1967 Death Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies 1966 Event Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam 1957 Birthday Ethan Coen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, producer, Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink 1954 Birthday Joel Coen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor/dir, Spies Like Us, Barton Fink 1932 Birthday Coen[rad] Flink, Dutch actor, Pastorale 1943, Havinck, Honneponnetje 1917 Event Coen de Koning wins 2nd official 11 cities race (9:53) (record) 1912 Event 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40) 1906 Event Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km 1905 Event Coen de Koning becomes world champion all-round skater 1902 Birthday Stanley Coen, cricketer, South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28 1629 Death John Pieterszoon Coen, merchant/Governor-General of East-Indies, dies at 42 1621 Event Dutch Governor-General John Pieterszoon Coen takes Banda-islands, 15,000 die 1621 Event John Pieterszoon Coen's troops land on Lontor, East Indies 1621 Event Jan Pieterszoon Coen's fleet sets sail to Moluccas (from Jacarta)