About the day » Wednesday November 5, 2008Calender converter

• Cornelia Ploegman (82), Velsen, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
• Catharina Dimphna Maria Antonia De Jong (79), Ulvenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Catharina Willemina Koorn (80), Den Helder
• Alexandra de Salm-Horstmar (55)
• Arend Bruintjes (55), Vollenhove, Nederland
• Dianne Louise Allen (67), Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, Verenigde Staten
• Arie den Hond (88)
• Arend Bruintjes (55), Vollenhove
• Cees van Rijsbergen (90), Roosendaal,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adelaide Joanne Stickles (72), Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, Verenigde Staten

• 1987 » Chris Knierim, American figure skater
• 1987 » Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1987 » O. J. Mayo, American basketball player
• 1988 » Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer
• 1989 » Andrew Boyce, English footballer
• 1991 » Flume, Australian DJ and producer
• 1991 » Shōdai Naoya, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1992 » Marco Verratti, Italian footballer
• 1992 » Odell Beckham Jr., American football player
• 1993 » Hideya Tawada, Japanese actor and model

• 2005 » John Fowles, English novelist (b. 1926)
• 2005 » Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
• 2005 » Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (b. 1912)
• 2006 » Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1925)
• 2007 » Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
• 2009 » Félix Luna, Argentinian lawyer, historian, and academic (b. 1925)
• 2010 » Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (b. 1943)
• 2010 » Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (b. 1944)
• 2010 » Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (b. 1931)
• 2011 » Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (b. 1926)

1. Thomas
2. Benjamin
3. Gijs
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Jan
9. Daan
10. Sem
11. Lars
12. Noah
13. Thijs
14. Sam
15. Milan
16. Albert

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

• 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.
• February 14 » Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.
• February 17 » Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
• February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
• March 1 » The Armenian police clash with peaceful opposition rally protesting against allegedly fraudulent presidential elections, as a result ten people are killed.
• July 1 » Riots erupt in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
• December 9 » The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

The temperature on November 5, 2008 was between 7.5 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 9.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 2.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.