1998 Gay and Lesbian Games #5 open in Amsterdam
1997 "King David," closes at New Amsterdam Theater New York City
1997 "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City
1996 Morey Amsterdam, comedian (Dick Van Dyke Show), dies at 87
1995 Judith Fluks, Amsterdam's activist, dies
1995 Wim H Sinnige, Amsterdam PvdA alderman of Finance, dies at 60
1994 Gerard John Toorenaar, Amsterdam police commissar, dies at 69
1994 Pieter Zaanen, architect (Musical Trade scholarship, Amsterdam), dies
1994 Schelto Patijn appointed mayor of Amsterdam
1994 Theo Bosch, humanist/architect (Amsterdam), dies at 54
1993 Arthur Dreifuss, director/producer (Murder in Amsterdam), dies at 85
1993 Arthur Staal, Dutch architect (Shell Tower Amsterdam), dies at 86
1993 Ken E Jones, musician (New Amsterdam Symph Orch), dies of AIDS at 34
1993 Bruce Ferden, U.S. conductor (NY, Washington, Amsterdam), dies at 44
1993 Tiny Hofman, Amsterdam activist (Nieuwmarkt), dies at 68
1993 1st test flight of Fokker 70 in Amsterdam
1992 El Al cargo jet crashes into apartment complex in Amsterdam (250 die)
1992 El Al cargo plane crashes at Amsterdam Bijlmer, 43 die
1991 Gijsbert Perlee, Amsterdam's organ builder/grinder (Arabian), dies
1991 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Carre, Amsterdam
1990 Nelson and Winnie Mandela visit Leidseplein, Amsterdam
1989 Archaeologists open Titus of Rhine grave in Amsterdam
1989 African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam
1988 Royal Concert building in Amsterdam reopens
1987 Richard Egan, actor (Big Cube, Amsterdam Kill), dies at 63
1986 Police arrested 3 IRA-terrorists in Amsterdam
1985 "Rembrandt and Hitler or Me" premieres in Amsterdam
1985 ADM of Amsterdam declares bankruptcy
1985 Johnny Guarnieri, jazz pianist (Morey Amsterdam Show), dies at 67
1983 Police free kidnapped beer magnate Alfred Heineken in Amsterdam
1983 Amsterdam brewer Freddie Heineken kidnapped
1982 Riot in Amsterdam as tram catches fire
1981 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles
1981 Ipswich Town wins 10th UEFA Cup at Amsterdam
1979 Mari Andriessen, sculptor (Docker), Amsterdam, dies at 82
1978 50,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against neutron bomb
1977 War criminal Pieter Menten sentenced in Amsterdam to 15 years
1977 Amsterdam: RAF-terrorists Gert Schneider/Christof Wackernagel arrested
1977 Amsterdam businessman M Caransa kidnapped
1977 Princess Beatrice opens Amsterdam metro
1977 Peter Schats opera "Houdini" premieres in Amsterdam
1977 Peter Schats circus opera "Houdini," premieres in Amsterdam
1977 Wim Polak becomes mayor of Amsterdam
1977 Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam (1957-67), dies at 73
1977 Hotel Poland in Amsterdam destroyed by fire, 33 killed
1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends
1976 Fons Rademakers' film "Max Havelaar" premieres in Amsterdam
1976 Bob Marley performs in Amsterdam
1975 Marcelo Rios, Santiago Chile, tennis star, 1995 Amsterdam
1975 Rembrandts "Nightwatch" slashed and damaged in Amsterdam
1975 Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station
1973 Hans of Manens ballet "Adagio Hammerklavier" premieres in Amsterdam
1973 Earl Scott, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 Donald Willis, WLAF corner for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 Clay Williams, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 John Davis, WLAF tight end, Amsterdam Admirals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1973 Masafumi Kawaguchi, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1973 Latario Rachal, WLAF/NFL receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers
1973 City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi
1972 Adam Vinatieri, WLAF punter/kicker, Amsterdam Admirals, New England Patriots
1972 Oliver Quass, WLAF kicker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Ron Lewis, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Trevor Wilmot, NFL linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Jeroen Egge, WLAF offensive linesman for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Ryan Leahy, WLAF OL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Brian Gragert, WLAF punter for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Zev Lumelski, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Avo Avetisyan, WLAF defensive linesman for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback, Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker, Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Marc Lillibridge, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1972 Jan Wils, architect (Olympian Stadium, Amsterdam), dies at 80
1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Jay Fiedler, WLAF QB for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Jey Phillips, WLAF DB for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 John Sacca, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Matt Brown, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Bronzel Miller, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Jim Hanna, WLAF defensive tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Derrick Davis, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Marcus Spears, NFL/WLAF guard and tackle, Chicago Bears, Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Phillip Bobo, WLAF receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Tommy Johnson, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Rico Mack, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Jey Phillips, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Robert O'Neal, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Brent Moss, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Lamar Mills, WLAF DE for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Tommie Jones, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 John Reece, WLAF/NFL cornerback, Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys
1971 Bobby Hamilton, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Amsterdam Admirals, New York Jets
1971 Masato Itai, WLAF wide receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Robert O' Neal, WLAF DB for the Amsterdam Admirals
1971 Beno Bryant, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Robert Hall, WLAF wide reciever for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Jorgen Gustafsson, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Trevor Cobb, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Ralph Dawkins, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Kelly Sims, WLAF cornerback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Carlos Etheredge, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Mario Cristobal, WLAF guard for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Building begins of Amsterdam metro
1970 1st Boeing 747 to land in Amsterdam and Brussels
1970 Frank Temming, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Keith Franklin, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 100 year Beehive anniversary ends in brawl in Amsterdam
1970 Meeno Peluce, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Bad News Bears
1970 Alonza Barnett, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Dolle Mina's burns her bra in Amsterdam
1970 Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety, New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals
1970 Dutch premiere of musical "Hair" in Amsterdam
1969 T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Troy Ridgley, WLAF defensive tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Candy Dulfer, Amsterdam Holland, saxophonist, Lily Was Here
1969 Reyhan Agaoglu, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam
1969 Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax
1969 Pascall Davis, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1969 Darren Chandler, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals
1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam)
1969 John and Yoko stage their 1st bed-in for peace (Amsterdam Hilton)
1968 David Jones, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Queen Juliana opens IJ tunnel in Amsterdam
1968 Arnold Galesloot, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Johnnie Barnes, NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Garry Howe, WLAF nose tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Jerry Crafts, WLAF tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Roosevelt Collins, WLAF DL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1968 Jerry Crafts, NFL/WLAF tackle, Philadelphia Eagles, Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Marcus Muler, WLAF adm asst for the Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Arnold J d'ailly, mayor of Amsterdam (1946-56), dies at 65
1967 Harvey Franklin, WLAF WR for the Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Izaak Samkalden becomes mayor of Amsterdam
1967 Willie Williams, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Mike Evans, WLAF DL for the Amsterdam Admirals
1967 Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam
1967 Amsterdam Marines chase out "nozems" of Central Station
1967 Marines chase "Nozems" out of Amsterdam Central Station
1967 Mike Evans, WLAF defensive tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals
1966 1st battle for Bijlmer flats Amsterdam
1966 6 youths sentenced in "Johnson murderer!" in Amsterdam
1966 Cedric Figaro, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1966 Queen Juliana opens Coen tunnel in Amsterdam
1966 Theo Blanco, WLAF receiver for the Amsterdam Admirals
1965 Tony Jones, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy
1965 Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St. and Amsterdam Ave New York City
1965 Children find trunk with corpse in Amsterdam canal
1965 Tim Prukop, WLAF linebacker-secondary coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general mgr for the Amsterdam Admirals
1964 Dutch Opera forms in Amsterdam
1964 Louis Clark, NFL receiver, Seattle, /WLAF coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1964 Beatles travel canals of Amsterdam
1963 Silvio Diliberto, WLAF kicker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1963 Brian Forde, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals
1963 C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down
1962 Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam
1961 Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60
1961 Amsterdam National Ballet forms
1961 Prince Bernhard opens new RAI building in Amsterdam
1960 Arnon Ohad, co-pilot, El Al, plane that crashed on Bijlmer Amsterdam
1960 Tuindorp-Oostzaan in Northern Amsterdam, flooded
1959 Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Bohemian Amsterdam), dies at 83
1959 K Rudolf Mengelberg, Dutch composer (Concert Amsterdam), dies at 67
1959 Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals
1958 Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91
1957 Anne Frank Foundation forms in Amsterdam
1957 Gijsbert of Hall appointed mayor of Amsterdam
1956 Queen Juliana opens Rembrandt fairs in Amsterdam
1956 Dick Kemper, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock vocalist/bassist, Vandenberg
1956 Queen Juliana unveils National Monument to Dams in Amsterdam
1956 John Raedecker, Dutch sculptor (WW II Monument Amsterdam), dies at 70
1955 Queen Juliana opens E55 fair in Amsterdam
1955 Armed military action taken against bureaucratic strike in Amsterdam
1954 Jos Zoomer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock drummer, Vandenberg
1954 Scapino Ballet Studio in Amsterdam destroyed by fire
1954 Adrian Vandenberg, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rock guitarist, Whitesnake
1953 Bert Heerink, Amsterdam, rock vocalist
1950 Mark McHale, WLAF offensive line coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1949 Amsterdam Telegraph-director/SS'er Henri Holdert sentenced to 12 years
1949 Josephus T J Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam Stock Exchange), dies at 87
1948 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings)
1947 Trial of art forger Han of Meegeren begins in Amsterdam
1947 Trial against WW II mayor of Amsterdam Edward Vo–te begins
1946 Al Luginbill, Pomona California, WLAF head coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1946 Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam
1946 Dutch Cooperation for Sexual Reform (NVSH) forms in Amsterdam
1946 Humanistic Covenant forms in Amsterdam
1945 ANJV established in Concert building, Amsterdam
1945 "Free People" premieres in Amsterdam
1945 Canadian troops move into Amsterdam
1945 SS open fire on crowd in Amsterdam, killing 22
1945 Surprise attack on Liese-Aktion-office on Marnix St, Amsterdam
1945 Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
1944 Nazi occupiers of Amsterdam destroy electricity plants
1944 Jeroen Krabbe, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Fugitive
1944 Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees
1944 Gas output stopped in Amsterdam
1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam
1944 German occupier turn off electricity in Amsterdam
1944 Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by Nazis
1944 Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts
1944 Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested
1944 Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails
1944 Willeke van Ammelrooy, born in Amsterdam, actress, Cidke de Rat, Antonia
1943 Gerard W. Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies
1943 German riots at Amsterdam Jews
1943 Nazi's evacuate Hollandsche Theater in Amsterdam
1943 RAF bombs Fokker airplane factory in Amsterdam
1943 German round up Jews in Amsterdam
1943 SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau
1943 Jews riot against Germany in Amsterdam
1943 1st edition of illegal "The Free Artist" appears in Amsterdam
1943 Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided
1943 Van der Veen Resistance starts fire in Amsterdam employment bureau
1943 Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots nazi general Seyffardt
1943 1st transport of Jews from Amsterdam to concentration camp Vught
1942 Sybren Tulip, NSBer/supt of police in Amsterdam (1941-42), dies
1942 1st transport of Amsterdam Jews to Westerbork
1942 Riots against Jews in Amsterdam
1942 Anne Frank's family goes into hiding in After House, Amsterdam
1942 Anne Frank gets her diary as a birthday present, Amsterdam
1942 Al[bert] Tanara, WLAF defensive coach, Amsterdam Admirals
1941 Nazi manifest against the Jews in Amsterdam
1941 2nd great raid on Jews of Amsterdam
1941 Edo de Waart, Amsterdam Holland, conductor, Houston Opera-1976
1941 Ernst Cahn, owner of Amsterdam Koco ice cream parlor, executed
1941 February strike against persecution of Jews, in Amsterdam
1941 Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam
1941 Nazi SS begin rounding up Jews of Amsterdam
1941 Nazi police attacks and driven away from Koco Amsterdam by young Jews
1941 Nazi raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation
1941 Jewish Council for Amsterdam forms, under Ascher/Cohen
1941 Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish cafe Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe)
1940 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi)
1940 Nazi occupiers seize library of IISG Amsterdam
1940 Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time)
1940 German troops occupy Amsterdam, Gen Winkelman surrenders
1940 Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect, Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam
1938 Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam
1937 Johan Wagenaar's "Feestmars" premieres in Amsterdam
1936 Amsterdam's Calvinist Churches reject nazism
1936 Watchfulness Committee forms in Amsterdam
1936 Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76
1936 ANP begins telex service in Amsterdam
1935 Resident Institution for Social History (IISG) forms in Amsterdam
1935 Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000
1935 General Netherlands Persbureau (ANP) forms in Amsterdam
1935 SDAP and CPH achieve majority in city council in Amsterdam
1935 Hendrikus C "Henk" Admiraal, Dutch actor, Rififi in Amsterdam
1935 Amsterdam Hotel of the Red Lion gets sidewalk permit
1934 Ed van Thijn, Jewish, Dutch foreign min/mayor, Amsterdam, 1983-94
1934 Hendrik P Berlage, architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam), dies at 78
1934 Jordanians revolt in Amsterdam after reduction in employment
1934 Meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam street hawker, dies
1934 Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam
1933 Josephine Baker performs in Amsterdam
1933 Itzhak Fuks, Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam
1933 Amsterdam confectionery worker go on strike against wage reduction
1932 Joe Clark, born in Los Angeles, California, WLAF off coordinator coach for the Amsterdam Admirals
1932 International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam
1932 International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam
1931 VARA begins experimental TV broadcast in Diamantbeurs Amsterdam
1929 Queen-mother Emma opens Antonie van Leeuwenhoek House in Amsterdam
1929 Venezuelan rebel Rafael Urbina overthrows Fort Amsterdam, Curaeao kidnap governor Fruytier
1929 Palace for People's industry in Amsterdam devastated by fire
1929 Loetafoon celluloid film system demonstrated in Amsterdam
1929 Bernard Haitink, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, conductor, London Philharmonic Orch 1969-78
1929 Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam
1928 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam
1928 Ray Barbuti saves U.S. team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec)
1928 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam
1928 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam
1928 Netherlands and Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam)
1927 Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam
1926 Josephine Baker goes up in Amsterdam
1926 Willy Alberti, [Carel Verbrugge], singer and actor, Riffin in Amsterdam
1926 Bicyclists without bicycle-tax-stamp rounded up in Amsterdam
1926 Building of Olympian Stadium Amsterdam, begins
1925 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, Black Rider, Rififi in Amsterdam
1925 VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam
1925 Gerard John Toorenaar, political commissar in Amsterdam, 1975-79
1925 Theater Museum of Amsterdam forms
1924 Fokker F-7 1st flight (Amsterdam to Batavia)
1924 Railroad worker strike ends in Amsterdam
1924 Workers at Werkspoor in Amsterdam strike against 3rd wage cut
1924 Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist
1924 Amsterdam's Netherlands Press Museum opens
1923 Michel de Klerk, architect (Amsterdam School), dies at 39
1923 Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam, New York, CEO, Avon
1923 80,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law
1923 Anton Kersjes, violinist and conductor, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orch
1923 Amsterdam taxi strike ended
1923 Taxi strike in Amsterdam begins (through March 9th)
1923 Typography strike in Amsterdam
1922 Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam
1922 Prince Hendrik opens trade fair building in Amsterdam
1921 Amsterdam's Tuschinski movie theater opens
1921 Tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam
1921 Hadjememaar, [Corn de Gelder] elected in Amsterdam
1921 Petrus Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93
1920 Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
1919 15,000 men are cremated at Domela Newenhouse, Amsterdam
1919 Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam
1919 Vrije Vakbewegings Internationale (VVI) forms in Amsterdam
1919 Anthony Fokker's establishes airplane factory at Hamburg and Amsterdam
1918 Food riot in Amsterdam
1918 Socialist Youth AJC organizes in Amsterdam
1917 Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam
1917 Louis G "Lo" van Hensbergen, actor/author, Amsterdam Affair
1917 Johnny Guarnieri, born in New York City, jazz pianist, Morey Amsterdam Show
1916 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right
1916 Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam
1915 Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's Hospital in Amsterdam opens
1914 Gijsbert van Tienhoven, mayor (Amsterdam)/foreign minister, dies at 73
1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (NYC, by Harry Fox)
1914 Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder, court judge of Amsterdam
1913 Amsterdam reroutes sewage of canals to South Seas
1912 Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show
1912 Izaak Samkalden, Dutch Minister of Justice, PvdA, /mayor of Amsterdam
1911 Queen Wilhelmina opens Rembrandt house in Amsterdam
1911 Society of Dutch Composers forms in Amsterdam
1911 Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam
1910 25,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam for general male/female suffrage
1910 Ex-president Theodore Roosevelt visits Amsterdam
1909 Amsterdam Social-Democratic Party (SDP) forms
1908 World congress for Woman's rights opens in Amsterdam
1907 German emperor Wilhelm II visits Amsterdam
1906 Louis Borell, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Over the Moon, Queer Cargo
1906 Republic museum opens Rembrandt hall in Amsterdam
1905 Albert Cuypstrat street market in Amsterdam inaugurated
1905 Operations begin uniting conservatory of Nature monument Amsterdam
1904 International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
1904 Gijsbert van Hall, banker/mayor of Amsterdam, 1957-67
1904 Peter Van Steeden, born in Amsterdam Netherlands, orch leader, Break the Bank
1903 New Amsterdam Theater opens at 214 W 42nd St. New York City
1903 Queen Wilhelmina opens Berlages Merchants bureau in Amsterdam
1903 American Hotel opens in Amsterdam
1903 Harry Houdini escapes police station Halvemaansteeg in Amsterdam
1903 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam
1903 Dutch Press museum opens in Amsterdam
1902 Arnold J d'Ailly, dir, Nederlandsche Bank, /mayor, Amsterdam, 1946-56
1902 Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms
1902 Alphons Diepenbrock's "Te Deum" premieres (Amsterdam)
1901 Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam
1901 Willy Lages, German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam
1900 Herman Heijermans' "Hope of Blessing" premieres in Amsterdam
1900 Diamond workers in Amsterdam strike
1900 1st edition of The Volk published in Amsterdam
1900 Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms
1900 Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam
1898 Herman Heijermans' "Ghetto," premieres in Amsterdam
1897 Vincent d'Indy's "Istar" premieres in Amsterdam and Brussels
1895 Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms
1894 Amsterdam Municipal theater opens
1894 Female suffrage organization in Amsterdam forms
1892 Amsterdam swim club renamed "The Y"
1892 Gijsbert Friedhoff, architect, tax office Wibautstraat, Amsterdam
1892 K Rudolf Mengelberg, composer/musicologist, Amsterdam Concert Hall
1891 Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer, Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium
1890 Amsterdam Theater destroyed by fire
1890 1st issue of Propria Cures, Amsterdam student-weekly newspaper
1889 Amsterdam Central Station officially opens
1888 Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes
1887 Amsterdam's Oscar Carres Circus Theater opens
1885 Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
1884 Michel de Klerk, architect, Amsterdam School
1883 Amsterdam's Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky gets electric lights
1883 Amsterdam World's Fair opens
1883 28 Surinamers depart to Amsterdam World's Fair
1882 Amsterdam Artis Zoo opens aquarium
1882 Social-Democratic Union forms in Amsterdam
1881 Piet[er] L Kramer, architect, Amsterdam School
1880 Amsterdam Free University opens
1880 Allard R Hulshoff, architect of Amsterdam, 1924
1878 Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam
1876 Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed
1875 Johan E Elias, historian, Amsterdam
1872 Karl Marx speaks in Amsterdam
1870 1st-stone Amstel Brewery opens in Amsterdam
1869 Amsterdam typographer strike
1868 Marie van Regteren Altena, Dutch painter, Amsterdam's Joffers
1867 Amstel Hotel, "the dignified old lady" opens in Amsterdam
1867 Meijer Linnewiel, [Prof Kokadorus], Amsterdam's pitchman
1867 Michael G de Boer, historian, Harbor of Amsterdam
1866 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam physician/social activist, dies at 53
1864 Palace for People's industry official opens in Amsterdam
1856 Amsterdam post office at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal opens
1856 Hendrik P Berlage, architect, Stock exchange Amsterdam
1856 Willem Kes, Dutch violinist, composer and conductor, Parkorkest Amsterdam
1854 Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes
1849 Willem Alexander PFL crowned king Willem III in Amsterdam
1848 State of siege proclaimed in Amsterdam
1845 King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange
1841 Bert van Tienhoven, mayor, Amsterdam, /foreign minister
1841 Gijsbert van Tienhoven, Dutch mayor, Amsterdam, /foreign minister
1839 Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam
1830 General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam
1828 Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)
1828 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)
1827 Petrus J H Cuypers, architect, Amsterdam Museum, Central station
1823 Great North Holland Canal (Amsterdam) opens
1813 Tax revolt in Amsterdam
1813 Samuel Sarphati, Amsterdam, physician/pharmacist/social activist
1810 French troops occupy Amsterdam
1804 Vice-admiral William Bligh ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad
1796 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam
1795 Amsterdam celebrates Revolution on the Dam; Square of Revolution
1795 Democratic revolution in Amsterdam ends oligarchy
1795 French admitted to Amsterdam without resistance
1793 Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44
1791 Jan D Zocher, Jr., Dutch garden architect, Vondelpark, Amsterdam
1787 Amsterdam surrenders to Prussian invasion army
1787 Maagden House opens in Amsterdam
1787 Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam
1785 Egbert de Free Temminck, Amsterdam regent, dies at 84
1781 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 57
1778 City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels
1772 Amsterdam theater destroyed by fire, 18 killed
1771 West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname
1770 Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname
1757 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant, dies at 59
1754 Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58
1754 Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
1751 Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto
1748 Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist
1748 Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
1748 Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
1748 Pieter van Dort, Amsterdam plunderer, hanged
1748 Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service
1736 Albert Seba, Amsterdam pharmacist, dies at 71
1724 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist
1722 Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor, Amsterdam
1719 Jean Deutz, minster of Heemskerk/merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 64
1719 Steven J Vennekool, Amsterdam's master builder, buried
1717 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies
1717 German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
1709 John Wagenaar, Amsterdam merchant/historian, baptised
1704 John Hudde, 21x mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 76
1700 Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent
1697 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant
1696 Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
1693 Coenraad van Beuningen, mayor of Amsterdam/diplomat, dies at 71
1692 John Commelin, director of Hortus Botanist (Amsterdam), dies at 62
1689 Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried
1689 Philipp von Zesen, German poet (Bescheibung of Amsterdam), dies at 70
1685 Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat
1682 English earl of Shaftesbury flight to Amsterdam
1680 Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens
1680 Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57
1679 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
1678 Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67
1678 Philip Vingboons, Amsterdam's master builder, buried
1675 Storm hits about West-Europe: flood in Amsterdam
1675 Portuguese-Jewish synagogue opens in Amsterdam
1674 Claes P "Nicolas" Tulip, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 80
1672 Joan Blaeus publishers destroyed by fire in Amsterdam
1668 Artus Quellinus, Flemish sculptor (Amsterdam townhall), dies
1667 John Fox, Amsterdam writer, buried
1667 Thomas de Keyser, Amsterdam master builder/painter, buried
1665 English rename New Amsterdam, New York, after Dutch pull out
1664 Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (NY) to 300 English soldiers
1664 Adriaen Pieck/Gerrit de Ferry patent wooden firespout in Amsterdam
1664 New Amsterdam renamed New York City
1660 1st kosher butcher (Asser Levy) licensed in New York City (New Amsterdam)
1660 Asser Levy granted butchers license (kosher meat) in New Amsterdam
1658 1st U.S. police corps forms (New Amsterdam)
1657 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (Amsterdam Townhall), dies at 62
1657 1st Quakers arrives in New Amsterdam (New York)
1656 Jews are denied the right to build a synagogue in New Amsterdam
1656 New Amsterdam granted a Jewish burial site
1655 New Amsterdam and Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from military service
1655 Biggest townhall in the world opens in Amsterdam
1655 Jews of New Amsterdam petition for a Jewish cemetery
1655 Jean Deutz, merchant/Amsterdam regent
1655 Adriana Nooseman-van de Bergh is 1st actress in Amsterdam theater
1655 Dutch West Indies Co denies Peter Stuyvesant's desire to exclude Jews from New Amsterdam
1654 Cornelis Bicker, merchant/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61
1654 1st Jewish immigrant to U.S., Jacob Barsimson arrives in New Amsterdam
1653 New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City
1652 Fire on Dutch Dam, Amsterdam's city hall burns
1652 New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US
1652 Andries Bicker, merchant/Amsterdam regent, dies at 65
1651 South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm
1650 Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army
1650 Prince Willem II occupies Amsterdam
1648 Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid
1645 Dutch and Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY))
1641 Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor, Amsterdam
1639 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68
1638 French queen-mother Maria de' Medici visits Amsterdam
1638 Jacob C van Neck, admiral/mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 73
1638 Schouwburg Theater, the 1st in Amsterdam, opens
1632 Baruch "Benedict" de Spinoza, Amsterdam, rationalist philosopher
1630 New Amsterdam's governor buys Gull Island from Indians for cargo, renames it Oyster Island, it is later known as Ellis Island
1629 John Commelin, director, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam
1626 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam, landscape painter
1626 Cornelis Pieterse Hoft, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at 68
1624 Isaac Le Maire, Amsterdam ship owner, dies at about 66
1621 Henrick de Keyser, Amsterdam's master builder, dies at 56
1620 English language newspaper "Namloos" begins publishing in Amsterdam
1620 Roemer P Visscher, poet, buried in Amsterdam
1619 Philipp von Zesen, German poet and historian, Amsterdam
1619 Theatrum Anatomicum opens in Amsterdam
1618 Jan Six, Dutch mayor of Amsterdam
1614 Amsterdam Bank of Loan forms
1611 Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam, 1657..71
1609 Wisselbank of Amsterdam established
1603 1st stones layed in Zuiderkerk Amsterdam
1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya
1595 Reynier Cant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at about 59
1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect, New Church, Amsterdam
1593 Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam, 1654..71
1588 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck, Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about 82
1585 Amsterdam bans 45 roman catholics
1580 Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam
1577 Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam
1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian, Amsterdam
1566 Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam
1565 Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam
1540 Court of Holland names Amsterdam sheriff John Hubrechtsz a "heretic"
1535 12 nude anabaptists run through Amsterdam streets
1531 "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam: wool house in churchyard aborted
1523 Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics
1521 Emperor Charles V bans wooden buildings in Amsterdam
1387 Amsterdam buccaneer Herman of Kuinre sign peace
1345 Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)
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