1972 Death Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer and conductor (Dike), dies at 65 1969 Event Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes 1957 Event Dike Marken-Dutch mainland closed 1957 Birthday Pim Kops, rock musician, Dike, Bloedend Heart 1956 Event Dike around Dutch polder Eastern Flevoland closes 1954 Event Nationalist China and U.S. sign dike agreement 1953 Birthday Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer, Stampei-The Dike 1953 Birthday Nico Arzbach, rock guitarist/singer, Stampei, Dike 1952 Birthday Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer, Dike 1948 Death Anna "Ans" van Dike, Dutch Jewish Nazi-collaborator, executed at 42 1944 Death John Eigenhuis, writer (The Dike), dies at 78 1939 Event Lemmer-Urk Dike closes 1929 Event Dike of Wieringermeerpolder finished 1918 Event Paris bombs "Thick Bertha's Dike" (nickname for the widow Krupp) 1916 Event Dutch South Sea dike cracks 1906 Event Heavy storm bursts dike flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands 1905 Birthday Anna "Ans" van Dike, "the Young", Jewish nazi collaborator 1864 Event Dale Dike on Humber River crumbles drowning some 240 1861 Event Dike breaks in Gelderland Netherlands 1829 Event Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood kills 1,200 1709 Event Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) 1651 Event South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm 1587 Event Dutch County Groningen flood by dike break 1574 Event Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers 1420 Event Treaty of Saint Maartens Dike 1334 Event St. Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast
