|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
|
|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
Rotterdam
|
|
|
1995 Nico Adriaans, founder of Rotterdam Junkiebond, dies of AIDS at 37
1994 "Sound of Motown," premieres in Rotterdam 1992 Loek Elfferich, Dutch journalist/historian (Treason in Rotterdam), die 1992 Cornelis B Vaandrager, C Vaan, poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 1991 Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1991 Rotterdam Daily Newspaper begins publishing 1986 M Rooi, editor-in-chief (New Rotterdam Daily), dies at 79 1985 Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1983 Martinus A Jansen, bishop of Rotterdam (1956-70), dies at 77 1982 Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform in Rotterdam 1982 Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam 1981 Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam 1977 Harbor strike in Rotterdam/Amsterdam ends 1975 Karel Paul van der Mandele, director (Rotterdam Bank), dies at 94 1974 Andre van de Louw appointed mayor of Rotterdam 1974 Petra Kamstra, born in Rotterdam, Holland, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles 1973 Kristie Boogert, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, tennis star, 1996 Paris 1972 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam 1970 Karin van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate, Sept, 1989 1970 Mirjam van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate, Sept, 1989 1970 Rotterdam harbor strikes end 1968 Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 1968 A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam 1968 Rotterdam metro opened by princess Beatrix 1965 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Brienenoord Bridge in Rotterdam 1963 Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1962 Lee Harvey Oswald departs Rotterdam on SS Maasdam to U.S. 1960 Oil pipeline from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens 1959 Rigardus "Rijn" Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38 1958 Queen Juliana christens passenger ship Rotterdam 1956 Zestienhoven airport at Rotterdam official opens 1953 Osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam 1950 Rotterdam harbor strike end 1950 Rotterdam harbor strike begins 1946 Harbor workers end strike at Rotterdam and Amsterdam 1946 Winston Churchill welcomed in Rotterdam 1946 NSB mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, FE Muller sentence to 100 years in jail 1945 Queen Wilhelmina visits Rotterdam 1944 German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany 1944 Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners 1943 U.S. errantly bombs Rotterdam, kills 326 1942 Resistance bombs Rotterdam railway 1942 German occupiers confiscate bicycles in Rotterdam and Hague 1942 Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens 1940 Nazi bombs Rotterdam (600-900 dead), Netherlands surrender to Germany 1939 Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands-Germany 1938 Alida JM Tartaud-Little, actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64 1937 Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam 1936 Robert Wolders, Rotterdam Holland, actor, Erik Hunter-Laredo 1935 Rotterdam architect A van de Steurs Museum Boymans opens 1933 Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Holland, soprano, Ilya-Idomeneo 1928 Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms 1922 Oud-burgem of Rotterdam Zimmerman becomes High Comm's of Austria 1922 Rotterdam metal strike ends 1920 New townhall of Rotterdam opens 1908 Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1906 M Rooi, editor-in-chief, New Rotterdam Daily 1905 Harbor strike against importing grain elevators in Rotterdam 1905 Electric tramline opens in Rotterdam 1905 Martinus A Jansen, Bishop of Rotterdam, 1956-70 1904 Willem De Kooning, born in Rotterdam Netherland, artist, North Atlantic Light 1902 Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1902 Antonia Brico, born in Rotterdam, Holland, conductor/pianist, Antonia 1889 Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect, Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht 1888 Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam 1886 Pieter J Old, lawyer/minister of Finance/mayor of Rotterdam, 1945-52 1884 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect, town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam 1879 Leendert Round, Dutch sculptor, entrance Rotterdam Zoo 1878 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper 1874 Rotterdam opens drink water pipes 1873 Alida J M Tartaud-Klein, actress/stage star, Rotterdam Stage 1869 Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor, Rotterdam 1906 - 1922, Dir, League of Nations 1864 Fire in Rotterdam Netherlands damages Museum Boymans 1855 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands 1852 Teunis Stoel, actor and director, Small Theater, Rotterdam 1850 Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 1846 Pieter Adams, architect of Rotterdam, dies at about 67 1844 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) 1816 English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor 1800 John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, dies at 46 1773 Pieter de Swart, architect (Delfts Port Rotterdam), dies at 63 1756 Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant and ship owner 1753 John H Midderigh, Rotterdam patriot, baptized 1740 Hunger strike in Rotterdam 1699 People of Rotterdam strike over high cost of butter 1619 Willem Kalf, Rotterdam, Netherlands, painter, still lifes 1581 Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies 1340 Rotterdam Netherlands founded |
|
|
|
|
| History Home Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com | |