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March 11, 2008Born on Wednesday March 12, 2008
Died on Wednesday March 12, 2008
- Cornelis Huijbregts (82), Apeldoorn
- Douglas Anthony DOYLE (81), Leeds, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
- Evert Doornkamp (76), Rotterdam
- Ernesto Cesare Emiglio Massini (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- Antonio Germano da Silva (97)
- Eldred N Herlong (79), Lexington County, South Carolina, United States of America
- Clasina Elisabeth (Carin) Groenewoudt (48), Groningen
- Ernestina Gomez (85), San Diego, San Diego, California
- Barendina Jacoba Johanna van der Lugt (87), Maarssen, Utr, NL
- Cornelis Leendert Valstar (60), Naaldwijk
Born on March 12
- 1994 » Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist
- 1996 » Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer
- 1996 » Robert Murić, Croatian footballer
- 1996 » Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer
- 1997 » Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer
- 1997 » Dean Henderson, English footballer
- 1997 » Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer
- 1998 » Daniel Samohin, Israeli figure skater
- 1998 » Elizaveta Ukolova, Czech figure skater
- 1998 » Mecole Hardman, American football player
Died on March 12
- 2003 » Zoran Đinđić, Serbian philosopher and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Serbia (b. 1952)
- 2004 » Milton Resnick, Russian-American painter (b. 1917)
- 2006 » Victor Sokolov, Russian-American priest and journalist (b. 1947)
- 2008 » Jorge Guinzburg, Argentinian journalist and producer (b. 1949)
- 2008 » Lazare Ponticelli, Italian-French soldier and supercentenarian (b. 1897)
- 2010 » Miguel Delibes, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1920)
- 2011 » Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (b. 1919)
- 2012 » Dick Harter, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
- 2012 » Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938)
- 2012 » Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946)
Names that were popular for boys in 2008
- Thomas
- Benjamin
- Gijs
- Ruben
- Lucas
- Pieter
- Ashton
- Jan
- Daan
- 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
- Fleur
- Sanneke
- 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.
- February 26 » The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.
- May 30 » TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at Toncontín International Airport, killing five people.
- August 13 » Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
- August 16 » The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
- September 27 » CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
- November 27 » XL Airways Germany Flight 888T: An Airbus A320 performing a flight test crashes near the French commune of Canet-en-Roussillon, killing all seven people on board.
Weather March 12, 2008
The temperature on March 12, 2008 was between 5.8 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 1.9 mm of rain during 2.3 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (9%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.