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May 12, 2008Born on Tuesday May 13, 2008
- Jarno Rijkers († 2008)
Died on Tuesday May 13, 2008
- Benjamin Offringa (79), Drachten, Smallingerland (Frl)
- Christine den Hartoog (90), Utrecht
- Astrid Elisabeth Ekenberg (93), Frankfurt aan de Main, Hessen
- Adri (Aat) Salij (80)
- Alex Richard Lex (59), 3532 CP, Utrecht, Nederland
- Christina Wilhelmina Roos (67)
- Albertha Gerritdina(Diny) Nokkert (76), Twello,Gemeente Voorst, Gelderland, Nederland
- Christina Aletta Maria Anthonia van Eeden (85), Woerden, zkh
- Christina (Tine) Aletta Maria Anthonia van EEDEN (85), Utrecht
- Bascome Newton Fain (85), Harris County (Texas)
Born on May 13
- 1992 » Bill Arnold, American ice hockey player
- 1992 » Josh Papalii, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
- 1992 » Willson Contreras, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1993 » Debby Ryan, American actress and singer
- 1993 » Romelu Lukaku, Belgian footballer
- 1993 » Siim-Tanel Sammelselg, Estonian ski jumper
- 1993 » Stefan Kraft, Austrian ski jumper
- 1993 » Tones and I, Australian singer-songwriter
- 1994 » Łukasz Moneta, Polish footballer
- 1997 » Reimis Smith, Australian rugby league player
Died on May 13
- 2005 » Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (b. 1921)
- 2005 » George Dantzig, American mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
- 2006 » Jaroslav Pelikan, American historian and scholar (b. 1923)
- 2006 » Johnnie Wilder, Jr., American singer (b. 1949)
- 2008 » Ron Stone, American journalist and author (b. 1936)
- 2008 » Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler, Emir of Kuwait (b. 1930)
- 2009 » Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914)
- 2009 » Frank Aletter, American actor (b. 1926)
- 2009 » Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (b. 1934)
- 2011 » Derek Boogaard, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1982)
Names that were popular for boys in 2008
- Johannes
- Jan
- Pieter
- Willem
- Benjamin
- Thomas
- James
- Lucas
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Cornelis
- Ruben
- Daan
- Floris
- Albert
- Thijs
Names that were popular for girls in 2008
- Maria
- Anna
- Sophie
- Julia
- Marie
- Johanna
- Marieke
- Anne
- Emma
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Elizabeth
- Cornelia
- Jasmijn
- Sanne
- Eva
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 23 » Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India
- June 27 » In a highly scrutinized election President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters.
- August 18 » War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
- November 10 » Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
- December 14 » Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq.
- December 27 » Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches 3-week operation on Gaza.
The weather on Tuesday May 13, 2008
The temperature on May 13, 2008 was between 10.8 °C and 26.0 °C and averaged 19.2 °C. There was 10.4 hours of sunshine (67%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI