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• George Rogers Clark Stuart (83), Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, United States
• Francien Johanna Freedrieka Royen (73), Capelle aan den IJssel
• Dora Iseneth Iteria Stokes Tina Cowley (77), Forth Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
• Andreas Cornelis Maria van Deelen (74), Roosendaal
• Agnes Sofie Staldvik (86), Røros
• Brandelina van 't Net (93), Barneveld
• Ethel E. Hulett (95), Tazewell, Illinois
• Dirkje Dijkstra (73), Groningen
• Cornelis Johannes Bos (74), Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Arend Kersten, Wijhe, Nederland

• 1988 » Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1988 » Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
• 1989 » Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
• 1989 » Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
• 1989 » Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer
• 1990 » Seth Curry, American basketball player
• 1992 » Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer
• 1993 » Iván López, Spanish professional footballer
• 1994 » August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress († 2017)
• 1997 » Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer

• 2003 » Bobby Bonds, American baseball player and manager (b. 1946)
• 2003 » Jack Dyer, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1913)
• 2003 » Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (b. 1917)
• 2003 » Michael Kijana Wamalwa, Kenyan lawyer and politician, 8th Vice President of Kenya (b. 1944)
• 2005 » Brock Peters, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2006 » Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1928)
• 2008 » John Russell, English-American author and critic (b. 1919)
• 2012 » Jerry Nelson, American puppeteer and voice actor (b. 1934)
• 2012 » Josepha Sherman, American anthologist and author (b. 1946)
• 2012 » Merv Neagle, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1958)

• 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.
• April 22 » The United States Air Force retires the remaining F-117 Nighthawk aircraft in service.
• May 30 » Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
• June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
• June 26 » A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
• August 1 » The Beijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway begins operation as the fastest commuter rail system in the world.
• October 22 » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

The temperature on August 23, 2008 was between 10.7 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 13.2 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 9.1 hours of sunshine (64%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.