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March 1, 2005Born on Wednesday March 2, 2005
- Nadine Mons († 2009)
Died on Wednesday March 2, 2005
- Andreas Petrus Verwer (76), Canada
- Chanderpatie Jawahier (77), Suriname
- Anne Marius (Marius) Post Uiterweer (77), Leidschendam
- Albertje Kruize (82), Musselkanaal, Gemeente Stadskanaal, Groningen, Nederland
- Bèr Smeets (83)
- Arvin Ross Mortensen (63), Roby, Texas, Missouri, United States
- An Huiskamp (82), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Bernardus Hendrikus Johannes Rooks (87), Lichtenvoorde,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelis de Vreugd (71), Katwijk, Zuid Holland, Nederland
- Anna de Graaf (92), 's Gravenzande (ZH-NLD)
Born on March 2
- 1990 » Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 » Malcolm Butler, American football player
- 1990 » Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer
- 1990 » Tiger Shroff, Indian actor
- 1991 » Nick Franklin, American baseball player
- 1992 » Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer
- 1997 » Becky G, American singer and actress
- 2010 » Hailey Dawson, American with a 3D-printed robotic hand
- 2016 » Prince Oscar, duke of Skåne and prince of Sweden
Died on March 2
- 2003 » Hank Ballard, American singer-songwriter (b. 1927)
- 2003 » Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (b. 1931)
- 2004 » Cormac McAnallen, Irish footballer (b. 1980)
- 2004 » Marge Schott, American businesswoman (b. 1928)
- 2004 » Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (b. 1916)
- 2005 » Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (b. 1911)
- 2007 » Clem Labine, American baseball player (b. 1926)
- 2007 » Henri Troyat, Russian-French historian and author (b. 1911)
- 2007 » Ivan Safronov, Russian colonel and journalist (b. 1956)
- 2007 » Thomas S. Kleppe, American soldier and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1919)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Daan
- Tom
- Thijs
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Bram
- Sem
- Niels
- Max
- Alexander
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 9 » Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh.
- January 18 » The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France
- February 8 » Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
- October 15 » A planned neo-Nazi protest against African-American street gangs sets off a riot in Toledo, Ohio. Twenty-nine people are arrested.
- October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
- December 18 » The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.
Weather March 2, 2005
The temperature on March 2, 2005 was between -1.3 °C and 0.4 °C and averaged -0.7 °C. There was 6.1 mm of rain during 12.0 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.