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Born on Monday April 4, 2005
Died on Monday April 4, 2005



Born on April 4

Died on April 4
  • 2001 » Ed Roth, American illustrator and engineer (b. 1932)
  • 2001 » Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (b. 1915)
  • 2001 » Maury Van Vliet, American-Canadian academic (b. 1913)
  • 2003 » Anthony Caruso, American actor (b. 1916)
  • 2004 » Briek Schotte, Belgian cyclist and coach (b. 1919)
  • 2005 » Edward Bronfman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
  • 2007 » Bob Clark, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
  • 2007 » Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (b. 1935)
  • 2008 » Francis Tucker, South African race car driver (b. 1923)
  • 2009 » Maxine Cooper, American actress, activist and photographer (b. 1924)

Names that were popular for boys in 2005
  1. Thomas
  2. Daan
  3. Tom
  4. Thijs
  5. Lucas
  6. Bas
  7. Milan
  8. Daniel
  9. Tim
  10. Ian
  11. Lars
  12. Bram
  13. Sem
  14. Niels
  15. Max
  16. Alexander
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
  1. Emma
  2. Alexia
  3. Anna
  4. Sophie
  5. Floor
  6. Julia
  7. Fleur
  8. Kierstin
  9. Isa
  10. Iris
  11. Lisa
  12. Nienke
  13. Eva
  14. Femke
  15. Anouk
  16. 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 16 » The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia.
  • March 3 » James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.
  • March 3 » Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
  • July 7 » A series of four explosions occurs on London's transport system, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers, and injuring over 700 others.
  • 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 17 » The Colbert Report, an American satirical news television program and talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Comedy Central.
Weather April 4, 2005

The temperature on April 4, 2005 was between 6.3 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 3.0 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.

Source: KNMI