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Died on Thursday October 26, 2017



Born on October 26

Died on October 26
  • 2014 » Brian Moore, Australian rugby league player (b. 1944)
  • 2014 » Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1942)
  • 2014 » Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1961)
  • 2014 » Mo Collins, American football player and coach (b. 1976)
  • 2014 » Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (b. 1987)
  • 2014 » Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (b. 1923)
  • 2015 » Giuseppe Nazzaro, Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (b. 1937)
  • 2015 » Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (b. 1937)
  • 2015 » Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (b. 1926)
  • 2017 » Ali Ashraf Darvishian, Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (b. 1941)

Names that were popular for boys in 2017
  1. Jan
  2. Johannes
  3. Cornelis
  4. Willem
  5. Tijs
  6. Hendrik
  7. Albert
  8. Benjamin
  9. Jacob
  10. Siem
  11. Pieter
  12. Ties
  13. David
  14. Noah
  15. James
  16. Klaas
Names that were popular for girls in 2017
  1. Maria
  2. Anna
  3. Marie
  4. Emma
  5. Sophie
  6. Louise
  7. Johanna
  8. Elisabeth
  9. Julia
  10. Lisa
  11. Cornelia
  12. Wilhelmina
  13. Lynn
  14. Anne
  15. Sarah
  16. Julie

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2017
  • 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.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 26, 2017 to present the cabinet Rutte III, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 17.1 million citizens.
  • January 20 » Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America, becoming the oldest person to assume the office.
  • April 3 » A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
  • May 31 » A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463.
  • June 3 » London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
  • August 17 » Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
  • December 11 » New York City attempted bombing: A pipe bomb partially detonates in the New York City Subway, in the Times Square–42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal. Four people are injured, including the perpetrator.
The weather on Thursday October 26, 2017
The temperature on October 26, 2017 was between 12.7 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 2.3 hours of sunshine (23%). The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.

Source: KNMI