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Died on Thursday December 22, 2005
- Anna Cook (101), Coopersville,, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Dorus Kraaij (81)
- Alphons Lodewijk Vos (88), Hengelo
- Elisabeth Versteeg (89), Zwijndrecht
- Annie van Duijvenvoorde (76), Wassenaar, hospice
- Dale Edgar Korthuis (76), Kent County-Michigan (USA)
- Anna OR Annie Lobé (68), Gieten
- Betty J Dillinger (73), Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
- Antonia Bertha Johanna Keijsers (92), Venray,, Limburg, Nederland
- David Herman Engelhard (64), Grand Rapids Michigan, Verenigde Staten
Born on December 22
- 1989 » Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1990 » Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
- 1992 » Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
- 1992 » Moonbyul from Mamamoo, K-Pop star
- 1993 » David Klemmer, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 » Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1993 » Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer
- 1994 » Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
- 1996 » Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1998 » G Hannelius, American actress and singer
Died on December 22
- 2001 » Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)
- 2001 » Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)
- 2002 » Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (b. 1929)
- 2002 » Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
- 2004 » Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)
- 2006 » Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)
- 2006 » Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)
- 2007 » Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)
- 2007 » Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1911)
- 2009 » Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Johannes
- Jan
- Willem
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Lucas
- Daniel
- Daan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Thijs
- Alexander
- Tom
- David
- Milan
- Tim
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
- Maria
- Anna
- Sophie
- Emma
- Juliana
- Johanna
- Alexia
- Marie
- Anne
- Elisabeth
- Julia
- Fleur
- Luana
- Lisa
- Catharina
- Eva
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 18 » A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
- July 20 » The Civil Marriage Act legalizes same-sex marriage in Canada.
- October 22 » Bellview Airlines Flight 210 crashes in Nigeria, killing all 117 people on board.
- December 5 » The 6.8 Mw Lake Tanganyika earthquake shakes the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing six people.
- December 11 » The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.
The weather on Thursday December 22, 2005
The temperature on December 22, 2005 was between 4.6 °C and 8.6 °C and averaged 7.6 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 4.5 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI