About the day » Monday May 9, 2005Calender converter
May 8, 2005Died on Monday May 9, 2005
- Charles Andrew MORRISON (72)
- Bernardus Gerhardus Maria van de Pavert (71), Wehl
- Aaltje Timmer (72), Winschoten
- Cornelia Dorothea Peijzel (76), amsterdam, Nederland
- Belia Elizabeth Huibertje van der Linden (75)
- Adelheid Wittstock (61)
- Aaltje Timmer (72), Winschoten
- Carel Willem Johannes (80), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Carel Willem Johannes Versteeg (80), Rotterdam
- Anna Helena Antoinette Kauderer (83), Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 9
- 1985 » Jake Long, American football player
- 1987 » Kevin Gameiro, French footballer
- 1987 » Scott Bolton, Australian rugby league player
- 1987 » Vitaliy Pushkar, Ukrainian race car driver
- 1988 » J. R. Fitzpatrick, Canadian race car driver
- 1989 » Ellen White, English footballer
- 1991 » Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar judoka
- 1992 » Dan Burn, English footballer
- 1996 » Grace Reid, Scottish diver
- 1996 » Saron Läänmäe, Estonian footballer
Died on May 9
- 2003 » Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1918)
- 2004 » Akhmad Kadyrov, Chechen cleric and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic (b. 1951)
- 2004 » Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927)
- 2004 » Brenda Fassie, South African singer (b. 1964)
- 2007 » Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (b. 1901)
- 2008 » Baptiste Manzini, American football player (b. 1920)
- 2008 » Jack Gibson, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1929)
- 2008 » Nuala O'Faolain, Irish journalist and producer (b. 1942)
- 2008 » Pascal Sevran, French singer, television host, and author (b. 1945)
- 2009 » Chuck Daly, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Tom
- Thijs
- Daan
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Niels
- Sem
- Max
- Bram
- Alexander
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.
- January 12 » Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
- May 10 » A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 60 feet from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
- August 18 » A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java, affecting almost 100 million people, one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
- September 26 » The PBS Kids Channel is shut down and replaced by a joint network with Comcast called Sprout.
- October 8 » The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
- November 23 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
Weather May 9, 2005
The temperature on May 9, 2005 was between 4.8 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 8.4 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.