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1996 Death - Tristan Keuris, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto', dies in Amsterdam, Holland

1995 Death - Carel Birnie, found Utrecht Opera/Dutch Dance Theater, dies at 69

1992 Death - Hans Rosenberg, astronomer/alderman of Utrecht, dies

1991 Death - Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies

1988 Event - Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire

1987 Death - Bernard Cardinal Alfrink, archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, dies at 87

1979 Event - Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht, Netherlands

1977 Event - West German RAF terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht

1976 Event - Cardinal Willebrands installed as archbishop of Utrecht

1976 Birthday - Vincent Polvliet, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1975 Event - Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht

1975 Birthday - Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1973 Birthday - Ferdy Vierklau, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1972 Birthday - Tom van Mol, born in Dendermonde, Belgium, professional soccer player, played for PSV, Sparta, KFC Lommel, FC Utrecht

1972 Birthday - Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, NEC

1971 Birthday - Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1971 Birthday - Rene Ponk, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1971 Birthday - Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1971 Birthday - Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1970 Birthday - Suvat Karadag, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1970 Birthday - Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1970 Event - FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht

1970 Birthday - Erik ten Hag, soccer player, FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht

1970 Birthday - Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player, FC Utrecht, FC Groningen

1968 Birthday - Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player, VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem

1968 Birthday - Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, 10th in line of succession to the Dutch throne

1968 Birthday - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht

1967 Birthday - Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1967 Birthday - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht

1966 Birthday - Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player, MVV, FC Utrecht

1966 Birthday - David Nascimento, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Utrecht

1966 Birthday - Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1964 Birthday - Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1964 Birthday - Pieter Axe, soccer player, FC Utrecht/South Carolina Heerenveen

1964 Birthday - Ab Plugboer, soccer player, FC Utrecht

1963 Birthday - Edwin Gorter, soccer player, Lommel/FC Utrecht

1963 Birthday - Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, PSV

1961 Death - Johanna Westerdok, 1st Dutch woman professor (Utrecht, 1917 - 1952), dies at 78

1957 Birthday - Wlodi Smolarek, soccer player for the FC Utrecht

1955 Event - Bernardus J Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht

1955 Death - John de Young, cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69

1951 Event - Bernardus J Alfrink appointed bishop's asst of Utrecht

1946 Birthday - Tristan Keuris, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands, composer, taught composition in Utrecht, Amsterdam, works include 'Saxophone Quartet Concerto'

1945 Event - Utrecht: Catholic People's party (KVP) established

1945 Event - British troops pull into Utrecht, Netherlands

1944 Event - German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht

1944 Event - Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle

1941 Event - Utrecht and Zaandam strike against raid on Jews

1938 Event - Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire

1931 Event - 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht

1931 Birthday - Adrianus J "Cardinal" Simonis, archbishop of Utrecht

1929 Death - Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop Utrecht (1895-1929), dies at 78

1928 Event - Railroad museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands

1924 Birthday - Julian B Coco, Curacao guitarist/bassist, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra

1922 Birthday - Stanley K Runcorn, British geophysicist, Doctor of Utrecht

1917 Event - Utrecht soccer team Holland forms

1917 Event - 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)

1906 Event - Calvinist Reformed Union in Netherlands Church forms in Utrecht

1902 Event - S Afr's president Paul Kruger visits Utrecht

1902 Event - Utrecht soccer team UVV forms

1900 Birthday - Bernardus J Cardinal Alfrink, cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands

1892 Death - John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67

1889 Birthday - Sybold van Ravesteyn, architect, Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht

1885 Birthday - Johannes de Jong, cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, Handbook

1883 Event - ANWB forms in Utrecht

1883 Event - Utrecht begins water pipe system

1883 Birthday - Johanna Westerdijk, botanist/Netherlands 1st female prof, Utrecht, 1917-52

1882 Death - Andreas I Schaepman, archbishop of Utrecht (1868-82), dies at 67

1882 Birthday - Pierre H Ritter, Jr., Dutch literary/head, Utrecht Newspaper

1877 Death - John Zwijsen, archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 83

1871 Event - General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht

1871 Birthday - Willem Mengelberg, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, conductor, New York Philharmonic 1922-30

1855 Event - 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands

1850 Birthday - Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht, 1895-1929

1838 Event - Central Museum opens in Utrecht Netherlands

1824 Birthday - Johannes Heykamp, Catholic archbishop of Utrecht

1822 Event - Veterinary school in Utrecht opens

1815 Birthday - Andreas I Schaepman, archbishop of Utrecht 1868-82

1813 Event - Kosacks occupy Utrecht

1811 Event - French emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht

1795 Event - French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands

1794 Birthday - Johannes Zwijsen, archbishop, Utrecht Netherlands

1788 Death - Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Dutch regent (Utrecht), dies at 68

1787 Event - Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam

1755 Death - Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies

1747 Event - Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht

1723 Event - Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht

1713 Event - Peace of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces to Britain - English, Prussian, Savoois, Portuguese and French peace treaty

1712 Event - Utrecht banishes poor Jews

1700 Event - Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar

1700 Event - Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar

1695 Birthday - Caspar Burman, born in Utrecht, Netherlands, historian and mayor

1672 Event - French troops under king Louis XIV occupy Utrecht

1636 Event - University of Utrecht opening ceremony

1618 Death - Gilles van Ledenberg, Secretary of Utrecht States 1588 - 1618, suicide at 68

1618 Event - Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht

1599 Birthday - Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish painter

1590 Death - Floris Thin, politician/land advocate of Utrecht, dies

1590 Event - States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht

1589 Death - Adolf van Nieuwenaar and Meurs, viceroy of Utrecht, dies in battle

1581 Death - Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies

1580 Death - Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies

1580 Event - States of Utrecht forbid catholic worship

1580 Event - Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Breda forms Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Antwerp request union with of Utrecht

1579 Event - Venlo joins Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Friesland joins Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht

1579 Event - Treaty of Utrecht signed, marks beginning of Dutch Republic

1579 Event - Union of Utrecht signed, forming protestant Dutch Republic

1574 Death - Philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies

1572 Event - Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht

1566 Event - Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht

1560 Event - Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht

1559 Event - Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht

1552 Death - Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64

1534 Event - Charles V names Joris of Egmont, bishop of Utrecht

1534 Death - Willem van Enkenvoirt, cardinal/bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 70

1534 Event - Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht

1528 Event - Burgundy army occupies Utrecht

1528 Event - Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague

1524 Death - Philip of Burgundy, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1522 Event - Hunger appeal by women of Utrecht

1517 Death - Frederik IV, of Baden, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1517 Event - Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht

1504 Birthday - George/Joris van Egmont, bishop of Utrecht

1496 Death - David van Bourgondie, Bishop of Utrecht (1456-96), dies at about 69

1487 Birthday - Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising

1483 Event - Utrecht surrenders to Habsburgs army

1481 Event - Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht

1473 Death - Reinoud II van Brederode, viscount of Utrecht, dies

1455 Death - Rudolf van Diepholt, bishop/cardinal of Utrecht (1448-55), dies

1433 Death - Zweder van Kuilenberg, bishop of Utrecht

1423 Death - Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies

1418 Event - Utrecht conquerors Ijsselstein

1395 Event - Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden

1393 Death - Floris van Wevelinkhoven, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1382 Death - Philip of Lead, lawyer of Utrecht, dies

1378 Death - Jan I V van Arkel, bishop of Utrecht/Luik, dies

1371 Event - Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht

1371 Event - Arnold II of Horne chosen bishop of Utrecht

1371 Death - Jan V of Virneburg, bishop of Utrecht (Pledge Vollenhove), dies

1364 Event - Pope Urbabus V names John V van Virneburg as bishop of Utrecht

1346 Event - Street fights in Utrecht, Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen statements

1342 Event - Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht

1340 Death - Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies

1322 Event - Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht

1322 Death - Frederik II van Sierck, bishop of Utrecht (1317-22), dies

1317 Event - Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht

1317 Death - Guy van Avesnes/Henegouwen, bishop of Utrecht, dies at about 63

1309 Death - Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1307 Death - Arnoud van Foreest, Dom deacon of Utrecht, dies

1301 Death - Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle

1267 Death - Hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies

1230 Event - Utrecht bishop Willebrand grants Swells state justice

1227 Death - Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies

1215 Death - Otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht

1212 Death - Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies

1196 Death - Boudouin II, bishop of Utrecht (1178-96), dies

1178 Death - Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1165 Event - RC German emperor Frederik I Barbarossa visits Utrecht

1156 Death - Herman van Horn, bishop of Utrecht (1151/52-56), dies

1150 Death - Hartbert, bishop of Utrecht (1140-50), dies

1140 Event - Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht

1139 Death - Andries van Kuik, bishop of Utrecht, dies

1100 Event - Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht

1099 Death - Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death

1077 Event - German king Henry IV gives away bisdom Utrecht county Staveren

1076 Death - Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies

1064 Event - German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland

1054 Death - Bernold[us] Benno/Bernulphus, bishop of Utrecht (1027-54)/saint, dies

1048 Event - Bishop Bernold flees St. Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands

1046 Event - King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

1040 Event - King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

1026 Death - Adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies

1010 Death - Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69

995 Death - Boudouin, bishop of Utrecht

975 Death - Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies

953 Event - Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights

949 Event - Otto I the Great gives away bishopdom of Utrecht

944 Event - Otto I the Great gives away bisdom Utrecht "foreestrecht"

918 Event - Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht

917 Death - Radboud, bishop of Utrecht/Deventer (900-17)/saint, dies

784 Death - Alberik I, bishop of Utrecht, dies

754 Death - Eoda, English speaking bishop of Utrecht, murdered

739 Death - Willibrord, Clemens, 1st bishop of Utrecht/saint 695-739, dies at 81













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