten people before committing suicide.
Weather July 10, 2008

The temperature on July 10, 2008 was between 14.3 °C and 19.9 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 6.7 mm of rain during 8.1 hours. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.

Source: KNMI