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