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March 7, 2004Born on Monday March 8, 2004
- Puck Evelien Spoelder, amsterdam
Died on Monday March 8, 2004
- Angenietje Keijzer (94), Sommelsdijk
- Ale (Ab) Jetze Hoekstra (81), Amsterdam
- Andries Beuker (75), Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Cees Wijnands (92)
- Anna Maria Timmermans (93), Udenhout, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alta Faye Steenis (91), Emporia, Lyon, Kansas (USA)
- Angenietje KEIJZER Adr (94)
- Ale Jetze Hoekstra (81), Amsterdam
- Bernhard Peter Flecken (67), Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands
- Elisabeth Strijkers (86), Susteren
Born on March 8
- 1990 » Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer
- 1990 » Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player
- 1991 » Miriam Bryant, Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter
- 1991 » Tom English, Australian rugby player
- 1992 » Uki Satake, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host
- 1994 » Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer
- 1994 » Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer († 2014)
- 1994 » Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer
- 1996 » Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer
- 1998 » Tali Darsigny, Canadian weightlifter
Died on March 8
- 1999 » Adolfo Bioy Casares, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1914)
- 1999 » Peggy Cass, American actress and comedian (b. 1924)
- 2001 » Edward Winter, American actor (b. 1937)
- 2003 » Adam Faith, English singer (b. 1940)
- 2003 » Karen Morley, American actress (b. 1909)
- 2004 » Muhammad Zaidan, Syrian terrorist, founded the Palestine Liberation Front (b. 1948)
- 2005 » Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951)
- 2005 » César Lattes, Brazilian physicist and academic (b. 1924)
- 2007 » John Inman, English actor (b. 1935)
- 2007 » John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947)
Names that were popular for boys in 2004
- Samuel
- Thomas
- Sam
- Lucas
- Sem
- Jelle
- Daan
- Lars
- Claus-casimir
- Niels
- Tim
- Thijs
- Noah
- Max
- Johannes
- Nick
Names that were popular for girls in 2004
- Amber
- Sanne
- Anna
- Emma
- Isa
- Lotte
- Anne
- Iris
- Lisa
- Chiara
- Femke
- Ameila
- Julia
- Noa
- Charlotte
- Anouk
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2004
- 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.
- March 19 » March 19 Shooting Incident: The Republic of China(Taiwan) president Chen Shui-bian was shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.
- May 2 » The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
- June 24 » In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
- July 16 » Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
- November 30 » Lion Air Flight 583 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people.
- December 26 » Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny.
Weather March 8, 2004
The temperature on March 8, 2004 was between -3.8 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 2.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (58%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north.