About the day » Tuesday July 29, 2008Calender converter

• Djulana Harthoorn, 's-Hertogenbosch

• Barbara BATEMA (71), Jenison Ottawa County Michigan U.S.A
• Albert Henri Bossu (87), Staden
• Annigje Langemaat (95), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Nederland
• Cornelia Charlotte Duyndam (76), Amsterdam
• Angelina (Ann) Schnecker (83), Worcester
• Cornelis Zwanenburg (72), Katwijk
• Catharina Verdonk (84), Veldhoven
• Albert Bossu (87), Staden West-Vlaanderen België
• Antonia Naaktgeboren (99), lowa (usa)
• Abraham (Bram) Sturm (77)

• 1985 » Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer
• 1985 » Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler
• 1985 » Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player
• 1988 » Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete
• 1989 » Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
• 1991 » Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player
• 1991 » Irakli Logua, Russian footballer
• 1992 » Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer
• 1993 » Nicole Melichar, American tennis player
• 1994 » Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

• 2004 » Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (b. 1923)
• 2007 » Marvin Zindler, American journalist (b. 1921)
• 2007 » Michel Serrault, French actor (b. 1928)
• 2007 » Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (b. 1940)
• 2007 » Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)
• 2008 » Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (b. 1946)
• 2010 » Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (b. 1925)
• 2012 » August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (b. 1921)
• 2012 » Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1970)

1. Thomas
2. Gijs
3. Benjamin
4. Ruben
5. Lucas
6. Pieter
7. Ashton
8. Daan
9. Jan
10. Sem
11. Lars
12. Noah
13. Thijs
14. Sam
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. Eva
15. Milou
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 5 » A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.
• February 11 » Rebel East Timorese soldiers seriously wound President José Ramos-Horta. Rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is killed in the attack.
• June 11 » The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
• July 13 » Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
• August 6 » A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
• November 4 » Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.

The temperature on July 29, 2008 was between 14.9 °C and 24.9 °C and averaged 20.7 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (24%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.