2008 in the Netherlands

2008 in the Netherlands

"See also:"
2007 in the Netherlands,
other events of 2007,
2009 in the Netherlands----

Events

January

*January 1: Wim Deetman resigns as mayor of The Hague.
*January 12: Two soldiers of Task Force Uruzgan, Lance Corporal Aldert Poortema (22) and Private First Class Wesley Schol (20), both of the Regiment Infanterie Johan Willem Friso, are killed in Uruzgan, Afghanistan
*January 15: Farshad Bashir (20) of the Socialist Party is sworn in as member of the Tweede Kamer, becoming the youngest member in history.
*January 26: Bishop Wim Eijk of Groningen-Leeuwarden is installed as Archbishop of Utrecht.

Births

Deaths

January

*January 1: Dirk van Egmond, 54, journalist for Veronica, KRO, Omroep Flevoland, TROS, AVRO and RTL Veronique.
*January 4: Anton P. de Graaff, 79, author

February

*February 7: Benny Neyman, 56, singer
*February 22: Henk Bruna, 91, businessman, founder of the Bruna retail chain

March

*March 17: Ed Leeflang, 78, poet
*March 23: Wim Mager, 67, photographer, founder of Apenheul

April

*April 6: Jeu Sprengers, 69, chairman of the Royal Netherlands Football Association

August

*August 14: Percy Irausquin, 39, fashion designer.

ports

*January 1: Koninklijke HFC win the traditional New Year's match against former international footballers 6-1.
*January 2: The "Federatie Eredivisie Basketball" of the Netherlands Basketball Association takes BC Omniworld of Almere out of the Eredivisie. The club had gone into administration.
*January 4: Jermo Ribbers (14), a member of the Dutch national youth ski jumping team, dies after a fall following a jump in Oberstdorf, Germany.


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