About the day » Tuesday May 6, 2008Calender converter

• Elin Marie Sorensen (78), Slayton, Murray, Minnesota, United States
• Alberta Elizabet Zwijnenberg (85), Portland
• C.G.M. (Anette) de Beer (55), Haarlem
• Eduard Van Laere (90), Gent, 9000, Oost Vlaanderen
• Elva M Crowell (79), Dunedin, Pinellas, Florida, Verenigde Staten
• Asjen Teunis (Teun) Deumer (89)
• David Weima
• Cornelia Adriana Bras (82), sliedrecht
• Adrianus Marinus Veth (87), Blaricum
• Charley Paul Groenendyk (84), Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, Verenigde Staten

• 1989 » Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player
• 1989 » Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer
• 1990 » José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1992 » Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Byun Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor
• 1992 » Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian professional basketball player
• 1993 » Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer
• 1994 » Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer
• 1997 » Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer
• 2019 » Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, British royal

• 2004 » Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
• 2004 » Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)
• 2004 » Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
• 2006 » Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
• 2006 » Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
• 2007 » Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2007 » Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)
• 2009 » Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)
• 2010 » Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
• 2012 » James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)

1. Thomas
2. Benjamin
3. Gijs
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Jan
9. Daan
10. Sem
11. Noah
12. Lars
13. Sam
14. Thijs
15. Milan
16. Albert

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. Milou
15. Eva
16. Nina

• 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 11 » Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
• February 14 » Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries.
• March 15 » Stockpiles of obsolete ammunition explode at an ex-military ammunition depot in the village of Gërdec, Albania, killing 26 people.
• March 19 » GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
• 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 25 » NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.

The temperature on May 6, 2008 was between 9.7 °C and 23.8 °C and averaged 17.5 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (78%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east.