1999 Death Dirk Bogarde, actor/writer, A Tale of Two Cities, dies at 78 1992 Event 1st Belgium in the space, Dirk Frimout on Atlantis Space Shuttle STS-45 (Atlantis 11) launches into space 1986 Death Dirk de Vroome, Red Giant, Limbourg activist, dies at 60 1981 Event Dirk Wellham scores 103 on Test Cricket debut, vs. England at Lord's 1980 Event Dirk Wellham scores 100 on 1st-class debut, NSW vs. Victoria 1979 Death Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch CEO (Heineken)/Secretary-General NATO, dies at 82 1972 Birthday Dirk Copeland, born in Los Angeles, California, pursuit cyclist, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Death Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Sage of Kai-Roi), dies at 72 1964 Death Dirk HW Filarski, painter/lithographer (Bergen School), dies at 78 1963 Birthday Dirk Tazelaar, cricketer, Queensland and Surrey left-arm pace bowler 1961 Event Dirk U. Suffocated chosen as Secretary-General of NATO 1961 Birthday Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist, Kong-Slauerhoff 1960 Death Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier (1926-29, 39-40), dies at 89 1959 Birthday Dirk Wellham, cricketer, century on NSW debut and Australian debut 1957 Birthday Dirk Blocker, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Ryan's Four 1956 Death Dirk Koster, literary (New noises), dies at 69 1954 Death Dirk B Nanninga, painter, dies at 85 1954 Death Dirk Verbeek, actor and director (Hofstad Stage), dies at 70 1951 Birthday Dirk Kempthorne, born in San Diego, California, U.S. Secretary of the Interior 2006 - 2009, U.S. Senator from Idaho 1999 - 2006 1950 Event Dirk Stikker becomes chairman of OES 1944 Birthday Dirk Benedict, born in Helena, Montana, actor on A-Team, Battlestar Galactica 1942 Death Dirk Bannink, nurse/local counciller Deventer, executed 1941 Death Dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Netherlands-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83 1941 Birthday Dirk D. Frimout, born in Belgium, cosmonaut 1939 Death Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr 1931 Death Dirk Schafer, Dutch pianist/composer (Klavier), dies at 57 1920 Event Dirk Fock appointed as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies 1920 Birthday Dirk Bogarde, born in London, England, actor, Death in Venice, Servant 1916 Death Dirk Bos, Dutch MP (Liberal), dies at 53 1915 Birthday Bert [Albert L F] Peleman, Dirk Dyckmans, Flemish writer 1908 Event Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname 1902 Birthday Dirk A M Binnendijk, critic, Authoritarian Regimes in Transistion 1897 Birthday Dirk U Stikker, director, Heineken, Dutch foreign minister/NATO 1894 Birthday Dirk J Bush, Dutch/US mathematician, Concise History of Mathematics 1894 Birthday Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright, Verschaeve Gives Evidence 1891 Birthday Dirk Vollenhoven, Dutch composer/philosopher 1887 Birthday Dirk Koster, literary, New Noises 1887 Birthday Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect 1885 Birthday Dirk H W Filarski, Dutch painter/lithographer, Bergense School 1883 Birthday Dirk Verbeek, Dutch actor and director, Hofstad Stage 1873 Birthday Dirk Schafer, Dutch pianist/composer, Javanese Rhapsody 1870 Birthday Dirk J de Geer, Dutch premier, 1926-29, 39-40 1868 Birthday Dirk B Nanninga, Dutch painter 1864 Death Dirk Dark Curtius, attorney/liberal minister of Justice, dies at 71 1862 Birthday Dirk Bos, Dutch liberal 2nd Member of parliament 1858 Birthday Dirk Fock, governor-general of Netherlands Indies, 1921-26 1822 Death Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War, dies at 61 1819 Death Dirk van den Boetzelaer, regent of Holland, dies at 55 1792 Birthday Dirk Donker Curtius, Dutch attorney/minister of Justice, liberal 1764 Birthday Dirk van den Boetzelaer, regent of Holland 1761 Birthday Dirk van Hogendorp, Dutch earl/general/minister of War 1761 Birthday Dirk earl van Hogendorp, general/Dutch minister of War 1735 Death Dirk T van Cloon, Dutch lawyer/Governor-General of E Indies, dies at about 46 1534 Death Dirk Martens, Flemish printer/humanist, dies at about 83 1346 Death Dirk IV, mister of Valkenburg (1332-46), dies in battle 1268 Death Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies 1228 Death Dirk I, ruler of Heinsberg/Valkenburg, dies 1203 Death Dirk VII, Count of Holland (1190-1203), dies 1157 Death Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies 1132 Death Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered 1121 Event Dirk VI becomes count of Holland 1091 Death Dirk V, count of Holland (1061-91), dies 1089 Death Dirk de Grote, bishop of Verdun/Basel/archbishop of Trier, dies 1039 Death Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies 988 Death Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland
