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Born on Wednesday January 26, 2005
- Anneke Caroline Hoekstra
- Dario Hardonk, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland
Died on Wednesday January 26, 2005
- Alma Louise Ashcraft (76), Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten
- Eugene Cadwalader (80), Patchoque, Suffolk County, New York
- Leendert Sneijer (94), Rosmalen
- Agnes Hamers (95)
- Anton Marolt (57), Coquitlam BC Canada
- Alberdina Maria Sman (99)
- Fennigje Talen (85), Ruinen, Echten, Drenthe, Nederland
- Adrianus Wilhelmus Wilhelmina Wiericx (65), roosendaal
- Aaltje Margrietha Bakker (90)
- Elisa Josephina - Fientje Meijs (91), Valkenburg aan de Geul, LI, Netherlands
Born on January 26
- 1990 » Nina Zander, German tennis player
- 1990 » Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist
- 1990 » Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver
- 1991 » Tom Meechan, English footballer
- 1992 » Sasha Banks, American professional wrestler
- 1993 » Florian Thauvin, French footballer
- 1993 » Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer
- 1995 » Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1997 » Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player
- 2001 » Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast
Died on January 26
- 2000 » Don Budge, American tennis player and coach (b. 1915)
- 2000 » Kathleen Hale, English author and illustrator (b. 1898)
- 2001 » Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928)
- 2003 » George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (b. 1931)
- 2003 » Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (b. 1942)
- 2004 » Fred Haas, American golfer (b. 1916)
- 2006 » Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (b. 1917)
- 2007 » Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
- 2008 » Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and designer (b. 1906)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Daan
- Tom
- Thijs
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Bram
- Sem
- Niels
- Max
- Alexander
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
- Emma
- Alexia
- Anna
- Sophie
- Floor
- Julia
- Fleur
- Kierstin
- Isa
- Iris
- Lisa
- Nienke
- 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 9 » The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War.
- February 2 » The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage.
- July 26 » Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
- July 27 » After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
- September 7 » Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
- 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.
Weather January 26, 2005
The temperature on January 26, 2005 was between -2.7 °C and 1.7 °C and averaged -0.8 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (83%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.