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Died on Wednesday February 2, 2005
- Alyda Johanna Robers (83), Den Haag
- Catharina Victorina Paulina (Paulina) Lambrichts (86), Hasselt, België
- Beverly Ann Stanley (72)
- Andries Haring (78)
- Andy Hoekstra (86), Palos Heights, Cook, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- Cornelia Timmermans (93), Baarle-Nassau
- Adriana (Adri) van Rij (77), Barneveld
- Aaltje Klok (86)
- Bernard John Hedtke (92), International Falls, Koochiching Co. Minnesota
- Charlotte Ann Edwards (58)
Born on February 2
- 1991 » Gregory Mertens, Belgian footballer († 2015)
- 1991 » Nathan Delfouneso, English footballer
- 1992 » Joonas Tamm, Estonian footballer
- 1992 » Lammtarra, American race horse († 2014)
- 1993 » Bobby Decordova-Reid, English born Jamaican international footballer, forward
- 1993 » Ravel Morrison, English footballer
- 1995 » Aleksander Jagiełło, Polish footballer
- 1995 » Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy († 2012)
- 1995 » Paul Digby, English footballer
- 1996 » Harry Winks, English international footballer, midfielder
Died on February 2
- 2003 » Lou Harrison, American composer and educator (b. 1917)
- 2004 » Bernard McEveety, American director and producer (b. 1924)
- 2005 » Birgitte Federspiel, Danish actress (b. 1925)
- 2005 » Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
- 2007 » Billy Henderson, American singer (b. 1939)
- 2007 » Eric Von Schmidt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
- 2007 » Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
- 2007 » Joe Hunter, American pianist (b. 1927)
- 2007 » Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
- 2007 » Vijay Arora, Indian actor (b. 1944)
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
- Iris
- Nienke
- Lisa
- Isa
- 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.
- February 1 » King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
- April 24 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
- July 21 » July 2005 London bombings occur.
- July 28 » The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
- August 2 » Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
- December 7 » Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
Weather February 2, 2005
The temperature on February 2, 2005 was between 4.3 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 6.2 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 6.3 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (27%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.