About the day » Thursday March 31, 2005Calender converter
March 30, 2005Died on Thursday March 31, 2005
- Donald Guy Flickinger (97), fortasse, somewhere in MI
- Bobby Frank Sutton (68), USA
- Elisabeth Maria Hubertina Baggen (92), Vaals
- Bernardus Vinke (82), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Egbert Molles Bosma (87), Veenendaal, Veenendaal, Utrecht, Nederland
- Cornelis Johannes Zijm (73), Emmen
- Cecile Lucille Webb (75)
- Carol Ann Meschan (66)
- Bernardus Bennie Vinke (82), Emmen
- Donald Henneman (59), Roosendaal
Born on March 31
- 1991 » Milan Milanović, Serbian footballer
- 1992 » Adam Zampa, Australian cricketer
- 1992 » Stijn de Looijer, Dutch footballer
- 1993 » Mikael Ishak, Swedish footballer
- 1994 » Mads Würtz Schmidt, Danish road cyclist
- 1994 » Samira Asghari, Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee
- 1994 » Tyler Wright, Australian surfer
- 1995 » Fiona Brown, footballer
- 1998 » Jakob Chychrun, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
- 1999 » Japhet Tanganga, English footballer
Died on March 31
- 2002 » Barry Took, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
- 2003 » Anne Gwynne, American actress (b. 1918)
- 2003 » Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1907)
- 2003 » Tommy Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1949)
- 2004 » Scott Helvenston, American soldier (b. 1965)
- 2005 » Frank Perdue, American businessman (b. 1920)
- 2005 » Justiniano Montano, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1905)
- 2005 » Stanley J. Korsmeyer, American oncologist and academic (b. 1951)
- 2006 » Jackie McLean, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1931)
- 2007 » Paul Watzlawick, Austrian-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1921)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Tom
- Thijs
- Daan
- Lucas
- Milan
- Bas
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Niels
- Max
- Bram
- Alexander
- Sem
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
- Emma
- Alexia
- Anna
- Sophie
- Floor
- Julia
- Fleur
- Kierstin
- Iris
- Isa
- Nienke
- Lisa
- Eva
- Femke
- Anouk
- Felicia
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2005
- 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 22 » The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
- March 3 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
- April 9 » Charles, Prince of Wales marries Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at Windsor's Guildhall.
- July 2 » The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
- September 7 » Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
- October 19 » Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
Weather March 31, 2005
The temperature on March 31, 2005 was between 7.2 °C and 16.1 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 2.2 hours. There was 8.0 hours of sunshine (62%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.