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Born on Tuesday December 2, 2008
Died on Tuesday December 2, 2008



Born on December 2

Died on December 2

Names that were popular for boys in 2008
  1. Thomas
  2. Gijs
  3. Benjamin
  4. Ruben
  5. Lucas
  6. Pieter
  7. Ashton
  8. Daan
  9. Jan
  10. Sem
  11. Lars
  12. Noah
  13. Thijs
  14. Sam
  15. Milan
  16. Albert
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
  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

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 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
  • 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.
  • August 1 » Eleven mountaineers from international expeditions died on K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth in the worst single accident in the history of K2 mountaineering.
  • August 13 » Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
  • September 12 » The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
  • November 14 » The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
Weather December 2, 2008

The temperature on December 2, 2008 was between 0.9 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 5.1 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 2.1 hours of sunshine (26%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.

Source: KNMI