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Born on Tuesday January 17, 2012
- Laura Polfliet († 2012)
Died on Tuesday January 17, 2012
- Gerrit Jan Klokkers (73), Hardenberg, Overijssel, Nederland, Nederland
- Dina Jandr Jimmink (81), Schagen
- Cornelia van der Marel (86)
- Anneke Been (85), Ommen
- Anneke Been (85), Ommen
- Gerardus Antonius Veldhuis (72), Hengelo,Gemeente Hengelo,Overijssel,Nederland
- Grietje Lofvers (80)
- Ferdinand Vleminckx (82), Borgerhout
- Elize Maria van Driel (85)
- Geertruida Hillegonda Brands (100), Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland
Born on January 17
- 1990 » Santiago Tréllez, Colombian footballer
- 1991 » Alise Post, American BMX rider
- 1991 » Esapekka Lappi, Finnish Rally Driver
- 1991 » Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 » Trevor Bauer, American baseball player
- 1993 » Frankie Cocozza, British singer
- 1994 » Mark Steketee, Australian cricketer
- 1998 » Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer
- 1998 » Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer
- 2000 » Devlin DeFrancesco, Canadian race car driver
Died on January 17
- 2011 » Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (b. 1934)
- 2012 » Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1921)
- 2012 » Julius Meimberg, German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
- 2012 » Marty Springstead, American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
- 2012 » Ernie Alexander, American educator and politician (b. 1933)
- 2013 » Jakob Arjouni, German author (b. 1964)
- 2013 » John Nkomo, Zimbabwean politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (b. 1934)
- 2013 » Lizbeth Webb, English soprano and actress (b. 1926)
- 2013 » Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1941)
- 2013 » Yves Debay, Belgian journalist (b. 1954)
Names that were popular for boys in 2012
- Nathan
- Lucas
- Bram
- Jan
- Ruben
- Liam
- Finn
- Thomas
- Jesse
- Levi
- Milan
- Daan
- Jacob
- Thijs
- Sem
- Luuk
Names that were popular for girls in 2012
- Abby
- Tess
- Anna
- Sophie
- Emma
- Iris
- Indy
- Julia
- Tessa
- Olivia
- Lieke
- Charlotte
- Lotte
- Eef
- Luisa
- Eva
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2012
- 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.
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
- February 7 » President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
- February 13 » The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
- March 13 » The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
- March 20 » At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
- September 9 » A wave of attacks kill more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
- November 7 » An earthquake off the Pacific coast of Guatemala kills at least 52 people.
Weather January 17, 2012
The temperature on January 17, 2012 was between -5.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 6.6 hours of sunshine (79%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.