About the day » Saturday May 15, 2004Calender converter
May 14, 2004Died on Saturday May 15, 2004
- Ber Vanhijfte (87), Sluiskil
- Antonia Maria Catharina Oosterhout (92), Oosterhout, NB, Nederland
- Charlotte .....
- Antonius Jozef (Toon) Asma (68), Nijverdal, Overijssel, Nederland
- Albert Jolly August LEGEIN (87), Nieuwpoort
- Derk Peter Oldenhof (90), Enschede, Overijssel, Nederland
- Bernardus Vanhijfte (87), Sluiskil
- Chester Eugene McBride (88), Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa
- Alvin Miller (87), Buffalo, Erie, New York, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Agatha Bakker (83), Lutjebroek, Grootebroek, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 15
- 1988 » Indrek Kajupank, Estonian basketball player
- 1988 » Scott Laird, English footballer
- 1989 » Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, French footballer
- 1990 » Jordan Eberle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 » Lee Jong-hyun, Korean guitarist
- 1990 » Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model
- 1993 » Jeremy Hawkins, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 » Tomáš Kalas, Czech international footballer
- 1996 » Birdy, English singer-songwriter
- 1997 » Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer
Died on May 15
- 1998 » Earl Manigault, American basketball player (b. 1944)
- 1998 » Naim Talu, Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1919)
- 2003 » June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
- 2006 » Nizar Abdul Zahra, Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
- 2007 » Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
- 2008 » Alexander Courage, American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
- 2008 » Tommy Burns, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
- 2008 » Will Elder, American illustrator (b. 1921)
- 2009 » Bud Tingwell, Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
- 2009 » Wayman Tisdale, American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)
Names that were popular for boys in 2004
- Johannes
- Jan
- Thomas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Samuel
- Pieter
- Hendrik
- Lucas
- Jacob
- Max
- Alexander
- Sam
- James
- Sem
- William
Names that were popular for girls in 2004
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Louise
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Emma
- Anne
- Sanne
- Naomi
- Amber
- Sophie
- Lotte
- Isa
- Lisa
- Julia
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.
- February 12 » The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
- April 24 » The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
- May 1 » Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
- August 22 » Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
- December 5 » The Civil Partnership Act comes into effect in the United Kingdom, and the first civil partnership is registered there.
- December 31 » The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670ft).
The weather on Saturday May 15, 2004
The temperature on May 15, 2004 was between 10.4 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.3 °C. There was 12.2 hours of sunshine (78%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI