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Died on Saturday January 19, 2008
- Dora Vanderby (90)
- Adriana Mes (84), Sliedrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Christina Ipina Waringa (90), Goor
- Francisca Cornelia Maria Hopmans (84), Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Brian Bagshaw (47)
- Cornelia (Cor) Nawijn (65), Bennekom
- André Bossuyt (83), Blankenberge, België
- Andra Shirley Houston (75), Bussum
- Evelyn Geneva Hamrick Roark [Wl FgmctSCBu] "Geneva" +fg (85), Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
- Clifford L. Stevenson (92), Salem, Marion County, Illinois
Born on January 19
- 1988 » JaVale McGee, American basketball player
- 1990 » Tatiana Búa, Argentine tennis player
- 1991 » Erin Sanders, American actress
- 1991 » Petra Martić, Croatian tennis player
- 1992 » Logan Lerman, American actor
- 1992 » Mac Miller, American rapper († 2018)
- 1992 » Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
- 1993 » Erick Torres Padilla, Mexican footballer
- 1994 » Alfie Mawson, English footballer, centre back
- 1994 » Matthias Ginter, German footballer
Died on January 19
- 2006 » Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
- 2006 » Awn Alsharif Qasim, Sudanese author and scholar (b. 1933)
- 2006 » Geoff Rabone, New Zealand cricketer and pilot (b. 1921)
- 2006 » Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
- 2007 » Denny Doherty, Canadian singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
- 2007 » Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian journalist and activist (b. 1954)
- 2007 » Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1969)
- 2008 » Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster (b. 1936)
- 2008 » John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
- 2008 » Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
Names that were popular for boys in 2008
- Thomas
- Gijs
- Benjamin
- Ruben
- Lucas
- Pieter
- Ashton
- Daan
- Jan
- Sem
- Lars
- Noah
- Thijs
- Sam
- Milan
- Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
- Marieke
- Emma
- Julia
- Femke
- Anna
- Sanne
- Sophie
- Lieke
- Lotte
- Jasmijn
- Maria
- Sanneke
- Fleur
- Eva
- 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.
- March 24 » Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
- May 12 » An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
- May 28 » The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.
- June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
- September 11 » A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
- September 26 » Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy becomes first person to fly a jet engine-powered wing across the English Channel.
Weather January 19, 2008
The temperature on January 19, 2008 was between 9.7 °C and 12.4 °C and averaged 10.9 °C. There was 14.7 mm of rain during 15.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.