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• Ashanti Petronella Christina Kuijer, Voerendaal, Limburg, Nederland († 2020)
• Loegaire van der Molen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2005)
• Daan Van Nueten ♛, Herentals, België († 2005)

• Alida Graaff (84), Den Helder
• Aalbert Frederik Van Binsbergen (77), velp
• Abraham Pieter Salomé (79), Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• (78), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Katharina de Kok (89), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Antoon de Graaf (82), Brunssum
• Anna-Lisa Ljung (83), Storkvägen 10, Kristianstads Heliga Trefaldighet (L)
• Connie Frances Rocha (66)
• Antonia Meier (86), Schiedam
• Adelheid Johanna Cornelese (93), Groesbeek, Nederland

• 1989 » Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
• 1990 » Kemba Walker, American basketball player
• 1991 » Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
• 1991 » Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
• 1991 » Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
• 1992 » Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
• 1996 » 6ix9ine, American rapper
• 2001 » Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player
• 2003 » Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco

• 2003 » Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette, singer, and artist (b. 1920)
• 2005 » Jean Carrière, French author (b. 1928)
• 2005 » Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
• 2006 » Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
• 2007 » Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)
• 2007 » Philip R. Craig, American author and poet (b. 1933)
• 2008 » Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
• 2008 » François Sterchele, Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
• 2009 » Bud Shrake, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
• 2009 » Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917)

• 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 25 » The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
• August 17 » Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
• October 19 » Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
• October 22 » Tropical Storm Alpha forms in the Atlantic Basin, making the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season the most active Atlantic hurricane season on record with 22 named storms.
• December 4 » Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
• December 17 » Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.

The temperature on May 8, 2005 was between 4.0 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.7 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (60%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.