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Born on Wednesday August 17, 2005
- N.n. Hogerwerf († 2005)
Died on Wednesday August 17, 2005
- Fidel Willem Bernhard Maria Vrijheer van Stotzingen (96), Singen, Baden-Württemberg
- Aleida Ter Wee (89), Veghel
- Berbera Helena den Braber (92), Bruinisse
- Else (79), Gelsenkirchen
- Arendje de Jager (72), Scheveningen
- Adrianus Josephus Maria Vriens (82), Tilburg
- Ferdinanda Smet (89), Hulst,, Zeeland, Nederland
- Annetje KERPERSHOEK (68), Leiden,Zuid Holland,Nederland
- Duane C Sparenborg (75), Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
- Cornelia Anthonia van Dienst (80), Goes
Born on August 17
- 1992 » Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player († 2013)
- 1992 » Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Paige, English wrestler
- 1993 » Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 » Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer
- 1994 » Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter
- 1995 » Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1995 » Gracie Gold, American figure skater
- 1996 » Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2000 » Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter
Died on August 17
- 1998 » Tadeusz Ślusarski, Polish pole vaulter (b. 1950)
- 1998 » Władysław Komar, Polish shot putter and actor (b. 1940)
- 2000 » Jack Walker, English businessman (b. 1929)
- 2004 » Thea Astley, Australian author and educator (b. 1925)
- 2005 » John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1934)
- 2006 » Shamsur Rahman, Bangladeshi poet and journalist (b. 1929)
- 2007 » Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (b. 1913)
- 2007 » Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982)
- 2008 » Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1926)
- 2010 » Francesco Cossiga, Italian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Italy (b. 1928)
Names that were popular for boys in 2005
- Thomas
- Tom
- Thijs
- Daan
- Lucas
- Bas
- Milan
- Daniel
- Tim
- Ian
- Lars
- Bram
- Niels
- Sem
- 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.
- 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.
- August 19 » The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
- October 12 » The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
- October 17 » The Colbert Report, an American satirical news television program and talk show hosted by Stephen Colbert, premiered on Comedy Central.
- October 29 » Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60.
- November 30 » John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
Weather August 17, 2005
The temperature on August 17, 2005 was between 9.3 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 12.5 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.