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Died on Friday August 28, 2015



Born on August 28

Died on August 28
  • 2013 » John Bellany, Scottish painter and academic (b. 1942)
  • 2013 » Lorella Cedroni, Italian political scientist and philosopher (b. 1961)
  • 2014 » Glenn Cornick, English bass guitarist (b. 1947)
  • 2014 » Hal Finney, American cryptographer and programmer (b. 1956)
  • 2014 » John Anthony Walker, American soldier and spy (b. 1937)
  • 2015 » Al Arbour, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1932)
  • 2015 » Mark Krasniqi, Kosovan ethnographer, poet, and translator (b. 1920)
  • 2015 » Nelson Shanks, American painter and educator (b. 1937)
  • 2016 » Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer and songwriter (b. 1950)
  • 2016 » Mr. Fuji, American professional wrestler and manager (b. 1934)

Names that were popular for boys in 2015
  1. Sem
  2. Jan
  3. Max
  4. Noah
  5. Liam
  6. Lucas
  7. Thomas
  8. Thijs
  9. Jacob
  10. Julian
  11. Levi
  12. James
  13. Jack
  14. Tim
  15. Milan
  16. Luuk
Names that were popular for girls in 2015
  1. Emma
  2. Charlotte
  3. Sophie
  4. Bo
  5. Noor
  6. Dana
  7. Nora
  8. Anna
  9. Lisa
  10. Ella
  11. Sarah
  12. Roos
  13. Mila
  14. Julia
  15. Lotte
  16. Tess

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2015
  • Koning Willem-Alexander (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 2013 up to present prince from the Netherlands (also called Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • 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 16.9 million citizens.
  • January 3 » Boko Haram militants raze the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people.
  • February 11 » A university student was murdered as she resisted an attempted rape in Turkey, sparking nationwide protests and public outcry against harassment and violence against women.
  • February 24 » A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured.
  • May 18 » At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
  • August 17 » A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others.
  • October 29 » China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years.
Weather August 28, 2015

The temperature on August 28, 2015 was between 9.8 °C and 20.9 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.

Source: KNMI