About the day » Wednesday January 30, 2008Calender converter

• Jo-Ann Elisabeth Cornelia Maria van Norel, Harderwijk, Gelderland, Nederland
• Nils Johan SMITHUIS, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Aliya Blanchard († 2008)

• Elisabeth Schreuder (97), Goor
• Amelia (Mieke) Waalewijn (82), Queensland, Australië
• Cees Bakker (66)
• Amilton Natel Camargo (72), Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
• Blayne William Osborne (93), Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, Verenigde Staten
• Agnes CASSELEIN (82), Kortrijk
• Elizabeth Maria (Elly) Schröder (64), Capelle aan de IJssel
• Betty Ann ZUIDERVEEN (77), Kent County Michigan U.S.A
• Albertje Wessels (83), Oude Pekela
• Akke Tjeerds Attema (82), Bolsward, Gem. Bolsward, Friesland, Nederland

• 1990 » Andrew McCullough, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 » Joe Colborne, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1990 » Luca Sbisa, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1990 » Mitchell Starc, Australian cricketer
• 1990 » Nils Miatke, German footballer
• 1990 » Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer
• 1991 » Stefan Elliott, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1993 » Katy Marchant, English track cyclist
• 1995 » Jack Laugher, English diver
• 1995 » Víctor Sánchez, Venezuelan baseball player († 2015)

• 2005 » Martyn Bennett, Canadian-Scottish violinist (b. 1971)
• 2006 » Coretta Scott King, American author and activist (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and academic (b. 1950)
• 2007 » Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (b. 1917)
• 2008 » Marcial Maciel, Mexican-American priest, founded the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi (b. 1920)
• 2009 » H. Guy Hunt, American soldier, pastor, and politician, 49th Governor of Alabama (b. 1933)
• 2010 » Fadil Ferati, Kosovar accountant and politician (b. 1960)
• 2011 » John Barry, English composer and conductor (b. 1933)
• 2012 » Doeschka Meijsing, Dutch author (b. 1947)
• 2012 » Frank Aschenbrenner, American football player and soldier (b. 1925)

1. Thomas
2. Benjamin
3. Gijs
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Jan
9. Daan
10. Sem
11. Lars
12. Noah
13. Thijs
14. Sam
15. Milan
16. Albert

1. Marieke
2. Emma
3. Julia
4. Femke
5. Anna
6. Sanne
7. Sophie
8. Lieke
9. Lotte
10. Jasmijn
11. Maria
12. Sanneke
13. Fleur
14. Eva
15. Milou
16. Nina

• 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.
• January 18 » The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• February 11 » Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
• May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
• May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
• September 13 » Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston, and surrounding areas.
• December 24 » The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.

The temperature on January 30, 2008 was between 0.6 °C and 7.3 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 3.6 mm of rain during 6.0 hours. There was 2.2 hours of sunshine (25%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.