About the day » Monday May 8, 2017Calender converter

• Carol Joyce King (84), Kentwood, MI
• Agatha 'Aagt' Hendrika Cornelia Kniest (83), Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Bob Leeger (82), Hoofddorp, Haarlemmermeer,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Christina Arnoldina Jans (93), Wanroij
• Carolina Petronella van Hensbergen (83), Tiel
• Eldon Kilfillen (72)
• Agatha Hendrica Cornelia Kniest (83), Sassenheim, Teylingen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Cornelis van Oudenaaren (75), Haarlem
• Anthonius Jacobus Franciscus van Eijk (70), Almere
• Albert Juffer (85), IJsselmuiden

• 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

• 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)
• 2018 » Anne V. Coates, British film editor (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, Erin Brockovich), Oscar winner (1963) (b. 1925)
• 2018 » Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (b. 1954)
• 2019 » Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972)

• 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 6 » Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.
• June 5 » Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
• August 17 » Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
• August 18 » The first terrorist attack ever sentenced as a crime in Finland kills two and injures eight.
• December 10 » ISIL is defeated in Iraq.
• December 22 » United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.

The temperature on May 8, 2017 was between 4.3 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 9.7 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north.