1989 Event Berendrechtsluis opens in Antwerp, biggest flood lock in world 1982 Event Police and racist demonstrators clash in Antwerp 1981 Event Bomb attack on Antwerp Belgium synagogue, 1 dead, 80 injured 1980 Event Palestinian throws hand grenade on Jewish children in Antwerp, 1 dead 1979 Event IRA-bomb explodes in British consulate in Antwerp 1976 Birthday Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star 1976 Birthday Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1995 Puerto Rico 1973 Event Harbor strike in Gent/Antwerp, Belgium 1970 Birthday Els Callens, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1996 quarterfinalist Essen 1969 Event Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp 1967 Event King Boudouin inaugurates world's biggest floodgate (Antwerp) 1964 Event Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp 1961 Event Antwerp Belgium diocese forms 1961 Death French of Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp, dies at 81 1954 Death Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies 1944 Event German V-2 strikes Antwerp bioscope (638 kill) 1944 Event 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp 1944 Event 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor 1944 Event 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp 1944 Event British 2nd Armoured pantzer division frees Antwerp 1940 Event Marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp 1933 Event Antwerp Sports arena opens 1933 Event 50,000 demonstrate in Antwerp against fascism/war 1924 Event Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1 1920 Event 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium 1920 Event Olympic Games open in Antwerp 1920 Event 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium 1914 Event German forces route Belgians in Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 Event German troops take Antwerp in World War I 1914 Event German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I) 1914 Event Belgian offensive from Antwerp 1914 Event Belgian offensive at Antwerp 1914 Event German Zeppelins bomb Antwerp Belgium, 10 die 1914 Event German army captured Brussels as the Belgian army retreated to Antwerp 1914 Event Belgian army withdraws to Antwerp 1908 Event John Blockx' opera "Baldie" premieres in Antwerp 1906 Death Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor of Antwerp, dies 1905 Event King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp 1905 Birthday Jef Maes, born in Antwerp, Belgium, composer, lecturer, worked for the Knokke orchestra, studied with Albert van de Vijver, Karel Candaeil, and Napoleon Distelmans 1904 Event Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium forms 1903 Birthday Flor Peeters, Antwerp Belgium, organist/composer, Lied Symphony 1894 Death HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 1883 Birthday Jan Olieslagers, Belgian aviation pioneer, Antwerp Devil 1882 Birthday Floris H. L. Prims, Flemish priest, historian and archivist of Antwerp 1880 Birthday French van Cauwelaert, Flemish minister/mayor of Antwerp 1853 Birthday Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor, Antwerp 1852 Death Anne-Franeois Mellinet, French/Belgian general (Antwerp), dies at 83 1832 Event Dutch troops in Antwerp surrender 1832 Event French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp 1832 Event French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium 1831 Event Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30 1830 Event Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution) 1830 Event Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp 1827 Birthday French C Baeckelmans, Flemish architect, St. Amanduskerk, Antwerp 1818 Birthday HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect, New Stock exchange Antwerp 1798 Death Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp, dies at 62 1746 Event French troops conquer Antwerp 1736 Birthday Corneille F de Nelis, Flemish scholar/bishop of Antwerp 1619 Event Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp 1599 Birthday Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter 1586 Event Laevinus Torrentius, becomes bishop of Antwerp 1585 Event Duke van Parma's troops occupy Antwerp 1585 Event Antwerp surrenders after 8 months siege by duke of Parma 1582 Event Willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft 1582 Event Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp 1579 Event Antwerp request union with of Utrecht 1576 Event Spanish defeat Walloons and take Antwerp Belgium 1568 Death Antoon van Stralen, Flemish mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47 1567 Event Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda 1566 Event Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp Belgium 1502 Event Emperor Maximilian I and England sign treaty of Antwerp 1100 Death Godfried IV van Bouillon, count of Antwerp, dies
