About the day » Sunday May 8, 2016Calender converter

• Cornelia Johanna van der Plas (72), Katwijk
• Douglas John STEWARD (81), Saint Louis,Gratiot County,MICH,UNITED STATES
• Akke JOUWSMA (103)
• Hiltje Hendrikje Boonstra (82), Drachten
• Camillus Josephus Arthur (Camille) Kuipers (89)
• Geessina Hillechiena Watsing (89), Appingedam
• Connor Andrew Rozeboom (2), Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa
• Annie Jansen (81), Enschede
• Charles S Eutsey (76), Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
• Gommarus Wilhelmus van Beers (79), Zevenbergen,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• 1989 » Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
• 1990 » Kemba Walker, American basketball player
• 1991 » Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
• 1991 » Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
• 1991 » Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
• 1992 » Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
• 1993 » Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
• 1996 » 6ix9ine, American rapper
• 2001 » Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player
• 2003 » Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco

• 2014 » Nancy Malone, American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
• 2014 » Roger L. Easton, American scientist, co-invented the GPS (b. 1921)
• 2014 » Yago Lamela, Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
• 2015 » Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924)
• 2015 » Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
• 2015 » Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932)
• 2015 » Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
• 2015 » Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
• 2016 » Tom M. Apostol, American analytic number theorist (b. 1923)
• 2016 » William Schallert, American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild (b. 1922)

1. Lucas
2. Benjamin
3. Tijn
4. Max
5. Jan
6. Boaz
7. Levi
8. Mats
9. Alexander
10. Jesse
11. Thijs
12. Jacob
13. Oscar
14. Liam
15. Ruben
16. Lars

1. Emma
2. Sophie
3. Olivia
4. Charlotte
5. Nora
6. Eva
7. Mila
8. Isa
9. Zoë
10. Feline
11. Femke
12. Sara
13. Fleur
14. Julia
15. Ilse
16. Lola

• 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 17.0 million citizens.
• February 9 » Two passenger trains collided in the German town of Bad Aibling in the state of Bavaria. Twelve people died, and 85 others were injured.
• April 3 » The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
• April 10 » The Paravur temple accident in which a devastating fire caused by the explosion of firecrackers stored for Vishu, kills more than one hundred people out of the thousands gathered for seventh day of Bhadrakali worship.
• April 22 » The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
• September 17 » Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
• December 9 » At least 57 people are killed and a further 177 injured when two schoolgirl suicide bombers attack a market area in Madagali, Northeastern Nigeria in the Madagali suicide bombings.

The temperature on May 8, 2016 was between 12.7 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 20.1 °C. There was 14.2 hours of sunshine (93%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.