About the day » Thursday May 5, 2011Calender converter

• Antoinette Maria Mertens (57), Oud Gastel, N-Br, NL
• Daryl G de Ruiter (65), Ìowa
• Dick Groeneveld (88)
• Alphonie Houbraken (91), Bergeijk
• Francijna Fitters (85), Elshout
• Antonius Gerardus Weijers (81), Voerendaal, Limburg, Nederland
• Duncan Moehonua Thompson Jr. (86), Reno, Washoe, Nevada, Verenigde Staten
• Geert Kamps (79), Winsum
• Frederik Johannes Weber (70)
• Cornelia Henderica Hovenkamp (85), Bussum, Noord-Holland, Nederland

• 1988 » Adele, English singer-songwriter
• 1988 » Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
• 1989 » Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
• 1991 » Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
• 1991 » Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
• 1992 » Loïck Landre, French footballer
• 1994 » Celeste, English singer
• 1998 » Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player
• 1999 » Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer
• 1999 » Nathan Chen, American figure skater

• 2010 » Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (b. 1910)
• 2010 » Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian academic and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (b. 1951)
• 2011 » Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (b. 1901)
• 2011 » Dana Wynter, British actress (b. 1931)
• 2011 » Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924)
• 2012 » Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (b. 1932)
• 2012 » Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (b. 1916)
• 2012 » George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1922)
• 2012 » Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (b. 1950)
• 2012 » Surendranath, Indian cricketer (b. 1937)

1. Tim
2. Lucas
3. Thomas
4. Chris
5. Daan
6. Liam
7. Jesse
8. Lars
9. Sem
10. Luuk
11. Thijs
12. Julian
13. Levi
14. Milan
15. Gijs
16. Finn

1. Lenthe
2. Lieke
3. Anna
4. Sophie
5. Emma
6. Sanne
7. Eva
8. Charlotte
9. Elise
10. Julia
11. Lotte
12. Zoi
13. Tess
14. Maria
15. Lisa
16. Noa

• 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, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
• January 25 » The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes.
• May 1 » Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
• July 13 » Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
• August 6 » War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan.
• November 8 » The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
• November 12 » Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.

The average temperature on May 5, 2011 was 10.6 °C. There was 13.4 hours of sunshine (89%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.