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2008 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dies in Vlodrop, Netherlands, alert in yoga posture, at 90
1998 Thick Fog causes highway carnage in Belgium and Netherlands, 6 die 1997 35th Tennis Fed Cup: France beats Netherlands in Den Bosch Netherlands (4-1) 1996 Ireland beats Netherlands in 1st European Championship Final 1996 1st full ODI for the Netherlands, vs. New Zealand, cricket World Cup Nolan Clarke makes ODI debut for Netherlands at age 47 1994 Anti Apartheid Group of Netherlands (AABN) disbands 1994 Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Netherlands welfare worker, dies at 74 1994 Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Netherlands/South African economist/author, dies 1994 AJ Bronkhorst, vicar/theologist (Reform The Netherlands), dies at 80 1994 Circulation of Netherlands Telegraph/News of the Day reaches 800,000 1994 Wim Cook government forms in Netherlands 1994 Netherlands averages 21.4 degrees C; their warmest July since 1783 1994 Pieter C Buitendijk, co-founder (Free Netherlands), dies at 92 1994 Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher (Arena), dies at 32 1994 2500 kilograms of cocaine intercepted in Zeewolde Netherlands 1993 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor (Best Thing in Life), dies at 34 1993 Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands 1993 CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands 1993 Final episode of 6 year run of ABC's "Wonder Years" in Netherlands 1992 LH Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief (Reform Netherlands), dies at 87 1992 Floriade (Flower Show) closes at Hague, Netherlands 1992 Itzhak Fuks, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Ohad Arnon, El Al captain, crashes in Bijlmer Netherlands 1992 Johannes van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies 1992 5.5 earthquake hits Netherlands 1992 Floriade (Flower Show) opens at Hague, Netherlands 1992 Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands 1992 F-16 jet crashes at residential district of Hengelo Netherlands (No deaths) 1992 Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at 63 1991 Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Netherlands/Indian writer (Camp Diary), dies at 86 1991 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled to Netherlands, dies at 45 1991 Frans Dohmen, union leader (Netherlands Catholic Mine Workers), dies at 81 1991 Edwin Jongejans of Netherlands wins 1-meter springboard diving title 1990 Mieke Verstraete, Belgian/Netherlands actress (Pleasant Settled), dies at 79 1990 95.5 degrees F (35.3 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands (highest Aug temp in Neth) 1990 Norbert Elias, German/English/Netherlands philosopher/sociologist, dies 1990 Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy 1990 Egypt (500-1 longshot) ties favorite Netherlands 1-1 in World Cup game 1989 Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Netherlands 1st female advisor of State, dies 1989 Able J Herzberg, Russian/Netherlands lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies 1989 Lowest barometric pressure in Netherlands (95.5 hPa) 1989 Lowest baramotric pressure in Netherlands (956.7 mbar at De Bilt) 1988 Lotte Stam-Beese, German/Netherlands architect, dies at about 85 1988 Friedrich Weinreb, Polish/Netherlands theologist/economist, dies at 77 1988 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1988 Train crash in Zeeland, Netherlands, kills 2 1988 Marius W. Holtrop, economist/president (Netherlands Bank), dies at 85 1987 Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, dies at 87 1987 Netherlands routes 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf 1986 Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy 1986 Netherlands and Scilly Islands sign peace treaty (war of 1651) 1986 Israeli premier Simon Peres visits Netherlands 1986 Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes 1985 Noraly Beyer becomes Netherlands 1st black TV newscaster 1985 Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles 1985 Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP/editor (GPV, Netherlands Daily), dies at 76 1985 Pope John Paul II arrives in Netherlands 1984 Men's choir Maranatha Netherlands forms 1984 Netherlands' Lubbers government gives 48 sites for cruise missiles 1984 Farewell concert of "Doe Maar" in Den Bosch, Netherlands 1984 China and Netherlands regain diplomatic relations 1983 Hennie Kuiper (Netherlands) wins Paris-Roubaix cycle race 1983 Netherlands adopts constitution 1982 Tibor de Machula, Hungary/Netherlands cellist, dies at 70 1982 Ingrid Berghmans (Netherlands) retains judo's world championship 1982 Fokker's Fellowship crashes at Moerdijk, Netherlands, 17-22 die 1982 Hanneke Jelgersma installed as Netherlands 1st Communist mayor 1982 Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns and flees to Netherlands 1981 Netherlands unemployment stands at record 475,000 1981 Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia, of Netherlands 1981 Hermann Schey, German/Netherlands singer, dies at 85 1981 China throws out Netherlands ambassador due to submarine sale to Taiwan 1980 Beatrix, Wilhelmina Armgard, crowned queen of Netherlands 1980 Juliana, Queen of the Netherlands, abdicates 1979 Nicolas Daniel Maricio, Prince of Netherlands 1979 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht, Netherlands 1978 Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Netherlands/U.S. phycists, dies at 76 1978 Alidius WL Tjarda van Stachouwer, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at 90 1978 PSV beats Bastica, 3-0, to win UEFA Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands 1977 FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam, Netherlands 1977 Bernardo Federico Tomas, Prince of Netherlands 1977 Yvette Basting, born in Breda, Netherlands, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER 1977 Moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren and 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Netherlands, children released May 27, siege ends June 11 1977 Netherlands State Delta Kappa Gamma Society forms 1977 HCC, Hobby Computer Club, forms in Netherlands 1977 Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time 1976 Train collision at Goes, Netherlands, 7 die 1976 Sjeng Schalken, Weert, Netherlands, tennis star 1976 U.S.S.R. banishes dissident Andrei Amalrik to Netherlands 1976 Train collision at Schiedam Netherlands, kills 24 1976 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles 1975 Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day) 1975 Cars in Netherlands must have seatbelts 1974 OPEC ends oil boycott against Netherlands 1974 Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Netherlands choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70 1974 West Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich 1974 Maria Carolina Christina, Princess of Netherlands 1974 Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands 1974 Gas rationing ends in Netherlands 1973 Kristie Boogert, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, tennis star, 1996 Paris 1973 Eelco Wassenaar, Netherlands, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 5-mo oil embargo by Arab states against U.S. and Netherlands begins 1973 Netherlands wins hockey world's championship 1973 Netherlands recognizes North Vietnam 1973 Netherlands recognizes East Germany 1972 Jaime Bernardo, prince of Netherlands 1972 Margarita Maria Beatriz, princess of Netherlands 1972 Miriam Oremans, Berlicum, Netherlands, tennis star 1972 Brenda Schultz, born in Netherlands, tennis star 1972 Netherlands and China exchange ambassadors 1972 Pieter Christiaan, Prince of Netherlands 1971 Richard Krajicek, Netherlands, tennis star, Wimbledon-1996 1971 Japans emperor Hirohito visits Netherlands 1971 Train crash at Duivendrecht, Netherlands, 5 die 1971 Bernard Wagenaar, Netherlands/U.S. composer, dies at 76 1970 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem, Netherlands, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City 1970 Netherlands and Albania form diplomatic relations 1970 Indonesian president Suharto visits Netherlands 1970 Jacco Elringh, Netherlands, tennis star 1970 Jacco Eltingh, Heerde, Netherlands, tennis star, 1993 ATP World Doubles 1970 Jan Siemerink, born in Netherlands, tennis star 1970 Meeno Peluce, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Bad News Bears 1970 Eric Gouka, cricketer, Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1970 Anne-Marie Goddard, born in Utrechtum, Netherlands, playmate, Jan, 94 1970 Netherlands Christian Workers Union (NCW) forms 1969 Bernhard, Jr., Prince of Netherlands 1969 West German President Heinemann visits Netherlands 1969 Prince Constantijn, CF Aschwin, of Netherlands 1969 Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax 1969 Nuclear reactor Dodewaard Netherlands goes into use 1968 Johan Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands 1968 George KFW von Kuchler, German marshal (Netherlands 1940), dies at 86 1968 Babette Van Veen, Netherlands, actress, Linda-GTST, Blueberry Hill 1968 Congress of Political Party Radicals (PPR) forms in Netherlands 1968 Mark Vanderloo, Waddenveen, Netherlands, model 1968 Maurits, Prince of Netherlands 1968 Political Party Radikalen (PPR) established in Netherlands 1968 Mark Koevermans, Netherlands, tennis star 1968 Netherlands gets color TV 1967 Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5 1967 Frederique [Van derWal], Netherlands, model, Victoria Secrets 1967 Reinout Scholte, cricketer, Netherlands batsman 1996 World Cup 1967 Nicole Jagerman, Netherlands, tennis star 1967 Provo disbands in Netherlands Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 1967 Jelle Zijlstra becomes president of Netherlands Bank 1967 Willem-Alexander CGF, Dutch crown prince/son of Queen Beatrix of Netherlands 1967 EO, Evangelical Broadcasting, begins in Netherlands 1966 Angela Visser, born in Netherlands, Miss Universe, 1989 1966 Anna Wood, born in Roeumond, Netherlands, Dutch/Australian canoeist, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1966 Paul Haarhuis, Eindhoven, Netherlands, tennis star, 1994 U.S./Austral doubles 1965 Netherlands 2nd Chamber accept marriage princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg 1965 Fora van Leijenhorst, Curacaos/Netherlands dancer, Josephine 1964 Singapore limits imports from Netherlands due to Indonesian aggression 1964 1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands 1964 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan 1964 Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Netherlands, runner, WR 60 m in 7.00 1964 Beatles arrive in netherlands 1964 Mustapha Zerqti, Moroccan/Netherlands writer, Ihtidaar hub fi el-mahd 1964 Manon Bollegraf, born in den Bosch, Netherlands, tennis star, semi 1996 Australia doubles 1964 Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating 1964 Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Netherlands Antilles), dies at 71 1963 U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Netherlands 1963 Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands 1963 Indonesia and Netherlands recover diplomatic relations 1963 Oscar Backing, Austria/Netherlands viola player, dies at 83 1962 Telegraph between Netherlands and Indonesia restored 1962 Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands (1898-1948), dies at 82 1962 Peter Cantrell, cricketer, Queensland opening bat, Netherlands WC 1996 1962 U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea 1962 Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea 1962 Netherlands and Indonesia accord over New-Guinea 1962 Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands 1962 Floris Jansen, cricketer, Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup 1962 Lee Harvey Oswald arrives by train in Oldenzaal, Netherlands 1962 Netherlands telephone net becomes completely automated 1962 Josephus RH van Schaik, lawyer/vice-premier of Netherlands, dies at 80 1962 Bekkers of Bosch makes TV speech in Netherlands for birth control 1962 Robert Kennedy visits Netherlands 1962 Minister De Pous confirms natural gas reserves in Groningen Netherlands 1962 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83 1962 Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Netherlands) 1961 Michel R Vassallucci, French/Netherlands publisher, Arena 1961 Pieter Tesch, mine engineer/geology (Pedestal of Netherlands), dies 1961 Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champ all-round skater 1960 Indonesia drops diplomatic relations with Netherlands 1960 Netherlands - U.S. cemetery Margraten official opens 1960 Netherlands and Germany sign accord concerning war casualties 1960 Oscar awarded to Netherlands director Bert Haanstra 1959 Michiel Schapers, Netherlands, tennis star 1959 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-1 1959 Marcella Mesker, Netherlands, tennis star 1959 Shah of Persia visits Netherlands 1959 Jan de Quay becomes premier of Netherlands 1959 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor, Goede Tijden Selechte Tijden 1959 Netherlands Dance Theater opens (Rudi of Dantzig and Cut Flier) 1958 Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg 1957 Paul-Jan Bakker, cricketer, Hampshire and Netherlands pace bowler 1957 Andries CD de Graeff, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1926-31), dies at 84 1957 Eddie Van Halen, Nijmegan, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Van Halen-Jump, 1984 1956 F Goodrich and A Hackett's "Diary of Anne Frank," premieres in Netherlands 1956 Indonesia says it will not pay debts to the Netherlands 1956 Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg 1956 Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union 1955 Alex Van Halen, Nijmegen, born in Netherlands, rock drummer, Van Halen-1984, Jump 1955 Enith Salle Brigitha, Netherlands, 100m/200m swimmer 1976 Olympics bronze 1955 Joannes A Veraart, Dut judge/MP, (Jews in Netherlands), dies at 68 1954 Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands and Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being 1954 Council for the Children Protection forms in Netherlands 1954 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands 1954 1st pro football game in Netherlands 1954 Netherlands Indonesian Union breaks up 1954 Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake 1953 Arie Luyendyk, born in Netherlands, Indy-car racer, 1990 Indianapolis 500 1953 Peter Hoekstra, born in Groningen, Netherlands, Representative-R-Michigan 1993 - 1953 Roy Ristie, Suriname/Netherlands radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie 1953 South African premier Malan visits Netherlands 1953 West Germany loses in soccer to Netherlands, 2-1 1953 Dr. A de Waal appointed as Netherlands 1st female Assistant Secretary of State 1953 Flooding in Netherlands, kills 1,835 1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835 1953 Netherlands end Marshall aid 1952 Flavian Aponso, cricketer, rebel Sri Lankan 1982, Netherlands World Cup 1996 1952 Sylvia Kristel, Netherlands, actress, Emmanuelle, Priv School for Girls 1952 Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers 1952 Rationing of coffee in Netherlands ends 1951 Charles de Lint, Netherlands, sci-fi author, Moonhear, Mulengro, Yarrow 1951 Nazi General Christiansen leaves Netherlands 1951 Netherlands ends state of war with Germany 1951 Netherlands and South Africa sign cultural accord 1951 Netherlands Radio School forms 1951 1st use of lie detector in Netherlands 1950 Balthazar H Verhagen, Netherlands/South African dramatist/writer, dies 1950 Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands 1950 Doorne's Auto factory opens in Netherlands 1950 Netherlands recognizes People's Republic of China 1950 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands 1950 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands recognize Israel 1949 Queen Juliana (Netherlands) grants sovereignty to Indonesia 1949 United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands 1949 A M de Jong's murderer, Ton van Gog arrested in Scheveningen, Netherlands 1949 Netherlands annexes Elten and Tudderen 1949 Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player 1949 England, Belgium, Lux, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland recognize Israel 1948 Juliana becomes queen of Netherlands 1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen (Netherlands) is 1st women to win 3 golds at Olympics 1948 International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands 1948 Wubbo J. Ockels, born in Almelo, Netherlands, astronaut, STS-22 1948 Netherlands and Indonesia agree to a cease fire 1947 Netherlands ceases political action in Indonesia, due to United Nations pressure 1947 1st political action of Netherlands Army on Java and Sumatra 1947 98 degrees F (36.8 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands 1947 Operations begin at Radio Netherlands World radio 1947 Carmen Krolis, Suriname/Netherlands singer 1947 Harry Vanda, Vandenberg, Hague, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Easybeats 1947 Princess Maria Christina, Marijke, of Netherlands 1947 Netherlands Radio Union forms 1947 Muiden Netherlands ammunition factory explodes, 16 die 1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 1946 Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire 1946 Tristan Keuris, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto' 1946 J Guillermo, ex-husband of princess Christina of Netherlands 1946 KVP wins Provincial National election in Netherlands 1946 NSB mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail 1945 Luis Aravena Munoz, Chilean singer/exiled in Netherlands 1945 Indonesia (Dutch E Indies) declares independence from Netherlands 1945 Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 1945 British troops pull into Utrecht, Netherlands 1945 Princess Irene Brigade moves into the Hague Netherlands 1945 General J. Blaskowitz surrenders German troops in Netherlands 1945 Netherlands and Denmark liberated from Nazi control 1945 German troops in Netherlands, Denmark and Norway surrender 1945 British troops reach Grebbe line Netherlands 1945 German occupiers flood Wieringermeer, Netherlands 1945 Canadian army liberates Teuge and Assen Netherlands from Nazis 1945 Canadian troops liberate Nazi concentration camp Westerbork, Netherlands 1945 Nazi occupiers executed, Nazi general Christiansen flees Netherlands 1945 Almelo Netherlands freed 1945 Herman[us J] van Veen, Netherlands, cabaretier, singer, composer and writer 1945 Queen Wilhelmina returns to Netherlands 1945 Allies bombs The Hague, Netherlands 1945 Swedish ships bring food to starving Netherlands 1945 Nazi occupiers forbid food transport to West (The Netherlands) 1944 Jeroen Krabbe, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Fugitive 1944 Mail routing resumes in free South Netherlands 1944 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda, Netherlands 1944 Kerkrade (Netherlands) liberated 1944 Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands 1944 Helmond and Oss Netherlands liberated 1944 Colijn, Netherlands PM, buried 1944 Polish forces free Terneuzen, Netherlands 1944 Operation Market Garden: British airborne division lands Arnhem, Netherlands 1944 Resistance fighter Jaap Musch arrested in Nijverdal, Netherlands 1944 Strongest Hurricane of century in Netherlands (wind force 12) 1944 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign unity treaty 1944 Prince Bernhard appointed supreme commander of Netherlands Domestic Arm Force 1944 Leonard Slatkin, born in Los Angeles, California, conductor, Concert Orchestra, Netherlands 1944 94.5 degrees F (34.7 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands and 101.5 degrees F (38.6 degrees C) in Warnsvelt 1944 Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed 1944 Barry Stevens, British/Netherlands, choreographer, Personals, Young Again 1944 240 gypsies transported to Auschwitz from Westerbork, Netherlands 1944 Operation Straightline: Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea 1944 Hendrik W van Loon, Netherlands/U.S. radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 1944 Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years 1943 M A M "Thos" Woltgens, Mayor, Kerkrade, Netherlands 1943 Landwacht (NSB-political party) forms in Netherlands 1943 U.S. bombers accidentally strike Enschede, Netherlands, causing 151 deaths 1943 40 German bombers attack Haarlem, Netherlands, 85 killed 1943 James Oglethorpe (U.S.) and Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sinks 1943 Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed and sinks 1943 Nazi Militia forms in Netherlands 1943 1st transport from Westerbork Netherlands to Sobibor concentration camp 1943 Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands) 1943 German under officers shot down in Haarlem, Netherlands 1942 Last camouflaged German raider Komet leaves Flushing harbor (Netherlands) 1942 Nancy Ann Dibble, Netherlands, sci-fi author, Summerfair 1942 SS begins transporting Jews of Maastricht, Netherlands 1942 German occupiers set night curfew on Jews in Netherlands 1942 Neel [Cornelia H] Doff, Netherlands/French/Belgian painter's model, dies 1942 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands arrests 2,000 Dutch officers 1942 Nazi's execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands 1942 Jews forced to wear a Jewish Star in Netherlands and Vichy-France 1942 Illegal Free Netherlands announces boycott of theaters 1942 1st weapon drop on Netherlands 1942 Japan invades North-Celebes, Netherlands Indies 1941 Frank Creton, Suriname/Netherlands painter 1941 German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality) 1941 German occupiers forbid SDAP, VDB, ARP, RKSP, CHU and SGP in Netherlands 1941 Former Dutch Prime Minister Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence 1941 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid Jewish music 1941 2 Fokker's employees flee nazi occupied Netherlands to England 1941 Nazi occupied Netherlands layoff Jewish journalists 1941 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands confiscate Jewish assets 1941 German occupiers confiscate AVRO studios in Netherlands 1941 Netherlands NSB-leader Mussert visits Goring in Berlin 1941 Romania breaks relations with Netherlands 1941 Anti-nazi "Het Parool" begins publishing in Netherlands 1941 Dutch Premier De Geer returns from Lisbon to Netherlands 1941 Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem Netherlands 1941 Netherlands begins taxing wages 1940 Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands 1940 Eggs and cake rationed in Netherlands 1940 RAF drops 1st anti-nazi pamphlets on Netherlands 1940 Cheese rationed in Netherlands 1940 Greenhouse rationing begins in Netherlands 1940 Nazi collaborator Mussert puts the fate of Netherlands in Hitler's hands 1940 Netherlands government in exile of Gerbrandy forms London 1940 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands 1940 German occupiers in Netherlands begin soap ration 1940 Netherlands starts rationing textile 1940 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands 1940 Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands 1940 Nazi occupiers in Netherlands forbid anti-nazi films 1940 SS rounds up 31 German/Polish/Dutch Jews in Roermond, Netherlands 1940 Governor of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles refuse entry to Jewish refugees 1940 Netherlands rations petroleum 1940 Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich commissar of Hague, Netherlands 1940 Nazi bombs Rotterdam (600-900 dead), Netherlands surrender to Germany 1940 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands 1940 Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg 1940 21 "not neutral" nazis and communists arrested in Netherlands 1940 Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2 in soccer 1940 Foreign correspondents in Netherlands under censorship 1939 Netherlands KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die 1939 Sugar rationing begins in Netherlands 1939 Sugar rationed in Netherlands 1939 Dutch 2nd Chamber affirms Netherlands in a State of War 1939 Netherlands and Belgium declare neutrality 1939 Irene, Princess of Netherlands 1939 Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain 1938 117 Spanish knights under Captain Piet Laros return to Netherlands 1938 Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1938 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, 1980- 1937 Prince Bernhard injured in auto accident in Netherlands 1936 Hans Zender, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, composer, conductor, music professor, Conductor in Chief of the Chamber Orchestra of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Southwest German Radio guest conductor 1936 Netherlands leave Gold Standard/devaluate guilder 1936 Construction on Ypenburg Netherlands airport begins 1935 SDAP and NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands 1935 General Netherlands Persbureau (ANP) forms in Amsterdam 1935 Netherlands election (Musserts NSB wins 8% of vote) 1935 Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1909-16), dies at 73 1934 Fokker F18 Snip flies to Netherlands West Indies 1934 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Netherlands manufacturer (Devout and D), dies 1934 Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies 1934 Netherlands Princess Juliana opens Juliana Canal 1934 Netherlands Indies BC Ltd begins radio transmission (Indonesia) 1934 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-3, in soccer 1933 Paul Ehrenfest, Austria/Netherlands physicist, dies at 53 1933 Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands 1933 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, dies 1933 1st edition of People and Fatherland published in Netherlands 1932 Earthquake at Uden Netherlands 1932 Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands sign Unity treaty 1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem 1931 Genootschap Onze Taal (Our Language) organizes (Netherlands) 1931 Thomas Bernhard, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, most prominent German-speaking postwar era author, writer, playwright, novelist 1930 Willem G Statius Muller, Netherlands Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer 1929 Maarten Schmidt, Netherlands/U.S. astronomer, quasars 1929 Doorne's trailer factory in Einsdhoven, Netherlands opens 1929 Bernard Haitink, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969 - 1978 1929 Henk Heidweiler, Surinam ambassador, in Netherlands 1929 1st telephone connection between Netherlands and West-Indies 1929 1st telephone connection between Netherlands and East Indies 1928 Railroad museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands 1928 Netherlands and Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam) 1928 1st radio telephone connection between Netherlands and US 1928 Algemeene Vereeniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) begins broadcasting (Netherlands) 1927 Gualberto T. Hernandez, perfect minister Netherlands Antilles 1927 Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam 1927 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Belgian and Netherlands Wielingen Treaty 1926 Train disaster at Wassenaar, Netherlands, 4 die 1926 Claus von Amsberg, prince of Netherlands 1926 Baronie soccer team forms in Breda, Netherlands 1926 The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands 1926 De Geer government in Netherlands takes office 1925 Netherlands and Germany sign trade agreement 1925 Netherlands returns to gold standard 1925 Netherlands and Great Britain return to gold standard 1925 Netherlands and Belgium sign accord of Westerschelde 1924 1st radio transmission of NCRV in Netherlands 1924 Theo Olof, German/Netherlands violinist, prodigy, concert master 1924 Netherlands refuses to recognize U.S.S.R. 1924 Nina Foch, born in Leiden, Netherlands, actress, American in Paris 1924 Netherlands and U.S.S.R. begin talks over U.S.S.R. recognition 1924 Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens 1923 German ex-crown prince flees Netherlands for Germany 1923 Textile strike in Enschede, Netherlands, against lower wages, begins 1923 Catholic University of Nijmegen Netherlands opens 1923 Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands 1923 1st radio telegraph message from Netherlands to Dutch East Indies 1922 Revised Netherlands Law proclaims suffrage 1922 2nd government of Ruys de Beerenbrouck installed in Netherlands 1922 1st general election in Netherlands 1922 Record temperature in Netherlands for May (35.6 degrees C) 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1921 Coldest day in Nov in Netherlands -14.0 degrees C 1921 Joop Doderer, Velsen Netherlands, actor, Swiebertje 1921 Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms 1920 The netherlands/Venezuela recover diplomatic relations 1920 Dirk Fock appointed as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1920 Nan Merriman, U.S./Netherlands singer, Arturo Toscanini NBC Orchestra 1920 A. W. [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek, born in Netherlands, swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1936 Olympics 1920 Netherlands joins League of Nations 1919 KLM, Netherlands Airlines, established (oldest existing airline) 1919 1st edition "Volkskrant" (People's newspaper) published in Netherlands 1918 De Kooy airport in Netherlands opens 1918 Train accident at Weesp, Netherlands, kills 42 1918 Jelle Zijlstra, economist/minister/president Netherlands Bank 1918 Joost van Vollenhoven, Netherlands, Governor-General (French West-Africa), dies 1918 Netherlands Indian Volksraad installed in Batavia 1918 Wageningen Agricultural College Netherlands opens 1917 EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek, Netherlands 1917 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands) 1917 Johanna Westerdijk installed as Netherlands 1st female professor 1917 Hendrik P G Quack, lawyer/economist (Bank of Netherlands), dies at 82 1916 Bert Haanstra, Holten Netherlands, director, Fanfare 1916 JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1915 Noelle de Mosa, Netherlands/British dancer/teacher, Brigadoon 1915 1st military flight in Netherlands East Indies (Tandjong Priok) 1915 Rationing laws go into effect in Netherlands 1915 92 degrees F (33.3 degrees C) in De Bilt, Netherlands 1915 Gustaaf AWC baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor-Maarn Netherlands 1915 German U boat torpedoes Netherlands merchant ship Medea 1915 Netherlands merchant ship Tubantia torpedoed and sinks in North Sea 1915 Johannes J "Joop" Klant, Netherlands/South Africa economist, Madame Sans Gane 1914 Netherlands army shoots up geinterneerde Belgian soldiers: 8 killed 1914 34.7 degrees F (1.5 degrees C) in De Bilt, Netherlands 1914 High Council of Labor forms in Hague Netherlands 1914 Klaas ter Laan becomes Netherlands 1st socialist mayor (Zaandam) 1913 Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1913 Ben[jamin S] Polak, born in Netherlands, physician/communist/resistance fighter 1913 Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven Netherlands 1913 Karl Guttmann, Austrian/Netherlands playwright/director, Albee/Pinter 1913 Demonstrations for general voting right in Netherlands 1913 French Hals museum opens in Harleem Netherlands 1913 H Ernst, bishop, born in Breda, Netherlands 1913 Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England 1912 Paul H F Brenneker, Netherlands/Antillian photographer/folklorist 1912 Relief laws replaces those of 1854, in Netherlands 1912 Piet van Egmond, Dutch organist/conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1912 Bert Bakker, Dutch publisher, Free Netherlands 1911 Pieter Platteel, last governor Netherlands New-Guinea 1911 96 degrees F (35.6 degrees C) in De Bilt Netherlands 1911 Bernhard, born in Germany, Prince, Consort to Queen Juliana of Netherlands 1911 Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director, Netherlands Opera 1910 Friedrich Weinreb, Polish/Netherlands theologist/economist 1910 DHC soccer team forms in Delft, Netherlands 1909 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop of Haarlem Netherlands, 1966-83 1909 Etten-Leur 1st airplane flight in Netherlands (Belgium count De Lambert) 1909 "Col Tom" Parker, Dries Van Kruijk, born in Netherlands, rock manager, Elvis Presley 1909 Szymon Goldberg, Polish/US violinist and conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra 1909 Christian National Labor Workers (CNV) party begins in Netherlands 1909 Netherlands begins unity with Belgium 1909 Juliana, Queen of Netherlands, 1948-80 1909 Pieter Jongeling, Dutch MP, GVP, editor, Netherlands Daily 1909 Netherlands' SDAP suspends Marxist Tribune group (Gorter and Wijnkoop) 1908 Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord 1908 Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert, Netherlands 1907 Christian J H English, Luc Tournier, Netherlands/Curacaos painter/composer 1907 Nicholas Tinbergen, Netherlands/British biologist/zoologist, Nobel 1973 1907 Anton G van Hamel, founder (Roman philosphy in Netherlands), dies at 65 1907 Paul J. Steenbergen, Netherlands, actor, Ciske Rat, founder, Hague's Comedy 1907 SS Berlin sinks off Hoek van Holland Netherlands (142 dead) 1906 Louis Borell, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Over the Moon, Queer Cargo 1906 Calvinist Reformed Union in Netherlands Church forms in Utrecht 1906 Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands 1905 Netherlands/Russian Count Witte becomes premier of Russia 1905 L H Ruitenberg, vicar/editor in chief, Reformed of Netherlands 1905 Jan Louis Guillaume "Yvan" Doornik, Netherlands resistance fighter in France 1905 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 Netherlands Workers van Vakverenigingen, (NVV) political party forms 1905 Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Netherlands/Indonesian writer, Camp diary 1904 Netherlands and Portugal lay down bounderies splitting Timor 1904 Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Netherlands choreographer 1904 Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orchestra leader, Break the Bank 1904 Netherlands Indies colony begins opium production 1903 Netherlands Korfball League forms 1902 Marius W. Holtrop, economist/president, Netherlands Bank 1902 Hendrik J Kruls, Netherlands, general/chief military authority, 1944-46 1902 Cola [Nicolas] Debrot, Bonaire governor, Netherlands Antilles, author 1902 Textile workers strike in Enschede Netherlands till June 1 1901 Philip Dorn, Scheveningen Netherlands, actor, I Remember Mama 1901 Abraham Kuyper becomes premier of Netherlands 1901 Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion, 1935-37 1901 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) and Netherlands (0) 1901 Jan H de Groot, Dutch resistance fighter/co-founder, Free Netherlands 1901 Free thinking-Democratic Union forms in Netherlands 1900 Bernardus J Cardinal Alfrink, cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands 1900 Compulsory education in Netherlands goes into effect 1898 Joris Ivens, Nijmegen Netherlands, director, Rain 1898 G Kraus, director Santpoort, Insanity in Netherlands 1898 Martin David, German/Netherlands law historian 1897 Antonius von der Linde, Netherlands/German librarian, dies at 63 1897 1800-1900 year old fossil of "girl of Yde" found in Drente, Netherlands 1896 1st auto (Benz) to arrive in Netherlands 1896 1st movie in Netherlands (Kalverstr 220) 1895 Hermann Schey, German/Netherlands singer 1895 Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Netherlands engraver (PTT-stempels), dies at 70 1894 Willem Schermerhorn, Netherlands premier, 1945-46 1892 A "Shon Nene" Morales, Antillean/Netherlands very old lady 1892 Paul Verlaine visits Netherlands 1892 Netherlands Society for Currency and Coin collecting forms 1892 Otto van Raised, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1884-88), dies at 69 1891 Peter H "Paul" Huf, actor and director, Great Netherlands Stage 1891 King Pakketvaart sails to Netherlands Indies 1890 Friedrich von Paul, German General-Field Marshal, Netherlands 1890 Miguel Suriel, Netherlands Antillian writer, Muhe culpabel 1889 George Davis, Netherlands, actor, Devil May Care 1889 F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands 1888 Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Netherlands Spectator), dies at 62 1888 Alidius WLT van Starkenborch Stachouwer, Governor of Netherlands Indies, 1936-45 1886 Netherlands New Code of Criminal law enforced 1886 Joannes A Paredis, Belgian/Netherlands bishop of Roermond, dies at 90 1886 Joannes A. Veraart, Dutch economist/MP, Jews of the Netherlands 1885 Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands 1885 Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands 1885 Lili Green, Alice Sally Mary, Netherlands/England dancer 1884 Netherlands recognizes king Leopold II's Congo Free State 1884 John van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands 1884 Magda Janssens, Flemish/Netherlands actress/acting teacher, Maria Stuart 1884 Jan T Beelen, Netherlands/Belgian catholic bible expert, dies at 77 1883 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Netherlands 1st female prof, Utrecht, 1917-52 1882 Johannes Lindeboom, vicar/church historian, Netherlands Archives 1881 W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, dies at 84 1881 George KFW von Kuchler, German Field Marshal, Invasion Netherlands 1881 Kingdom post office in Netherlands opens 1881 Balthazar H. Verhagen, Netherlands/South African dramatist and writer 1881 Pieter Mijer, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1866-72), dies at 68 1880 Alexander Schmuller, Russian/Netherlands violinist and conductor 1880 Wilhelmina HPM, queen of the Netherlands, 1898-1948 1880 Paul Ehrenfest, Austria/Netherlands physicist, adiabates hypothesis 1879 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Netherlands/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 1878 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist 1877 Winand C H Staring, geologist (Bottom of Netherlands), dies at 68 1877 John Lothrop Motley, (History of United Netherlands), dies at 63 1877 Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Netherlands Spectator), dies at 58 1876 Eduard van Oort, zoologist, Ornithology of Netherlands 1876 Hendrik W A E, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands 1875 Netherlands goes on the gold standard 1874 Jean de Merode, Marie-Louise B Courtenay, Princess of Netherlands 1873 Charles JM Ruys de Beerenbrouck, premier of Netherlands, 1918-25, 29-33 1872 Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1926-31 1871 John Fabricius, Netherlands/English stageauthor, Ring of Prophet 1871 Willem Mengelberg, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, conductor, New York Philharmonic 1922-30 1867 1st Girl School opens in Haarlem, Netherlands 1865 Maastricht-Venlo railway in Netherlands opens 1864 Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans 1863 Storm flood ravages Netherlands coastal provinces 1863 Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles 1862 Much of Enschede Netherlands destroyed by fire 1861 Alexander W. F. Idenburg, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1909-16 1861 Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands 1860 Slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies 1858 Netherlands and Japan sign trade agreement 1858 Christian Eijkman, born in Netherlands, bacteriologist, avitaminos, Nobel 1929 1858 A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands 1858 Dirk Fock, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1921-26 1856 Arnhem-Oberhausen railway in Netherlands opens 1855 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands 1854 Anton CR Dreesmann, German/Netherlands manufacturer, Vroom and Dreesman 1854 Netherlands allows corporal punishment 1853 Maastricht-Aken railway in Netherlands opens 1853 Netherlands Van Hall government forms 1853 Vincent Van Gogh, born in Zundert, Netherlands, Dutch painter 1853 Pope Pius IX recovers Catholic hierarchy in Netherlands 1852 Telegraph company opens throughout Netherlands 1852 Henry Van Dyke, clergyman, educator, author, wrote poetry, hymns, essays, co-wrote first Presbyterian printed liturgy, 'The Common Book of Worship of 1906', served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg 1852 Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Netherlands, physical chemist, Nobel 1901 1852 Hottest July in Netherlands since at least 1783 (68.4 degrees F (20.2 degrees C) avg) 1852 Netherlands begins issuing postage stamps 1851 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands and Orange" 1851 [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands 1851 C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist, Netherlands Indies 1849 Sergei J Witte, Netherlands/Russian count/premier Russia 1849 Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Netherlands/General-Major, dies at 29 1847 Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Governor-General, Netherlands East-Indies 1847 Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing 1846 Louis Napoleon, French king of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 67 1843 Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71 1842 Anton G van Hamel, founder, Roman Philology in Netherlands 1840 Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands 1840 Meteorite hits Uden, Netherlands 1838 Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands 1837 Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina, Queen of Netherlands, dies at 62 1837 Hortense de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 54 1835 J A de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands, Died 1940 1835 YES de Smit-Rog, oldest citizen of Netherlands, Died 5/30/1940 1833 Netherlands and Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven 1833 Antonius von der Linde, Netherlands/German librarian/chess player 1831 Netherlands and Belgium sign peace treaty 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king 1830 Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands 1830 Belgium revolts against Netherlands 1829 Gerard Keller, writer, Netherlands Spectator 1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1824 Victor J van Hinsbergh, South Netherlands engraver, PTT Stempels 1824 England and Netherlands sign a trade agreement 1821 Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, S Netherlands general, dies at 61 1820 WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral 1819 Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop, Netherlands, Dutch/French painter, Winter Scenes 1818 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major 1818 Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III 1818 Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling 1817 Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90 1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium 1815 Sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law 1814 Netherlands Bank issues it's 1st banknotes 1814 Netherlands Bank established 1814 Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands 1813 Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands 1813 Allied troops occupy Zwolle, Netherlands 1812 Pieter Mijer, Dutch Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1866-72 1811 French Civil Code of Criminal law accepted by Netherlands Mamelukes in Cairo's Citadel 1810 Emperor Napoleon corpse leaves Netherlands for France 1810 Louis Napoleon resigns as king of the Netherlands 1810 Albertus H Wiese, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, dies at about 48 1808 Winand C H Staring, geologist, Geology of Netherlands 1808 Herman Daendels succeeds A Wiese as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1807 Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die 1806 Ludolf AJW Sloet van de Beele, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1861-66 1805 Belle van Zuylen, Netherlands/Swiss writer (Trois Femmes), dies at 65 1803 Charles F Pahud de Montagnes, Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies, 1856-61 1802 France, Netherlands, Spain and England signs Peace of Amiens 1799 Duke of York and Russians capture Alkmaar in Netherlands 1798 Johan R Thorbecke, Premier of Netherlands, Lib-1849..72 1797 British naval forces defeat Dutch off Camperdown, Netherlands 1797 W Frederik K, prince of Netherlands/general/admiral, 10 day campaign 1796 Jews of the Netherlands are emancipated 1795 Thomas Ainsworth, English/Netherlands industrialist, Twentse textile 1795 France annexes Southern Netherlands 1795 Zealand Netherlands surrenders to French general Michaud 1795 French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands 1794 French troops conquer Grave, Netherlands 1794 Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop, Utrecht Netherlands 1793 Netherlands captures French island of St. Maarten (held until 1795) 1793 French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands 1793 Prussian troops occupy Venlo, Netherlands 1793 France declares war on England and Netherlands 1792 Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands, 1840-49 1791 Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Netherlands, commits suicide at 58 1788 England, Netherlands and Prussia sign peace treaty 1787 Prussian army moves into Netherlands 1785 Netherlands and France signs treaty 1785 1st manned flight by gas balloon in Netherlands 1784 England and Netherlands signs peace treaty (Peace of Paris) 1784 Patrice F earl de Neny, South Netherlands Secret Council chairman, dies at 67 1783 Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 1783 Hortense E de Beauharnais, French queen of Netherlands, 1806-10 1782 Netherlands recognizes U.S. 1781 Joan Derks scatters "On the People of Netherlands" pamphlets 1781 Dominique J de Eerens, governor-general of Netherlands Indies 1780 England declares war on Netherlands 1780 Charles Alexander, Duke of Lotharingen South Netherlands, dies at 67 1780 Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1826-30 1780 Johannes van den Bosch, Governor-General, Netherlands East Indies 1778 Louis Napoleon, French king of Netherlands, 1806-10 1775 Peter A van de Parra, Governor-General of (Netherlands Indies), dies at 61 1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands, 1814-40 1760 Jean-Baptiste Dumonceau de Bergendael, South Netherlands earl/general 1759 Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Netherlands cardinal, dies at 79 1752 Daniel Marot, French/Netherlands, architect/engraver, dies at about 88 1751 Jozef LD von Konigsegg, minister of Austrian Netherlands, dies at 78 1750 Tax revolt in Haarlem, Netherlands 1749 Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Netherlands 1748 France and Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands 1748 England, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia sign anti-French treaty 1747 England and Netherlands sign military treaty 1747 Organgist in Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap 1747 Prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Netherlands 1747 French troops occupy Zeeuws-Flanders, Netherlands 1747 Jacob Campo Weyerman, S Netherlands adventurer/painter/writer, dies at 69 1746 Battle at Rocourt: French drive out English/Austria/Netherlands armies 1745 England, Austria, Netherlands and Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance 1744 French army takes Austrian Netherlands 1741 Joan Derk van Capellen, leader of Netherlands Democratic Patriots 1741 Wierich PL count von Daun, Governor-General of Austria and Netherlands, dies 1740 Belle van Zuylen, Netherlands/Swiss writer, Three Women 1740 Joannes Siberg, Dutch governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1801-05 1740 Netherlands Governor-General Adriaen Valckenier allows murder of 8000 Chinese inhabitants of Batavia 1738 Albert-Kasimir, duke of Saxon/viceroy of Hungary/Netherlands 1736 Johann H Schepp, German/Netherlands engraver 1736 Daniel G Fahrenheit, Prussian/Netherlands physicist (thermometer), dies at 50 1734 Netherlands William K H Friso marries princess Anne of Hanover 1731 Treaty of Vienna: Emperor Charles VI of England and Netherlands 1729 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville 1729 Matthaeus de Cock, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65 1727 France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris 1726 Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover 1726 Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies 1724 Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Austria / Netherlands 1723 Claude F Tserclaes, South Netherlands earl of Tilly, dies at 74 1718 Jacob F Muller, Sjako/Jaco, German/Netherlands crowd leader, beheaded at 28 1717 Netherlands, England and France sign Triple Alliance 1716 Patrice F earl De Neny, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council 1716 Engelbrecht Kampfer, German/Netherlands VOC-surgeon, dies at 65 1716 Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands 1716 England and Netherlands renew alliance 1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands 1714 People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar, Netherlands 1714 Spain and Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement 1713 Dutch State-General signs peace with France: Netherlands loses Orange Princedom 1713 Netherlands and England sign accord concerning anti-French Barrier 1713 England and Netherlands sign 2nd anti-French boundary treaty 1712 Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria honored as "sovereign of Netherlands" 1711 Katharina Lescaille, Netherlands Sappho, poet, dies at 61 1710 Johan Willem Friso becomes viceroy of Groningen, Netherlands 1709 England/Netherlands sign anti-French "Barrieretraktaat" 1707 Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 1702 Battle in Bay of Vigo: Netherlands/English fleet destroy Spanish/French fleet 1702 England and Netherlands declares war on France and Spain 1701 Germany, England and Netherlands sign anti-French covenant 1701 Drenthe Netherlands adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 1701 Parts of Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar 1700 England, France and Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty 1699 England, France and Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain 1698 France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty 1698 Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England 1697 Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1696 English king Willem III departs Netherlands 1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England 1695 English king Willem III departs to Netherlands 1695 Caspar Burman, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, historian and mayor 1692 Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies 1692 King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands 1691 Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1690 Battle at Beachy Head: French under Tourville beat Netherlands/English fleet 1689 England and Netherlands form League of Augsburg 1688 Gaspar Fagel, lawyer/Netherlands grand pensionary (1672-88), dies at 54 1688 French king Louis XIV declares war on Netherlands 1686 Joannes B van Neercassel, RC spiritual leader of Netherlands, dies at 60 1685 Don Francisco de Agurto installed as land guardian of S Netherlands 1681 Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty 1679 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/Governor of Netherlands, dies at 50 1678 Netherlands and France signs peace treaty in Nijmegen 1678 England and Netherlands signs treaty: sending ultimatum to France 1678 Joan Maetsuyker, Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 72 1677 Jacob Campo Weyerman, South Netherlands adventurer/painter/writer 1677 King Charles II reports anti-French covenant with Netherlands 1676 Battle of Etna - Netherlands/Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded 1676 Paulus Wirtz, Wurtz, German/Netherlands army commander, dies at 63 1675 Francisco de Moura y Cortereal, Span land guardian of Netherlands (1664-68) 1675 Don Carlos de Gurrea/Aragon becomes Spanish land guardian of S Netherlands 1674 Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English 1674 Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance 1674 Netherlands and Cologne sign peace treaty 1674 Netherlands and Munster sign peace treaty 1674 Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (New York City becomes English) 1674 English reconquer New York from Netherlands 1673 Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant 1673 Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty 1673 Jozef LD von Konigsegg, Austria, military minister of Austrian Netherlands 1672 Baron Karl Rabenhaupt occupies Coevorden, Netherlands 1672 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands 1672 France declares war on Netherlands 1672 England declares war on Netherlands 1670 Jan A Comenius, Komensky, Czechoslovakia/Netherlands educator/philosopher, dies 1670 Don Juan Domingo Zuniga y Fonseca becomes Governor-General of Southern Netherlands 1669 Arnold Geulincx, South Netherlands philosopher (Cholera), dies at 45 1669 John Coccejus, German/Netherlands reformed theologist, dies at about 66 1669 Pieter Cuypers, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at 48 1668 Antoon Anselmo, South Netherlands lawyer, dies at about 79 1668 1st peace of Aken: ends French-Spanish war in The Netherlands 1668 England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1667 French troops attack into Southern Netherlands 1666 Brandenburg/Brunswick/Denmark/Netherlands form anti-French Quadruple Alliance 1666 Sea battle between Netherlands and England 1666 Peace of Kleef: Netherlands and bishop Von Galen of Munster 1666 Netherlands and Brandenburg sign treaty 1665 English king Charles II declares war on Netherlands 1662 Netherlands and England sign peace treaty 1662 Netherlands and France sign military covenant 1660 Peter Schenck, German/Netherlands engraver/publisher, baptised 1660 English king Charles II visits Netherlands 1659 Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in U.S.) 1659 Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 71 1659 Netherlands, England and France sign Treaty of The Hague 1659 France, England and Netherlands sign "Hedges Concerto" treaty 1656 Johannes Schenck, German/Netherlands composer, baptised 1656 Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands) 1655 Middelburg Netherlands forbids building of synagogue 1655 Jan Luyts, Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer 1655 Netherlands and Brandenburg sign military treaty 1655 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer, dies at 81 1654 England and Netherlands signs peace treaty 1654 Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp, Netherlands, 1 dies 1653 Joan van Hoorn, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies, 1707-09 1653 Jacques Basnage, French/Netherlands historian/vicar 1653 Carel Reyniersz, Governor-General of Netherlands East Indies, dies at 48 1653 Carel Reyniersz, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at 48 1652 England declares war on Netherlands 1652 Louis de Geer, Netherlands/Swedish industrialist/millionaire, dies at 64 1651 Engelbrecht Kampfer, German/Netherlands VOC surgeon 1649 Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Netherlands diplomat, dies at about 89 1648 Treaty of Munster: Spain and Netherlands ratified 1648 University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens 1648 Spain and Netherlands sign Peace of Munster, ending Tachtigjarige War 1647 Pierre Bayle, French/Netherlands theologist/philosopher/writer 1646 Spain and Netherlands signs temporary cease fire 1645 Romeyn de Hooghe, Haarlem, Netherlands, painter/goldsmith 1645 Anton van Diemen, Governor-General (Netherlands East Indies), dies at about 51 1642 English Queen Henriette Mary arrives in Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 1641 Don Francisco de Mello appointed land guardian of South Netherlands 1631 Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of S Netherlands 1629 Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general and governor of Netherlands 1626 Peter Minuit becomes director-general of New Netherlands 1625 Netherlands and England sign military treaty 1625 Adriaen Valerius, notary/Netherlands Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49 1624 Netherlands and France sign Treaty of Compiegne 1624 Netherlands and France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiegne 1621 Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY) 1621 Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends 1621 Hugo de Grote escapes in bookcase from Loevenstein castle, Netherlands 1620 Pieter Cuypers, S Netherlands lawyer 1619 Willem Kalf, Rotterdam, Netherlands, painter, still lifes 1619 Rijcklof Volckertsz van Goens, governor-general, Netherlands East Indies 1619 England and Netherlands signs treaty about business in the Indies 1616 Netherlands buys De Briel/Vlissingen/Fort Rammekens from England 1612 Paul Wirtz, Wurtz, German/Netherlands army commander 1611 Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst, Netherlands 1609 Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant 1609 Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands 1609 Spain and Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact 1606 Rembrandt van Rijn, born in Leiden, Netherlands, painter, Night Watch 1605 Isaac Aboab de Fonseca, Portuguese/Netherlands rabbi/mystic 1602 Franciscus Junius, French/Netherlands calvinist theologist/vicar, dies at 57 1600 Andreas of Austrian, Land Guardian of Netherlands (1598-1600), dies at 42 1600 Prince Maurits' army occupies Newport Flanders, Netherlands 1598 Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence 1598 Abraham Ortelius, Ortels/Hortels, South Netherlands geographer, dies at 71 1598 Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands 1597 Franciscus Raphelengius [French of Ravelingen], Netherlands publisher, dies 1597 At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands 1597 Diederik Sonoy, German/Netherlands governor of Northern quarter, dies at 67 1596 England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain 1595 King Philip II names Albrecht of Austria land guardian of Netherlands 1592 Alexander Farnese, land guardian of Netherlands (1579-92), dies at 46 1590 Pierre de Loyseleur de Villiers, S Netherlands theologist, dies at about 60 1590 Samuel Ampzing, poet, Taelbericht der Netherlands Spellinge 1587 Earl Leicesters army leaves Netherlands 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Netherlands 1585 Queen Elizabeth I refuses sovereignty of Netherlands 1585 English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands 1584 John van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71 1583 Groningen Netherlands begins using Gregorian calendar 1582 Spanish Netherlands/Denmark/Norway adopt Gregorian calendar 1582 Zealand/Brabant Netherlands adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 12/25 1580 Gaspar Schetz, South Netherlands, minster of chief treasurer, dies at 67 1580 Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies 1579 Congress of Cologne forms in Netherlands 1578 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 1578 Duke French van Anjou recognized as protector of Netherlands 1576 Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Netherlands (1573-76), dies at 70 1575 University of Leiden Netherlands opens 1574 Spanish garrison of Middelburg Netherlands surrenders 1574 Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Netherlands 1573 Don Luis de Requesensy Zuniga succeeds duke of Alva as land guardian of Netherlands 1573 Jacob Boonen, South Netherlands clergyman/lawyer 1572 Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands 1572 Beggars assault Oisterwijk, Netherlands, drive nuns out 1570 Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed 1569 Pieter Bruegel, South Netherlands painter, dies at about 44 1568 In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw 1567 Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of Netherlands 1566 Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands 1559 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht and Woudrichem, Netherlands 1558 Charles, earl of Lalaing/land guardian of the Netherlands, dies at 52 1558 Maria, queen of Hungary/guardian of Netherlands (1531-55), dies at 53 1558 Andreas of Austria, Bohemia cardinal/Governor of Netherlands, 1598 - 1600 1556 Lieven van der Maude, Ammonius, South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 1555 Emperor Karel puts son Philip II in charge of Netherlands/Naples/Milan 1554 Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands 1553 Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands 1552 Land guardians of Netherlands attacks Verdun 1551 Martinus A del Rio, Spanish/South Netherlands lawyer/historian/theologist 1545 Franciscus Junius, Francois du Jon, French/Netherlands calvinist theologist 1537 Weavers of Leiden Netherlands strike 1535 John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Netherlands royal family 1535 Emanuel van Meteren, Southern Netherlands, merchant/historian 1530 Margaretha of Austria, governess of the Netherlands, dies at 51 1527 Abraham Ortelius, Ortels/Hortels, born in South Netherlands, geographer 1525 Joannes Custos, S Netherlands humanist, dies at about 50 1524 Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands inquisitor-general French Van de Holly 1522 Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-general of Netherlands 1520 1st public burning of books in Netherlands, in Louvain 1517 1st burning of Protestants at stake in Netherlands 1509 Emperor Maximilian I names Margaretha land guardians of Netherlands 1507 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Netherlands, 1566-73 1507 England and Netherlands sign trade agreement 1505 Maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Netherlands, 1531-55 1498 Emperor Maximilian names Albrecht governor of Netherlands 1498 Filips van Burgundy, admiral-general of Netherlands, dies 1493 John of Lannoy, Flemish governor/viceroy of Netherlands/Zealand, dies at 82 1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden Netherlands rebel against ban on foreign beer 1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Netherlands 1477 Burgundy and acquires Burgundian possessions in the Netherlands and France 1464 1st meeting of States-General of Netherlands 1459 Adrian VI, Adriaan F Boeyens, born in Netherlands, Pope, 1522-23 1444 Robert Campin, South Netherlands painter/porter of Doornik, dies at about 65 1421 Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing est 10,000 in Netherlands 1375 Westfriese sea wall breaks flooding northern Netherlands 1340 Rotterdam Netherlands founded 1322 Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian 1219 Floods in Northern Netherlands after storm, 1,000s killed 1048 Bishop Bernold flees St. Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands |
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