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June 16, 2005Died on Friday June 17, 2005
- Agnes Antonia Maria Maseland (74), Amsterdam
- Cor van Boxtel (86), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia van Duijvenvoorde (80), Katwijk
- Cornelia van Duijvenvoorde (80), Katwijk
- Antoine Gilis (81), 3550 Heusden-Zolder, Limburg, BE
- Adrianus Petrus Cornelis (Ad) VAN GESTEL (69), Tilburg (NL/NB)
- Anna Maria Elisa Slootmakers (85), Sint-Truiden
- Cornelis Nuiten (69), Fijnaart,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelis Petrus Beers (67), Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alida Johanna van Os (92), Noordwijk
Born on June 17
- 1988 » Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
- 1988 » Shaun MacDonald, Welsh footballer
- 1988 » Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
- 1989 » Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer
- 1989 » Simone Battle, American singer and actress († 2014)
- 1990 » Jordan Henderson, English footballer
- 1990 » Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
- 1994 » Amari Cooper, American football player
- 1995 » Clément Lenglet, French footballer
Died on June 17
- 2001 » Donald J. Cram, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1919)
- 2001 » Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (b. 1925)
- 2002 » Fritz Walter, German footballer (b. 1920)
- 2002 » Willie Davenport, American sprinter and hurdler (b. 1943)
- 2004 » Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
- 2006 » Bussunda, Brazilian comedian (b. 1962)
- 2007 » Gianfranco Ferré, Italian fashion designer (b. 1944)
- 2007 » Serena Wilson, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1933)
- 2008 » Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (b. 1922)
- 2009 » Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (b. 1929)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Johannes
- Jan
- Willem
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Lucas
- Daniel
- Daan
- Cornelis
- Jacob
- Thijs
- Alexander
- Tom
- David
- Milan
- Tim
Names that were popular for girls in 2005
- Maria
- Anna
- Sophie
- Emma
- Juliana
- Johanna
- Alexia
- Marie
- Anne
- Elisabeth
- Julia
- Fleur
- Luana
- Lisa
- Catharina
- Eva
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 8 » The nuclear sub USSSan Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired.
- April 19 » Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is elected to the papacy and becomes Pope Benedict XVI.
- August 3 » President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
- October 21 » Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.
- December 3 » XCOR Aerospace makes the first manned rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
- December 17 » Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
The weather on Friday June 17, 2005
The temperature on June 17, 2005 was between 17.3 °C and 21.8 °C and averaged 18.9 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI