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Died on Friday October 21, 2005
- Anna Maria Ruiling (62)
- Ardina Francisca Josephina Smulders (89), Wageningen
- Dirkje (Dicky) Wigbout (71), Hippolytushoef, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alexander van der Weiden (78), 's Gravenzande (ZH-NLD)
- Dali Abes Rozenblum (64), Rishon Le Zion, Israel
- Cornelis"Arie" Vrolijk (90)
- Aafjen Geertje Niesen (87), Groningen
- Cecile Vanbilsen (92), Heusden-Zolder
- Cornelis van de Giessen (87)
- Cornelis Arie VROLIJK (90), Lelystad (Flevoland)
Born on October 21
- 1990 » Bengali-Fodé Koita, French footballer
- 1991 » Geoffry Hairemans, Belgian footballer
- 1991 » Harry Pell, English footballer
- 1991 » Rob Keogh, English cricketer
- 1991 » Tom Eastman, English footballer
- 1991 » Vadaine Oliver, English footballer
- 1992 » Bernard Tomic, German-Australian tennis player
- 1992 » Marzia Bisognin, Italian businessperson and former YouTuber
- 1995 » Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
- 1995 » Cameron Burgess, Scottish-Australian footballer
Died on October 21
- 1999 » Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish political scientist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1939)
- 1999 » Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2002 » Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (b. 1917)
- 2003 » Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1969)
- 2003 » Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. 1916)
- 2003 » Luis A. Ferré, Puerto Rican engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of Puerto Rico (b. 1904)
- 2006 » Sandy West, American singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1959)
- 2007 » Paul Fox, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
- 2010 » A. Ayyappan, Indian poet and translator (b. 1949)
- 2011 » Hikmet Bilâ, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1954)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Tom
- Daan
- Thijs
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Alexander
- Sem
- Bram
- Niels
- Max
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 29 » The first direct commercial flights from mainland China (from Guangzhou) to Taiwan since 1949 arrived in Taipei. Shortly afterwards, a China Airlines flight lands in Beijing.
- April 25 » The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
- August 31 » The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people.
- 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.
- October 15 » A planned neo-Nazi protest against African-American street gangs sets off a riot in Toledo, Ohio. Twenty-nine people are arrested.
- November 23 » Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
Weather October 21, 2005
The temperature on October 21, 2005 was between 6.3 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 12.1 °C. There was 6.5 mm of rain during 3.9 hours. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.