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January 7, 2012
Died on Sunday January 8, 2012
- David Leo Van Duren (72), Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
- Albertine Iti REEB (91), Ede
- Albertus Maria Stroomberg (95), Amsterdam
- Antonio dos Santos Clemente (91)
- Montgomery (85), Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States
- Aleida Jannetje Meijer (91), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Cornelis Adrianus (Kees) van Egeraat (79), Bergen op Zoom
- Adrianus Cornelis Schrover (85), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Arie van de Bunt (77), Nijkerkerveen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Bep Roodenburg (57), Arnhem
Born on January 8
- 1986 » David Silva, Spanish footballer
- 1988 » Adrián López, Spanish footballer
- 1988 » Michael Mancienne, English footballer
- 1989 » Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
- 1991 » Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
- 1991 » Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer
- 1991 » Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
- 1992 » Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
- 1992 » Koke, Spanish footballer
- 1992 » Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player
Died on January 8
- 2011 » Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1937)
- 2011 » Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian footballer (b. 1924)
- 2012 » Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (b. 1929)
- 2012 » Bernhard Schrader, German chemist and academic (b. 1931)
- 2012 » Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (b. 1938)
- 2012 » John Madin, English architect, designed the Birmingham Central Library (b. 1924)
- 2012 » T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (b. 1943)
- 2013 » Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (b. 1930)
- 2013 » Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (b. 1920)
- 2013 » Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (b. 1927)
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 19 » A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people.
- June 22 » Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco.
- November 6 » Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
- November 30 » An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people.
- December 9 » A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people.
- December 29 » A Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashes in a ditch between the airport fence and the M3 highway after overshooting a runway at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing five people and leaving three others critically injured.
The weather on Sunday January 8, 2012
The temperature on January 8, 2012 was between 5.5 °C and 8.4 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (4%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI