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Died on Wednesday February 23, 2005
- Annelies Gerritsen (64), Lichtenvoorde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Cornelia Petronella van Dun (99), Tilburg
- Aaltje ten Have (91), Hattem, Gd
- Clarence van der Stoep (71), Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa
- Albert Jantinus Zwaantinus (AB) Blank (83), Eindhoven Noord-Brabant Nederland
- Arendje Jannetje Ardon (88), Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Nederland
- Anton Spitzer (74), Telgte
- Anna Theodora Nolf (88), Dordrecht
- antonetta (jeannette) gommans (89), venlo
- Cornelis Simon "Kees" Groot (77)
Born on February 23
- 1990 » Kevin Connauton, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 » Marco Scandella, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990 » Terry Hawkridge, English footballer
- 1992 » Casemiro, Brazilian footballer
- 1992 » Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1993 » Chris Grevsmuhl, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 » Dakota Fanning, American actress
- 1995 » Andrew Wiggins, Canadian basketball player
- 1996 » D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player
- 1997 » Jamal Murray, Canadian basketball player
Died on February 23
- 2000 » Ofra Haza, Israeli singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1957)
- 2000 » Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (b. 1915)
- 2003 » Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955)
- 2003 » Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and academic (b. 1910)
- 2004 » Sikander Bakht, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (b. 1918)
- 2004 » Vijay Anand, Indian director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1934)
- 2006 » Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (b. 1921)
- 2007 » John Ritchie, English footballer (b. 1941)
- 2008 » Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (b. 1950)
- 2008 » Paul Frère, Belgian race car driver and journalist (b. 1917)
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
- Isa
- 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.
- April 23 » The first ever YouTube video, titled "Me at the zoo", was published by co-founder Jawed Karim.
- April 26 » Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
- August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
- August 29 » Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125billion in damage.
- September 16 » The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
- December 24 » Chad–Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of war against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.
Weather February 23, 2005
The temperature on February 23, 2005 was between -2.4 °C and 1.4 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.3 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.