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• Dalton LYCKLAMA À NIJEHOLT, Antlers Oklahoma U.S.A († 2012)

• Albert Boersma (75), Noordbergum, Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
• Antonius Gerardus Johannes (Antoon) Reinink (94)
• Cordelia Carol Lambert (90), Chesterfield, St Louis, Missouri, Verenigde Staten
• Agatha van der Kwast (101), Roden
• ALBERT BURKERT (84), Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Neeltje van den Dries (94), Lisse
• A. Vos (63), Klazienaveen, Emmen
• Bouke Siebenga (91), Heerenveen, Gem. Heerenveen, Fryslân, Nederland
• Abram Buitenweg (90)
• Anna Hendrika Slijkhuis (80), Apeldoorn (Gld) Nederland

• 1990 » Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor
• 1990 » SZA, American singer-songwriter
• 1991 » Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete
• 1991 » Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer
• 1991 » Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 » Christophe Vincent, French footballer
• 1993 » Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer
• 1993 » Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player
• 1999 » Katherine Uchida, Canadian rhythmic gymnast
• 2000 » Jasmine Thompson, English singer

• 2003 » Bob Grant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1932)
• 2003 » C.Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (b. 1920)
• 2003 » Guy Speranza, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
• 2004 » Peter Mathers, English-Australian author and playwright (b. 1931)
• 2005 » Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor and director (b. 1928)
• 2005 » David Westheimer, American soldier and author (b. 1917)
• 2006 » Basil Poledouris, American composer and conductor (b. 1945)
• 2006 » Hannspeter Winter, Austrian physicist and academic (b. 1941)
• 2007 » Aad Nuis, Dutch journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1933)
• 2007 » Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1943)

• 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 » Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
• May 21 » The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opens at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
• July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
• 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 30 » Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
• October 28 » I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is indicted due to his involvement in the Plame affair.

The temperature on November 8, 2005 was between 8.1 °C and 16.7 °C and averaged 11.6 °C. There was 4.6 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.