1926 Event ACD de Graeff appointed Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies 1925 Event Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherland East-Indies 1908 Death Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Governor-General (Dutch East-Indies), dies 1847 Birthday Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk, Governor-General, Netherlands East-Indies 1748 Event "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies 1737 Death Abraham Patras, Governor-General of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 1678 Death Joan Maetsuyker, Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 72 1671 Birthday Abraham Patras, governor-general of East-Indies, 1735-37 1659 Death Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Netherlands East-Indies, dies at 71 1629 Death John Pieterszoon Coen, merchant/Governor-General of East-Indies, dies at 42 1617 Event Laurens Reael resigns as governor-general of East-Indies 1613 Event Gerard Reynst appointed Dutch Governor-General of East-Indies 1603 Event Admiral Steven van der Haghens fleet departs to East-Indies 1598 Event Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies 1594 Event Company of Distant established for business on East-Indies 1588 Birthday Pieter de Carpentier, Flemish Governor-General of Dutch East-Indies
