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• AGATHA CORNELIA MOSTERT (75), VLAARDINGEN
• Anna Tervoort (84), Egmond-Binnen
• Antonie Hendrikus Compagner (74)
• Domingos Barbosa de Menezes (92), Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brasil
• Frank H. Knox (83), McHenry, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
• Arthur Albertus Antonius Beckand (69), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
• Arnoldina Maria van Bakel (90), Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Andries Kieboom (75), Werkendam
• Dorothea Wilhelmina Engels (97), Panningen
• Albert Bol (90), Passendale

• 1991 » Marcus Foligno, American-Canadian ice hockey player
• 1992 » Chanel Simmonds, South African tennis player
• 1992 » Go Ah-sung, South Korean actress
• 1992 » Oliver Rowland, English race car driver
• 1993 » Andre Drummond, American basketball player
• 1993 » Shin Hye-jeong, South Korean singer
• 1993 » Yuto Nakajima, Japanese actor, dancer, model, singer, and idol
• 1994 » Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer
• 1996 » Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player
• 1997 » Kylie Jenner, American television personality and model

• 2007 » Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1925)
• 2007 » James E. Faust, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1920)
• 2007 » Jean Rédélé, French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (b. 1922)
• 2007 » Tony Wilson, English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (b. 1950)
• 2008 » Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
• 2010 » Adam Stansfield, English footballer (b. 1978)
• 2010 » David L. Wolper, American director and producer (b. 1928)
• 2010 » Markus Liebherr, German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
• 2011 » Billy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
• 2012 » Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (b. 1963)

• 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 23 » A United States Air Force B-2 Spirit bomber crashes on Guam, marking the first operational loss of a B-2.
• May 23 » The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.
• July 2 » Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
• August 17 » American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
• October 7 » Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
• December 9 » The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for crimes including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.

The temperature on August 10, 2008 was between 15.3 °C and 22.7 °C and averaged 18.2 °C. There was 2.4 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.9 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.