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Born on Monday February 4, 2008
- Elke Jansen, Breda († 2009)
- Saar Hendrika Antonia Smid, Son en Breugel
Died on Monday February 4, 2008
- Christine Esther Jacqueline van Schie (44), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis van Leeuwen (91), Voorschoten
- Adrianus Franciscus Tegelaers (91), Amersfoort
- Beertje (Bep) Mouw (77), Arnhem
- Antoon de Vries (77), Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria Hosewol (89), Uden
- Catharina Arnolda de Haan (95), Wijchen,, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adriana Jansje Brinksma (91), Diever, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Adriana Petronella van Berkel (87), Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Andrew (Andy) van 't Slot (83), USA
Born on February 4
- 1983 » Lee Stempniak, American ice hockey player
- 1984 » Mauricio Pinilla, Chilean footballer
- 1984 » Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer († 2013)
- 1986 » Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1986 » Maximilian Götz, German race car driver
- 1987 » Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer
- 1987 » Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
- 1988 » Carly Patterson, American gymnast and singer
- 1993 » Bae Noo-ri, South Korean actress
- 1998 » Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer
Died on February 4
- 2005 » Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (b. 1917)
- 2006 » Betty Friedan, American author and activist (b. 1921)
- 2007 » Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (b. 1934)
- 2007 » Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian-English poet and translator (b. 1959)
- 2007 » José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1925)
- 2007 » Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
- 2008 » Augusta Dabney, American actress (b. 1918)
- 2008 » Stefan Meller, Polish academic and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (b. 1942)
- 2010 » Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (b. 1919)
- 2010 » Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (b. 1924)
Names that were popular for boys in 2008
- Thomas
- Gijs
- Benjamin
- Ruben
- Lucas
- Pieter
- Daan
- Ashton
- Jan
- Sem
- Lars
- Noah
- Thijs
- Sam
- Albert
- Milan
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
- Marieke
- Emma
- Julia
- Femke
- Anna
- Sanne
- Sophie
- Lieke
- Lotte
- Jasmijn
- Sanneke
- Fleur
- Maria
- 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 14 » A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupt in Lhasa and subsequently spread elsewhere in Tibet.
- April 3 » ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
- May 12 » U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
- September 7 » The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
- October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.
Weather February 4, 2008
The temperature on February 4, 2008 was between 3.3 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.9 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.