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July 7, 1999Died on Thursday July 8, 1999
- Bernardus van der Gulik (87), Wateringen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland Nederland
- Anna (Johanna) Maria Boeijkens (96), Terneuzen
- Betty Lynn Miller (61), Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, at the age of 61
- Anna Lucille Mintz (89), Moseley, Chesterfield, Virginia
- Alfred van Moppes (74), Amstelveen (NL)
- Arendina Nieuwenhuis (85), Nijverdal
- Anna Cornelia Vermunt (89), Roosendaal en Nispen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus Pauwels (81), Wilrijk
- Catharina Wilhelmina Dennissen (76)
- Anna Maria Boeijkens (96), Terneuzen, Zeeland, Nederland
Born on July 8
- 1988 » Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer († 2012)
- 1989 » Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer († 2012)
- 1989 » Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion
- 1991 » Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
- 1992 » Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter († 2015)
- 1992 » Son Heung-min, Korean footballer
- 1992 » Xander Mobus, American voice actor
- 1997 » Bryce Love, American football player
- 1997 » Lauran Hibberd, English singer-songwriter
- 1998 » Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper
Died on July 8
- 1994 » Christian-Jaque, French director and screenwriter (b. 1904)
- 1994 » Dick Sargent, American actor (b. 1930)
- 1994 » Kim Il-sung, North Korean commander and politician, President of North Korea (b. 1912)
- 1994 » Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (b. 1927)
- 1996 » Irene Prador, Austrian-born actress and writer (b. 1911)
- 1998 » Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player, author, and feminist (b. 1905)
- 1999 » Pete Conrad, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
- 2001 » John O'Shea, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2002 » Ward Kimball, American animator and trombonist (b. 1914)
- 2004 » Paula Danziger, American author and educator (b. 1944)
Names that were popular for boys in 1999
- Jan
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Max
- Pieter
- Alexander
- David
- Niels
- Jacob
- Bram
- Hendrik
- Robin
- Tim
- James
Names that were popular for girls in 1999
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Anne
- Sanne
- Emma
- Julia
- Lisa
- Sophie
- Elisabeth
- Laura
- Louise
- Elizabeth
- Lotte
- Amber
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1999
- 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 Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.8 million citizens.
- January 25 » A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000.
- April 14 » NATO mistakenly bombs a convoy of ethnic Albanian refugees. Yugoslav officials say 75 people were killed.
- April 23 » NATO bombs the headquarters of Radio Television of Serbia, as part of their aerial campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- May 29 » Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
- November 30 » British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
- December 2 » The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
The weather on Thursday July 8, 1999
The temperature on July 8, 1999 was between 14.8 °C and 23.0 °C and averaged 18.8 °C. There was 7.6 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI