1993 Death Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 111 1992 Death Sjoerd de Free, reporter (Radio Herrijzend Netherland), dies 1992 Death Ton Brandsteder, CEO (Sony Netherland BV), dies at 74 1991 Event CPN, Communist Party of Netherland, last day of existance 1991 Death Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland, dies at 109 1988 Death Willem Drees, Prime Minister of Netherland 1948 - 1958, dies at 101 1969 Death Bert [Lambertus] Bakker, director Free Netherland/inventor, dies 1963 Event Netherland population hits 12,000,000 1951 Event 1st Netherland TV broadcast (Toverspiegel) 1949 Event Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state 1949 Death Hanns A Rauter, German SS-commandant in Netherland, executed at 54 1948 Birthday Kaz Lux, Poland/Netherland, singer 1947 Event Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherland form Benelux Union 1946 Event Netherland and Indonesia sign cease fire 1944 Event 1st broadcast of Radio Herrijzend Netherland 1944 Event Very strong hurricane hits Netherland 1942 Event Hitler names Mussert "leader of Netherland people" 1942 Event West Indies chocolate/coffee drop above Netherland 1942 Event Netherland's government in exile, London, recognizes Soviet Union 1942 Event -19 degrees F (-27.4 degrees C), Netherland's coldest day since 1850 1941 Event German occupiers forbid National Front and Netherland Union 1939 Event Netherland mobilizes 1936 Birthday Eldred G Maduro, minister, Netherland Antilles 1935 Birthday Harold Martina, Netherland Antilles, pianist/conductor 1934 Event 1st flight from Netherland to Curacao (Christmas flight 1934) 1934 Event U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switzerland and Portugal vote no) 1932 Birthday Harry Lammertink, Yrrah, Dutch cartoonist, Vrij Netherland 1928 Birthday Sylvius G M "Boy" Rozendal, premier, Netherland's Antilles 1925 Event Shortwave-radio link between Kootwijk and Netherland East-Indies 1921 Birthday Wilhelmus Norbert Schmelzer, Netherland, foreign minister, KVP 1920 Event Netherland breaks contact with kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slavia 1918 Event German emperor Wilhelm II flees to Netherland 1912 Event Netherland Olympic Committee forms 1912 Birthday Marga AM Klompe, 1st Netherland woman elected minister 1909 Birthday Hendrik van Randwijk, Dutch author/founder, Vrij Netherland 1909 Event Algemeene Netherland Toonkunstenars Ver (ANTV) begins 1905 Birthday Jan H van Roijen, diplomat and Netherland foreign minister 1904 Event JB van Heutsz becomes Governor-General of Netherland Indies 1904 Birthday Willem De Kooning, born in Rotterdam Netherland, artist, North Atlantic Light 1902 Birthday Louis J. M. Beel, premier of Netherland, 1946-48, 58-59 1900 Event 1st electric tram in Netherland (Leidseplein-Brouwersgracht) 1890 Death Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73 1888 Birthday Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland 1886 Birthday Willem Drees, Prime Minister of Netherland, PvdA, 1948 - 1958, Indonesia, AOW 1885 Birthday Albrecht, von, Kesselring, German Field Marshal, Poland/Netherland 1882 Birthday Johanna F Zandstra-Giezen, oldest person in Netherland 1882 Birthday Trijntje Jansma-Boskma, oldest person in Netherland 1882 Birthday Hendrik W van Loon, Netherland, commentator/writer, Story of America 1879 Birthday Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland 1877 Birthday Kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter 1871 Event Founding of Netherland Protestant Union in Dokkum 1842 Event Franciscan nuns begin missionary work on Netherland Antilles 1839 Event 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) 1836 Death Theodore Dotrenge, South Netherland orangist, dies at about 74 1826 Event Netherland's South Willems Port (Bosch-Luik) opens 1793 Death Louis A count d'Affry, general/French ambassador in Netherland, dies 1771 Birthday Charles L J, archduke of Austria/Gov, Austria Netherland 1758 Birthday Edouard viscount de Walckiers, South Netherland banker/politician 1713 Birthday Louis A A Count d'Affry, French general/ambassador to Netherland 1679 Birthday Thomas-Philippe d'alsace et de Boussu, South Netherland cardinal 1654 Birthday Michiel de Swaen, South Netherland physician/poet 1624 Birthday Arnold Geulincx, South Netherland, philosopher, About Virtue 1598 Event Netherland sailors discover Mauritius 1585 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland 1579 Event England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland 1556 Event Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain 1547 Birthday Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland 1528 Birthday Emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherland 1485 Birthday Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], born in South Netherland, poet
