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May 20, 2007Died on Monday May 21, 2007
- Carolus Lambregts (79), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alice M Allen (89), Spokane City, Washington
- Adriana den Otter (86)
- Berendina Jacomina Groenewold (92), Heerde
- Agnes van der Hurk (80)
- David Nigel Charteris (86)
- Francis Kenneth "Buck" Jean (82), Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States
- Alberdina Niemeijer (75), Klazienaveen (Emmen)
- Cornelis van der Plas (69), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Franciscus Constant van Bommel (96), Wassenaar
Born on May 21
- 1993 » Grete Gaim, Estonian biathlete
- 1994 » Tom Daley, English diver
- 1995 » Diego Loyzaga, Filipino actor
- 1995 » Katharina Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian
- 1996 » Indy de Vroome, Dutch tennis player
- 1996 » Josh Allen, American footballer
- 1996 » Karen Khachanov, Russian tennis player
- 1997 » Ivan De Santis, Italian footballer
- 1997 » Sisca Folkertsma, Dutch footballer
- 1997 » Viktoria Petryk, Ukrainian singer-songwriter
Died on May 21
- 2002 » Niki de Saint Phalle, French-American sculptor and painter (b. 1930)
- 2003 » Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (b. 1928)
- 2003 » Frank D. White, American captain, banker, and politician, 41st Governor of Arkansas (b. 1933)
- 2005 » Deborah Berger, American outsider artist (b. 1956)
- 2005 » Howard Morris, American actor and director (b. 1919)
- 2005 » Stephen Elliott, American actor (b. 1918)
- 2006 » Billy Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929)
- 2006 » Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
- 2006 » Katherine Dunham, American dancer, choreographer, and author (b. 1909)
- 2006 » Spencer Clark, American race car driver (b. 1987)
Names that were popular for boys in 2007
- Jan
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Willem
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Ruben
- Jacob
- James
- Alexander
- Levi
- Hendrik
- Sem
- Stijn
- Daan
Names that were popular for girls in 2007
- Maria
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Johanna
- Elisabeth
- Anne
- Emma
- Ariane
- Sophie
- Louise
- Lisa
- Marie
- Cornelia
- Lynn
- Charlotte
- Lotte
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2007
- 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 Friday, July 7, 2006 to Thursday, February 22, 2007 the cabinet Balkenende III, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.3 million citizens.
- February 23 » A train derails on an evening express service near Grayrigg, Cumbria, England, killing one person and injuring 88. This results in hundreds of points being checked over the UK after a few similar accidents.
- June 19 » The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured.
- June 29 » Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
- July 16 » An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
- August 4 » NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
- December 11 » Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.
The weather on Monday May 21, 2007
The temperature on May 21, 2007 was between 13.8 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 16.6 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (3%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI