About the day » Saturday January 7, 2012Calender converter
January 8, 2012 
January 6, 2012
Died on Saturday January 7, 2012
- Andreas Emile Delpine Nollet (95), Brugge, West-Vlaanderen (B)
- Annie Oostveen (80), Den Burg
- Felix Emmerink (68), Gieten, Nederland
- Adriana Wilhelmina Dubbelman (86), Lelystad
- Edward Earl Schurr (90), Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, Verenigde Staten
- Elisabeth Gonda Alida (Elly) Beljaards (67), Poeldijk
- Dirk van de Bunt (92), Nijkerk, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Adele Anna EVERAERTS (83), Rillaar Vlaams Brabant
- Arnoldus Gerardus Maria Roeling (72), Schipluiden
- Clementine Virginie Lemmens (78), 3740 Bilzen, Limburg, BE
Born on January 7
- 1982 » Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1983 » Edwin Encarnación, Dominican baseball player
- 1985 » Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver
- 1986 » Wayne Routledge, English footballer winger
- 1987 » Davide Astori, Italian footballer († 2018)
- 1987 » Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress
- 1987 » Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer
- 1990 » Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper
- 1991 » Caster Semenya, South African sprinter
- 1991 » Eden Hazard, Belgian footballer
Died on January 7
- 2008 » Alwyn Schlebusch, South African academic and politician, Vice State President of South Africa (b. 1917)
- 2012 » Tony Blankley, British-born American child actor, journalist and pundit (b. 1948)
- 2014 » Run Run Shaw, Chinese-Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist, founded Shaw Brothers Studio and TVB (b. 1907)
- 2015 » Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French cartoonist (b. 1934)
- 2015 » Mompati Merafhe, Botswana general and politician, Vice-President of Botswana (b. 1936)
- 2015 » Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2016 » Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (b. 1929)
- 2016 » John Johnson, American basketball player (b. 1947)
- 2016 » Judith Kaye, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1938)
- 2016 » Kitty Kallen, American singer (b. 1921)
Names that were popular for boys in 2012
- Jan
- Johannes
- Willem
- Jacob
- Pieter
- Lucas
- James
- Cornelis
- Bram
- Thomas
- Ruben
- Hendrik
- Benjamin
- Alexander
- Finn
- Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 2012
- Maria
- Anna
- Johanna
- Marie
- Sophie
- Tess
- Emma
- Elisabeth
- Elizabeth
- Abby
- Lynn
- Louise
- Julia
- Eva
- Irene
- Charlotte
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.
- May 20 » At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy.
- May 21 » A bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others.
- September 28 » Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
- November 21 » At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
- November 22 » Ceasefire begins between Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Israel after eight days of violence and 150 deaths.
- December 11 » At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.
The weather on Saturday January 7, 2012
The temperature on January 7, 2012 was between 5.1 °C and 9.4 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 4.9 mm of rain during 4.9 hours. There was 0.7 hours of sunshine (9%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI