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March 23, 2008Died on Monday March 24, 2008
- Apolonia Elisabeth Johanna van Dijk (85), Delden, Overijssel, Nederland
- Annie (Anneke) Alette Suyderhoud (78), Tuscon
- Donald Clare Lemm (88), Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, Verenigde Staten
- Dina Schonewille (83), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Catherine Mary {Kitty} Mynahan (90), New Rochelle, West Chester, New York, United States of America
- Anna Antonia Sep (87), Breda
- Barendina BREMMER (92)
- Arla Wynne Gibbs (92), Corpus Christi, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Derk Herman BIRNIE (87)
- Ambroise Henriette PARÉ (84), Enschede Overijssel Netherlands
Born on March 24
- 1988 » Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete
- 1988 » Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer
- 1988 » Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1990 » Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor
- 1990 » Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
- 1990 » Lacey Evans, American wrestler
- 1990 » Starlin Castro, American baseball player
- 1991 » Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player
- 1991 » Nick Browne, English cricketer
- 1995 » Enzo Fernandez, French-Spanish footballer
Died on March 24
- 2006 » Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1926)
- 2007 » Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi novelist (b. 1913)
- 2008 » Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
- 2008 » Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (b. 1941)
- 2008 » Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
- 2008 » Richard Widmark, American actor (b. 1914)
- 2009 » Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (b. 1975)
- 2009 » George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
- 2009 » Hans Klenk, German racing driver (b. 1919)
- 2010 » Robert Culp, American actor (b. 1930)
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 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
- May 29 » A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
- June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
- September 27 » CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
- October 15 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
- October 29 » Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
Weather March 24, 2008
The temperature on March 24, 2008 was between -0.6 °C and 5.9 °C and averaged 1.4 °C. There was 7.0 mm of rain during 5.2 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (55%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.