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1997 Willem de Kooning painting, "Two Standing Women," sold for $4,182,500

1997 Willem de Kooning, abstract artist, dead Alzheimer's at 92

1995 Willem Noordhoek, photographer, dies at 78

1995 Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, General-Secretary Council of Churches, dies at 64

1995 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist (Concert Building), dies at 76

1994 Wilhelmus HL "Willem" Tollenaar, actor and director (Elkerlyc), dies at 82

1994 Willem C L "Wim" van der Grinten, lawyer/KVP-politician, dies at 80

1993 Willem Wagter, actor (Ghetto, Medic Center West), dies at 60

1993 Willem P G Assmann, Dutch MP, dies at 85

1992 Willem RJ Wittkampf, journalist and writer (Liner, Cannon), dies

1991 Willem J [Molly] Geertsema, liberal/foreign minister, dies

1991 Jan Willem Hofstra, Dutch actor and writer (Friends of My Friends), dies

1988 Willem Drees, Prime Minister of Netherland 1948 - 1958, dies at 101

1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41

1986 Willem Klein, variety artist, dies at about 73

1986 Willem Pee, Belgian linguistic, dies at 83

1984 Willem de Kooning's "Two Women" sells for $1,980,000

1983 Willem C "Wim" Kan, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72

1983 J B Charles, Willem Nagel, Dutch criminologist/writer, dies at 83

1983 Willem F Bon, Dutch composer, dies at 42

1981 Prince Willem Alexander opens Willems Bridge in Rotterdam

1981 Willem Klein mentally extracts 13th root of a 100-digit # in 29 sec

1978 Jan Willem van Otterloo, composer, dies at 70

1978 [John] Willem van Otterloo, conductor and composer (Symphonic), dies at 70

1978 Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber/lumber/wood manufacturer, dies at 76

1977 Willem Schermerhorn, Dutch premier (1945-46), dies at 82

1976 Danny Blankers, soccer player, PSV/Willem II

1976 Willy Alfredo, Willem Jue, Dutch comedian/poet, dies at 77

1975 Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist, dies at 77

1975 Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player, Willem II

1975 Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player, Willem II

1975 Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse

1974 Sekou Soumah, soccer player, Willem II

1974 Nabil Bouchlal, soccer player, Willem II

1974 Willem F K Hussem, painter and poet (Steltlopen on Sea), dies at 74

1974 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89

1974 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch actor (Silk Stockings), dies at 56

1974 Ron Fox, soccer player, Willem II

1973 Arne van de Berg, soccer player, Willem II

1973 Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer/founder AVRO, dies at 84

1973 Willem H Rassers, Dutch cult anthropologist (Pandji-Novel), dies at 95

1973 M Revis, Willem Fisherman, author 'People that Mutiny', dies at 68

1973 Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Vitesse

1972 Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player, Willem II

1971 Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist (Karl Marx), dies at 83

1971 Mohammed Sylla, soccer player, Willem II, FC Martigues

1970 Marc Latupeirissa, soccer player, Willem II

1969 Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II

1969 Earnest Stewart, soccer player, Willem II

1968 Willem A Wagenaar, Dutch journalist/author (3,000 meter), dies

1968 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist/church historian, dies at 65

1968 Anton van Duinkerken, Willem J M A Asselbergs, literary, dies

1967 Roland Jansen, soccer player, Willem II

1967 Mark van Hintum, soccer player, Willem II

1966 Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, Willem II

1965 John Feskens, Dutch soccer player, Willem II

1965 Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles

1965 Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player, Willem II

1964 Leon Meijs, soccer player, Willem II

1964 Netherlands last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan

1964 Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven), dies at 76

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

1962 Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor (Willem van Oranje), dies at 74

1962 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83

1961 Willem J M van Eysinga, people rights scholar, dies at 82

1960 Martin van Yellow, soccer player, Willem II

1960 Willem Elsschot, Alfons de Ridder, Flemish writer (Kas), dies at 78

1959 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer, dies at 60

1956 Ena Heese, South African costume designer, Willem of Orange

1956 Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam and Woman), dies at 57

1956 Willem H Keesom, Dutch physicist (Helium I/II), dies at 79

1955 Willem Dafoe, born in Wisconsin, actor, Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning

1954 Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73

1954 Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89

1953 Passenger ships Willem Ruys and Orange collide in the Red Sea

1952 Willem Drees forms new Dutch government

1951 J Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Matthaus Passion), dies at 79

1948 Willem AFG Vermeend, Dutch economist/undersecretary of Finance, 1994-

1948 Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer, dies at 73

1947 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched

1947 Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84

1947 Willem F J Pijper, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 52

1945 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host, Willem Ruis Show

1944 Willem Breuker, Dutch saxophonist/conductor, WB Collective

1944 Willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed

1944 Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris

1944 Hendrik Willem Van Loon, American Journalist

1944 Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach, Feyenoord

1943 Willem Arondeus, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed

1943 Willem Brouwer, Dutch resistance fighter (census bureau), executed

1940 Willem Frederik Bon, Dutch composer

1940 Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies

1940 AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees

1940 Willem A Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race and Crime), suicide at 63

1939 Willem Benoy, Flemish actor and director (The White), dies at 57

1939 Willem de Merode, poet (Precious Blood), dies at 51

1938 Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet/critic (New Guide), dies at 78

1938 Willem de Vreese, Flemish linguist, dies at 68

1937 Willem Duyn, Mouth, Dutch singer, Mouth and MacNeal

1935 Willem Duisenberg, minister of Finance, PvdA, President, Nethche Bank

1934 Willem Nijholt, actor, De Nietsnut, Respect, Op Afbetaling

1934 Willem Kes, violinist, composer and conductor, dies at 78

1934 1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange," premieres

1933 Willem H Drucker, lawyer, dies at 45

1932 Willem M van Rossum, cardinal/prefect of Propaganda Fide, dies at 77

1931 Willem H Nolens, priest/2nd Chamber member, dies

1930 Willem R "Wim" van der Zee, secretary of Council of Churches

1930 Willem G Statius Muller, Netherlands Antilles, conductor/pianist/composer

1929 Willem Kersters, Flemish composer, Parwati, Gospel Song

1929 Willem Royaards, theater directeor (Adam in Ballingschap), dies

1928 Willem de Kwaadsteniet, lawyer/Dutch MP, CDA

1928 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host

1927 Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist (Nobel-1924), dies at 67

1927 Pieter Willem Kee, composer

1926 Willem Oltmans, Dutch journalist, Outlawed, Free as a Bird

1925 Willem Landre's opera "Beatrice" premiers in The Hague

1925 Willem Devout, self employed (V and Dreesmann), dies

1924 Willem Drees, economist/Dutch politician, DS'70

1924 Willem Einthoven awarded Nobel for medicine

1924 Jan Willem Radecker, sculptor/son of John Raedecker

1923 Willem Aantjes, Dutch politicial leader, CDA

1922 Boeli [Willem C] van Leeuwen, Antillian writer, Vreemdeling Op Aarde

1921 Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer, Mandarins on Sulfuric Acid

1921 Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, South Africa minister of Administration

1921 Willem P C Knuttel, Dutch bibliography/librarian, dies at 67

1918 Willem Oosterheers, resistance fighter

1918 Willem J "Molly" Geertsema, Dutch liberal/interior minister

1918 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building, Oh, Lady! Lady!

1918 Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/liberal politician, dies at 73

1918 Willem Coenen, composer, dies at 80

1917 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer and actor, My Fair Lady

1916 Willem Noordhoek, photographer

1915 Jann Willem Holsbergen, author, Zakenmensen Fair as Gold

1914 Willem J H Baart, Dutch vicar, Cuentanan di Nanzi

1913 Willem C L "Wim" van der Grinten, Dutch lawyer/undersec of Economy

1912 Wilhelmus H L "Willem" Tollenaar, actor and director, Don Carlos

1911 Wim van Nuland, Willem C Mohlmann, Dutch priest/writer, Doorstep

1911 Willem J. Kolff, Dutch/U.S. internist/inventor, Artificial Kidney

1910 Willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66

1910 J B Charles, Willem H Nagel, criminologist/writer

1910 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, composer

1907 Jan Willem van Otterloo, Dutch composer

1907 Willem Van Otterloo, Winterwijk Holland, conductor, Melbourne 1967-71

1907 Cor Treslem, Cornelis L Melsert, actor and director, Willem van Oranje

1907 Gerhard Alexander, Veldheer, Dutch actor, Prince Willem of Orange

1906 Cornelis L "Kees" van Baaren, Dutch composer, Willem Pijper

1906 Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic, dies at 85

1904 M Revis, Willem Fisherman, author, Gelakte Brain

1904 Willem De Kooning, born in Rotterdam Netherland, artist, North Atlantic Light

1903 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist/church historian

1903 Willem Pee, Belgian linguist

1903 Anton van Duinkerken, Willem JMA Asselbergs, literary

1902 Willem Arnold de Vries Robbe, composer

1902 Gerard[us M] Rutten, director, Miraculous Life of Willem Parel

1901 Willem A Wagenaar, journalist and writer, Shanghai

1901 Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, minister of Cologne dies

1901 Willem Pelemans, Flemish composer and music reviewer

1901 Willem Bruynzeel, Dutch timber-merchant

1900 Willem F K Hussem, Dutch painter and poet, Coastline, Lookout on Sea

1899 Willem Kernkamp, Dutch minister of Colonies, Islam and Woman

1898 Willy Alfredo, Willem Jue, Dutch entertainer/poet, Fish-Trap

1898 Ernest Willem Mulder, composer

1898 Willem Scheps, Dutch journalist

1897 Willem Roelofs, painter/lithographer, dies

1897 Willem H van de Pol, Dutch theologist, Christian Dilemma

1896 Willem F M Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles

1896 Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg

1894 Willem Schermerhorn, Netherlands premier, 1945-46

1894 Willem JF Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian, dies at 71

1894 Willem FJ Pijper, Dutch composer/critic

1892 Willem Ravelli, baritone singer

1892 Willem A Scholten, manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89

1892 Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dut baron/genealogist, dies at 79

1890 Willem III, Dutch king, buried

1890 Willem III, Dutch king, buried

1890 Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73

1890 Willem Linnig, Jr., Flemish painter/graphic artist, dies

1889 Willem Ruys J Dz, ship owner, dies at 80

1889 Willem M d'Ablaing, lawyer, dies at 37

1888 Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes

1888 Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer/founder, AVRO

1888 Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist, Religious Build Up

1887 Louis A van Gasteren, Dutch actor and director, Willem van Oranje

1887 Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist, Beethoven

1887 Willem De Merode, protestant poet

1887 Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer

1886 Willem E Crown, Antillian writer

1886 Willem Drees, Prime Minister of Netherland, PvdA, 1948 - 1958, Indonesia, AOW

1885 Willem H. Winkel, Dutch physician/founder, Red Cross of Curacao

1884 Willem Dudok, Dutch architect, town hall Hilversum/Beehive Rotterdam

1882 Cornelis van der Lugt Melsert, Dutch actor/dir, Willem van Oranje

1882 Willem Elsschot, Alfons J de Ridder, Flemish writer, Mend

1882 Hendrik Willem Van Loon, American Journalist

1882 Willem Benoy, Flemish actor and director, Pygmalion

1880 Aart A van Schelven, Dutch church historian, Willem of Orange

1879 Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39

1879 Willem J van Zeggelen, Dutch author/novelist/writer, dies at 67

1879 Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont

1878 Willem Paerels, Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist

1878 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist

1877 Willem Sassen, Dutch attorney general on Curaeao (Affair-S), dies

1877 Willem H Rassers, Dutch cultural anthropologist, Panji

1876 King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)

1876 Willem A Bonger, Dutch sociologist/criminologist, Race and Crime

1876 Willem H Keesom, physicist, helium vast

1874 Willem Louis Frederic Landre, composer

1874 Willem E. Roelofs, Dutch painter/cartoonist

1873 Willem Roell, Dutch general/founder, Ordedienst

1872 Willem A Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician, dies at 72

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

1869 Willem De Vreese, Flemish linguist/biblographer

1867 Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director, Summer Games

1865 Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer

1864 Henriette ALF countess of Wegimont, wife of king Willem I, dies at 72

1862 Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman, SDAP

1861 Frederik Willem IV, king Prussia (1840-61)/Germ (1849-61), dies at 65

1860 Willem H Nolens, priest/Dutch ambassador to Vatican

1859 Willem C Grunings, Curacaos publisher, People's Friend

1859 Willem J T Kloos, Dutch poet, Act of Simple Justice

1859 Willem J. Leyds, Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat

1858 Willem Broes, vicar/theologist (Textenrol), dies at 91

1856 Willem Kes, Dutch violinist, composer and conductor, Parkorkest Amsterdam

1855 Willem F earl van Bylandt, military, dies at 84

1854 Willem M van Rossum, Dutch cardinal/prefect of Propaganda File

1854 Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian

1853 Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops

1851 Willem M d'Ablaing, Dutch lawyer

1851 [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands

1850 Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange, dies at 74

1849 Johan Willem, son of Dutch princess Marianne and coachman

1849 Willem Alexander PFL crowned king Willem III in Amsterdam

1849 Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands (1840-49), dies at 56

1848 Statue of prince Willem the Silent unveiled

1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Netherlands/General-Major, dies at 29

1845 King Willem II opens Amsterdam Stock exchange

1845 Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician

1844 Willem Maris, Dutch painter, Hague School

1844 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49

1843 Willem I Frederik, King of Netherlands (1814-40), dies at 71

1843 Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III

1842 Willem Linnig Jr., Flemish painter and graphic artist

1842 Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft

1841 King/grand duke Willem II installs Order of Eikenkroon

1841 Dutch ex-king Willem I marries Henriette d'Oultremont de Wegimont

1840 Willem I resigns as king of Netherlands

1840 Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69

1840 Dutch King Willem II crowned

1839 Dutch prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia

1838 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43

1837 Willem Coenen, composer

1835 Willem G F Bentinck, earl/politician/organist, dies at 73

1835 Willem F Roell, Dutch baron/minister of Internal Affairs, dies at 67

1831 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literary (My Relief), dies at 75

1831 Willem baron of Goltstein of Oldenaller, Dutch minister of Colonies

1830 King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army

1830 Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members

1827 Dutch King Willem I/Pope Leo XII sign concord

1825 Dutch King Willem I throws foreign students out

1825 Prince Willem FK marries Louise AWA of Prussia

1823 Willem J F Nuyens, Dutch physician/RC historian

1823 King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp

1822 King Willem I obligates inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language

1822 Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter and lithographer

1820 Willem Doorenbos, literary/critic

1819 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48

1819 Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer

1818 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major

1817 Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90

1816 Dutch King Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna

1815 King Willem I forms Order of Dutch Lion

1815 King Willem I takes oath in Brussels

1815 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle

1815 Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium

1814 Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat

1814 Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands

1813 Prince Willem Frederik accepts constitutional monarchy

1813 Prince Willem Frederik returns to Netherlands

1812 Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus

1811 Willem J van Zeggelen, Dutch author

1810 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34

1810 WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I

1809 Willem Ruys J Dz, Dutch ship owner

1806 Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58

1800 Willem A Alting, governor-genl of Netherlands-Indies (1780-97), dies at 75

1800 Willem A. Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Dutch politician

1797 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97), dies at 53

1795 Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia, 1840 - 1861, Germany, 1849 - 1861

1795 Governor/viceroy Willem V flees Scheveningen to England

1795 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters

1793 Dutch Prince Willem V establishes 2 brigades Drive Artillery

1792 Willem II Frederik GL, King of Netherlands, 1840-49

1792 Henriette ALF countess d'Oultremont de Wegimont, wife of King Willem I

1791 Dutch prince Willem Frederik marries his niece princess Frederika Louise Wilhelmina of Prussia

1787 Prince Willem V returns to Hague

1785 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48

1783 Willem Bachiene, vicar/theologist/geography/astronomer, dies at 70

1781 Willem Crul, Admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle at 59

1776 Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III

1774 Willem Bentinck, mister of Rhoon/Pendrecht/Orangist, dies at 69

1772 Willem I Frederik, grand duke of Luxembourg/king of Netherlands, 1814-40

1771 Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick, 1813-15

1770 F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V and Wilhelmina of Prussia

1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia, 1797-1840

1768 Willem van Hairs, Fries nobleman/poet (Suicide), dies at 58

1767 Willem F Roell, Dutch Internal minister

1767 Prince Willem V marries Prussian princess Wilhelmina

1766 Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces

1766 Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern, German advisor to Dutch king Willem I

1762 Willem GF Bentinck, Dutch earl/politician/organist

1761 Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer (Joseph), dies at 73

1757 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant, dies at 59

1756 Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch poet/literature, Disease of Scientists

1753 Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies

1752 Prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter

1751 Willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40

1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V

1748 Willem V. Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau

1747 Prince Willem V sworn in as admiral-general of Netherlands

1747 Willem IV appointed viceroy of Overijssel

1747 Willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht

1747 Prince Willem V appointed viceroy of Zealand

1745 Willem I Kerricx, the Young, Flemish architect/painter, dies at 62

1744 Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia, 1786-97

1742 Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes

1742 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist, dies at 53

1736 Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon, 1765-83

1734 Prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne

1733 King Frederik Willem I divides Prussia-Brandenburg in Cantons

1732 King Frederik Willem I moves Lutherans towards East-Prussia

1731 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Friesland

1730 Willem Charles Henry Friso installed as viceroy of Drenthe

1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland

1729 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen

1724 Willem A Alting, governor-general of Netherlands-Indies, 1780-97

1723 Willem van de Pose, Governor of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59

1722 Willem KH Friso (11) appointed viceroy of Gelderland

1722 Willem K. H. Friso appointed mayor of Drente

1721 Willem Crul, Admiral, West-Indies

1717 Prussian king Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs

1717 Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles

1713 King Frederik Willem declares war on Brandenburg-Prussia

1712 Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer, Ecclesiastical

1711 Willem Brakel, Fries theologist (Reasonable Religion), dies at 76

1711 Willem IV KH Friso, Dutch prince of Orange-Nassau

1711 Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange/(Nassau-Dietz), drowns at 23

1710 Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet, Human Life

1710 Johan Willem Friso becomes viceroy of Groningen, Netherlands

1709 Hans Willem baron Bentinck, Dutch/English earl of Portland, dies at 60

1709 Frisian viceroy Johan Willem Friso marries countess Maria Louisa

1708 Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/Lieutenant-General/baron Enfield, dies

1708 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen

1707 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Friesland

1707 Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73

1707 Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies

1705 Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies

1705 Willem Roukens, mayor (Nimegen ort Nimeguen), beheaded

1704 Willem Bentinck, orangist

1704 Willem B Schepers, Dutch merchant/ship owner, dies at about 83

1702 Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England/Scot, dies at 51

1700 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53

1697 Willem Gideon Deutz, Amsterdam regent/banker/merchant

1697 English king Willem III travels through northern Europe

1697 Willem de Vlamingh returns to Batavia after exploring "South Land"

1696 State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor

1696 English king Willem III departs Netherlands

1695 King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England

1695 French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III

1695 Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names

1695 French garrison of surrenders to Willem III

1695 English king Willem III departs to Netherlands

1693 Willem Van de Velde, Dutch the Old, seascape painter, dies at about 82

1693 Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73

1691 English king Willem III travels to The Hague

1690 King Willem III escapes back to England

1690 Battle of Drogheda Boyne (Willem III (Netherlands-England) beat Jacobus II (Ire)

1690 King Willem III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland

1690 English king Willem III departs to Ireland

1689 English King Willem III declares war on France

1689 Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen

1689 English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne

1689 Prince Willem III calls English parliament together

1688 Prince Willem III's troops pull into London

1688 General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III

1688 General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III

1688 Prince Willem III's army lands at Torbay England

1688 Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England

1688 Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy

1688 Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist

1688 Frederik Willem I, king of Prussia, bodyguard of giants

1688 Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism

1687 Willem the Fesch, Dutch violinist and composer, Joseph

1687 Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler, Nassau-Dietz,

1687 Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz

1682 Willem I Kerricx the Young, Flemish architect/sculptor/painter

1679 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders

1677 Prince Willem III Henry marries English princess Mary Stuart

1675 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland

1674 Prince Willem III occupies Grave

1674 1st Battle of at Seneffe (Louis II Conde vs Willem III)

1673 Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn

1673 Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn

1673 Prince Willem III occupies Naarden

1673 Peace of Vossem: French King Louis XIV and Frederik Willem of Brandenburg

1672 Willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France

1672 Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand

1672 Willem II becomes captain-/admiral-general

1672 Willem J van Gendt, admiral/governor of Breda, dies at about 37

1672 Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands

1664 Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz, viceroy of Friesland, dies at 51

1664 Viceroy Willem Frederik conquerors Dijlerschans

1661 Maria I Stuart, Queen of England/husband of Willem II, dies at 29

1657 Treaty of Raalte: Willem II no longer viceroy of Overijssel

1657 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75

1655 Louis Willem I, Margrave, Baden-Baden

1654 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel

1652 Guillielmus "Willem" Kerricx, Flemish sculptor, Rozenkrans

1652 Frederik Hendriks daughter Albertine Agnes marries Willem Frederik

1650 Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England, 1689-1702

1650 Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24

1650 Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army

1650 Prince Willem II occupies Amsterdam

1648 Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69

1647 Willem II sworn in as viceroy of Holland

1642 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65

1642 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Governor of Ft. Emmerik/Heusden, dies

1641 Prince Willem II (14) marries English princess Henriette Mary Stuart (9)

1640 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60

1635 Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general, Dutch East Indies

1635 Willem Brakel, Frisian theologist, Reasonable religion

1633 Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised

1630 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter/etcher

1629 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at 50

1629 Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59

1624 Willem Pietersz Buytewech, painter/etcher, dies at about 32

1620 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65

1620 Louise de Coligny, 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65

1620 Willem Louis, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at 59

1619 Willem Kalf, Rotterdam, Netherlands, painter, still lifes

1618 Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63

1613 Willem H van Est (Estius), theologist, dies

1609 Johan Willem, duke of Julich/Cleef/Mark/Mountain/Ravensberg, dies

1597 Willem Barents, explorer (discovered Spitsbergen and Bereneil), dies

1597 At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands

1597 Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies

1596 At 10:30AM Dutch explorer Willem Barents arrives at Novaya Zemlya

1596 Willem Barents leaves Amsterdam for Novaya Zemlya

1595 Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth

1594 Groningen surrenders to earl Mauritius/Willem Louis

1594 Earl Mauritius and Willem Louis begins siege of Groningen

1592 Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch Governor, Fort Emmerik/Heusden

1592 Willem II, Duke of Gulik/Kleef/Gelre, dies at about 75

1591 Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente

1591 Spanish troops in Zutphen surrenders to Willem Louis/Mauritius

1588 Anna, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna van Saksen, dies at 24

1587 Michael Lauterbeck, assassinated Fries viceroy Willem Louis, executed

1584 Willem Louis of Nassau appointed viceroy of Friesland

1584 Willem I "the Silent", Willem of Orange, earl of Nassau, dies at 51

1583 Gelders Earl Willem of the Bergh flees

1582 Willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft

1582 Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp

1581 Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange

1581 States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange

1580 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed

1580 Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange

1580 Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam

1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange

1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange

1579 Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar

1578 Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange

1577 Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32

1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon

1575 Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon

1574 Prince Willem van Orange installs university

1573 Willem van Bronkhorst, Brattenburg/Stein/army leader, dies

1572 Willem van Oranges troops occupy Roermond on the Spanjaarden

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

1572 Willem van Oranges army occupies Gelderland

1569 Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon

1568 Willem of Oranges army occupies Brabant

1568 Willem Key, painter, dies at about 47

1568 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27

1564 Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion

1563 Anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen

1561 Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon

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

1556 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies

1555 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange

1551 Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond and Buren

1545 Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange

1544 Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange, 1561-71

1543 Treaty of Venlo: Duke Willem of Gulik and Emperor Charles V

1543 Duke Willem of Gulik surrenders to emperor Charles V

1542 Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg

1541 Duke Willem van Gulik of Gelre marries Jeanne d'Albret

1540 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg

1538 States of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy

1537 Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies

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

1521 Willem van Croij, duke of Soria, dies at about 62

1506 Earl Willem I van Nassau-Dillenburg weds countess Walburg van Egmont

1417 Willem J Eggert, financier (W E Center, Purmerend), dies

1392 Willem Cuser, earl Albrecht of Beierens, murdered

1385 Willem van Oostervant weds Philip the Stouts daughter Margaretha (10)

1354 Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty

1351 Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen and English

1349 Margaretha of Bavaria names her son Willem V earl of Holland/Zealand

1345 Willem IV, earl of Henegouwen/Holland/Zealand, dies at about 27

1337 Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49

1304 Willem III becomes earl of Holland

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

1297 Willem van Afflighem, Flemish poet/abbot St. Truiden, dies at about 86

1256 Willem II, earl of Holland/German emperor (1238, 47-56), dies at 22

1248 Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor

1247 Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor

1222 Willem I, earl of Holland (1203-22), dies

1180 Guillaume de/Willem van Sens, French master builder (Canterbury), dies

1166 Willem I, the Bad, king of Sicily (1154-66)

1156 Battle at Brindisi: King Willem of Sicily beats Byzantine fleet

1128 Willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle

1128 Battle of Akspoele: earl Willem of Normandy beats Diederik

1086 English barons become submissive to king Willem the Occupier

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


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