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Died on Saturday February 6, 2010



Born on February 6

Died on February 6
  • 2007 » Frankie Laine, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1913)
  • 2007 » Lew Burdette, American baseball player and coach (b. 1926)
  • 2007 » Willye White, American runner and long jumper (b. 1939)
  • 2008 » Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (b. 1918)
  • 2009 » James Whitmore, American actor (b. 1921)
  • 2009 » Philip Carey, American actor (b. 1925)
  • 2011 » Gary Moore, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1952)
  • 2012 » Antoni Tàpies, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
  • 2012 » David Rosenhan, American psychologist and academic (b. 1929)
  • 2012 » Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (b. 1956)

Names that were popular for boys in 2010
  1. Thomas
  2. Lucas
  3. Djess
  4. Jens
  5. Lars
  6. Canryn
  7. Jayden
  8. Jan
  9. Levi
  10. Liam
  11. Sem
  12. Daan
  13. Milan
  14. Christian
  15. Julian
  16. Mees
Names that were popular for girls in 2010
  1. Lieke
  2. Emma
  3. Lotte
  4. Anna
  5. Ella
  6. Jitte
  7. Julia
  8. Fleur
  9. Jasmijn
  10. Eva
  11. Lisa
  12. Indi
  13. Maria
  14. Lynn
  15. Amber
  16. Sanne

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2010
  • 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.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
  • February 20 » In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
  • May 15 » Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
  • May 31 » Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.
  • June 13 » A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
  • July 11 » The Islamist militia group Al-Shabaab carried out multiple suicide bombings in Kampala, Uganda, killing 74 people and injuring 85 others.
  • December 22 » The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Weather February 6, 2010

The temperature on February 6, 2010 was between 1.1 °C and 5.7 °C and averaged 2.8 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI