1995 Event Chiel Meijering's "St. Louis Blues," premieres in Arnhem 1992 Death Kate A ter Horst-Arriens, Dutch nurse (Battle of Arnhem), dies at 85 1984 Event Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem 1982 Death Agathe "Henriette" de Beaufort, writer (Dolly of Arnhem), dies at 91 1967 Event Train crash at Arnhem, Netherlands, kills 5 1967 Death Arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried 1945 Event Arnhem/Zwolle freed from nazis 1944 Event Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands 1944 Event British and Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem) 1944 Event Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders 1944 Death John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 Death John AC Fitch, British Lt-colonel, dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 Death Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem 1944 Death Paul Grabner, German SS-captain, dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 Death Peter Waddy, British major 1st Para Brigade, dies in battle in Arnhem 1944 Event Operation Market Garden: British airborne division lands Arnhem, Netherlands 1944 Death ... Kussin, German General-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle 1944 Event KP gang surprise attack on Dome Arnhem jail 1944 Event Slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison 1944 Event U.S. 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem and Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die 1921 Birthday Leonard Overton, British glider pilot, Arnhem 1944 1916 Birthday Kornelis M R van der Beek, reformed vicar, Arnhem 1906 Birthday Kate A ter Horst-Arriens, Dutch nurse, Battle of Arnhem 1901 Birthday CFH "Freddie" Gough, British major scout, WW II, Arnhem 1894 Birthday Bernard Wagenaar, Arnhem Holland, composer, 3 Songs for Chinese 1892 Event Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem 1233 Event Earl Otto II van Gelre grants Arnhem state justice
