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Died on Monday January 14, 2008
- Carolus Albertus Delen (91), Herenthout, België
- Divera Helena Beerepoot (86), Epe, Gelderland, Nederland
- Catharina Fokker (86), Breukelen, Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Nederland
- Céline Maria Catharina (Celine) Massoels (85), Sint-Truiden, België
- Egbert Sluijer (83), Beerzerveld
- A. E. Angèle Gillard (87), Sint-Truiden, België
- Aaltje Meerens (93), Harderwijk
- Arie de Vreugd (54), Katwijk aan Zee
- Dulcie Lillian HARDMAN (85), Tasmania, Australia
- Florence Jane Berry ABER06.FLO01RT (85), Wantirna South
Born on January 14
- 1990 » Grant Gustin, American actor and singer
- 1990 » Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner
- 1992 » Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player
- 1992 » Robbie Brady, Irish footballer
- 1993 » Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer
- 1994 » Abi Phillips, English singer-songwriter and actress
- 1994 » Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer
- 1994 » Kane Elgey, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Alex Johnston, Australian rugby league player
- 1995 » Georgios Diamantakos, Greek basketball player
Died on January 14
- 2005 » Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (b. 1922)
- 2005 » Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (b. 1912)
- 2006 » Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2006 » Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
- 2006 » Shelley Winters, American actress (b. 1920)
- 2007 » Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (b. 1934)
- 2008 » Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (b. 1933)
- 2009 » Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (b. 1937)
- 2009 » Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (b. 1920)
- 2010 » Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (b. 1923)
Names that were popular for boys in 2008
- Thomas
- Gijs
- Benjamin
- Ashton
- Lucas
- Ruben
- Pieter
- Daan
- Jan
- Albert
- Sem
- Noah
- Lars
- Thijs
- Sam
- Milan
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
- Marieke
- Julia
- Emma
- Femke
- Anna
- Sanne
- Sophie
- Lieke
- Sanneke
- Lotte
- Jasmijn
- Maria
- Eva
- Fleur
- Milou
- Nina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2008
- 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 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 16.4 million citizens.
- February 14 » Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.
- February 29 » Misha Defonseca admits to fabricating her memoir, Misha: A Mémoire of the Holocaust Years, in which she claims to have lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during the Holocaust.
- April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
- June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
- September 7 » The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- December 11 » Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.
Weather January 14, 2008
The temperature on January 14, 2008 was between 2.3 °C and 9.1 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 1.5 hours of sunshine (18%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.