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May 16, 2011Born on Tuesday May 17, 2011
- Elise Feys-Jacques, Brugge († 2011)
Died on Tuesday May 17, 2011
- Francisca Maria (Cisca) Kamps (83), Bergen
- Fabiana do Amaral Ratis (72), Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil
- Arie Visbeen (81), Sommelsdijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Ginette Loete (76), Noyelles-Godault, France
- Adriane Elizabeth Powery (40), Houston, Harris County, Texas, Verenigde Staten
- Els de Vreede (56), Nootdorp, Nederland
- Adriana Susana Knook (94)
- Berthanus Matser (88), Doetinchem
- A.L.M. Strijbos (89), Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alberdina Hendriks (84), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Born on May 17
- 1989 » Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 » Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
- 1989 » Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
- 1990 » Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1990 » Fabian Giefer, German footballer
- 1990 » Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
- 1990 » Katrina Hart, English runner
- 1991 » Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey player
- 1991 » Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer
- 1991 » Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
Died on May 17
- 2009 » Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)
- 2009 » Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)
- 2010 » Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
- 2010 » Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
- 2011 » Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)
- 2012 » Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
- 2012 » Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (b. 1937)
- 2012 » Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
- 2013 » Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
- 2013 » Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (b. 1973)
Names that were popular for boys in 2011
- Jan
- Johannes
- Willem
- Pieter
- Thomas
- Lucas
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Alexander
- Jacob
- Julian
- Daan
- Benjamin
- Sem
- Luuk
- Jesse
Names that were popular for girls in 2011
- Maria
- Anna
- Eva
- Sophie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Julia
- Marie
- Anne
- Elise
- Nadine
- Sanne
- Lenthe
- Lotte
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2011
- 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, 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.
- April 27 » The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
- April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
- May 11 » An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hits Lorca, Spain.
- July 10 » Russian cruise ship Bulgaria sinks in Volga near Syukeyevo, Tatarstan, causing 122 deaths.
- September 29 » The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
- November 12 » A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
The weather on Tuesday May 17, 2011
The temperature on May 17, 2011 was between 10.7 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 1.2 hours. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (6%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI