About the day » Thursday May 26, 2011Calender converter
May 25, 2011Died on Thursday May 26, 2011
- Carl Raymond Neal (49)
- Derkje Redina REERINK (87)
- Geert Nijland (85)
- Geertruida Blom (84), Hillegom
- Gelkje Tjitsche Cnossen (74), Bunnik
- Geert Nijland (85), Zwartemeer, Gemeente Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Elisabeth Martens (91), Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Antje Kloosterman (85)
- Cornelis Brommer (80), Schoorl, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelia Anna van der Weele (83), Ruurlo
Born on May 26
- 1988 » Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
- 1988 » Will Chambers, Australian rugby league player
- 1989 » Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
- 1991 » Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress
- 1992 » Curtis Rona, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 » Dan Sarginson, Australian-English rugby league player
- 1993 » Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer
- 1993 » Jimmy Vesey, American ice hockey player
- 1993 » Katerine Savard, Canadian swimmer
- 1996 » Lara Goodall, South African cricketer
Died on May 26
- 2010 » Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (b. 1912)
- 2010 » Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1956)
- 2010 » Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (b. 1949)
- 2011 » Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author, and playwright (b. 1920)
- 2012 » Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (b. 1936)
- 2012 » Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (b. 1925)
- 2012 » Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (b. 1921)
- 2012 » Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (b. 1937)
- 2012 » Leo Dillon, American illustrator (b. 1933)
- 2012 » Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (b. 1982)
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.
- January 1 » Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.
- January 21 » Anti government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Five people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. To date, no one has been held accountable for the deaths.
- February 22 » New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people.
- April 29 » The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
- June 1 » A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people.
- September 29 » The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
The weather on Thursday May 26, 2011
The temperature on May 26, 2011 was between 11.6 °C and 17.9 °C and averaged 14.7 °C. There was 2.8 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (15%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI