1992 Death Jan van Baal, antropologist and Governor of Dutch New-Guinea, dies 1962 Event Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea 1962 Event U.N. gives Netherlands control of New-Guinea 1962 Event Netherlands and Indonesia accord over New-Guinea 1962 Event 500 Indonesian parachutist land on New-Guinea 1962 Event Demonstration for sovereign status of New-Guinea in Amsterdam 1962 Event General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea 1961 Event General Meeting of United Nations debates about New-Guinea 1960 Event Nicolaas Jouwe forms PANA in New-Guinea 1954 Event Indonesian troops land in New-Guinea 1952 Event Dutch government refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) 1944 Event U.S. troops occupy Sansapor New-Guinea 1944 Event Operation Straightline: Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea 1944 Event Allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea 1943 Event U.S. airland at Nadzab, New-Guinea 1942 Event Japanse troops lands on New-Guinea, Milne Bay 1942 Death Arnoldus J H Aerts, Dutch bishop of New-Guinea, executed at 62 1927 Death Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (New-Guinea), dies 1911 Birthday Pieter Platteel, last governor Netherlands New-Guinea
