1988 Event Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1979 Event Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1972 Event 1st season game at Nassau Coliseum, Flames-3, Islanders-2 1972 Event 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition) 1964 Birthday Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1948 Birthday Larry Ferguson, born in Nassau, keyboardist, Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing 1943 Event U.S. forces landed at Nassau Bay, near Salamaua, New Guinea 1918 Event Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen 1910 Death Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies 1905 Death Adolf WAKF, duke of Nassau/grand duke of Luxembourg, dies at 88 1864 Birthday Nassau William Senior, British economist 1841 Birthday Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau 1834 Death Antoine-Vincent Arnault, French writer (Guillaume the Nassau), dies 1776 Event U.S. commodore Esek Hopkins occupies Nassau Bahamas 1756 Event Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University 1753 Death Willem Maurits, earl of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies 1740 Death Mauritius Louis II earl of Nassau, Lieutenant-general (12 children), dies 1712 Death Cornelis earl of Nassau, general-major/mister of Woudenberg, dies 1708 Death Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of F Henry, dies at 71 1708 Death Henriette Catharina van Nassau, daughter of Frederik Henry, dies at 71 1708 Death Henry Van Nassau, stable master/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1708 Death Henry van Nassau, mister of Ouwerkerk/Field Marshal, dies at 67 1708 Death Willem of Nassau, mister of Zuylenstein/Lieutenant-General/baron Enfield, dies 1705 Death Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies 1679 Birthday Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau/Governor of Zeeuws-Flanders 1672 Death Frederik of Nassau, count of Buren, slain in battle 1665 Death Lodewijk van Nassau, Dutch governor (Bois-le-Duc), dies 1657 Birthday Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Field Marshal, Nassau 1650 Death Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24 1648 Death Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 1647 Death Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63 1644 Event Johan Mauritius van Nassau resigns as head of Civil rights activists 1644 Death Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau, dies at 73 1642 Death Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65 1640 Death Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60 1637 Birthday Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry 1631 Death Justinus van Nassau, ltalian Admiral (Armada), dies 1629 Death Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59 1625 Death Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57 1616 Death Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 1606 Death Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies 1604 Death Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29 1603 Death Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Juliana, dies at 61 1601 Event Louis Gunther of Nassau weds countess Anna Margaretha of Manderscheid 1600 Event Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army 1598 Event Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille 1597 Event Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal 1595 Event Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth 1593 Event William Louis of Nassau becomes governor/viceroy of Drenthe 1591 Event Nijmegen surrenders to Earl Mauritius van Nassau 1591 Event Mauritius and Willem van Nassau occupy Devente 1590 Event Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda 1584 Event Willem Louis of Nassau appointed viceroy of Friesland 1584 Death Willem I "the Silent", Willem of Orange, earl of Nassau, dies at 51 1584 Birthday Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange 1580 Birthday Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange 1580 Death Juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies 1579 Birthday Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange 1578 Birthday Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange 1577 Birthday Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon 1574 Event Battle of Mookerhei-D'Avila beats Louis of Nassau 1574 Event Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht 1572 Event Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes 1570 Birthday Louise Juliana, countess of Nassau 1569 Birthday Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange and Anna of Saxon 1568 Death Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 1563 Birthday Anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen 1556 Birthday Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren 1545 Event Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange 1544 Death Rene of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle 1542 Birthday Elisabeth van Nassau, daughter of Willem/Juliana van Stolberg 1540 Birthday Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg 1536 Event Earl of Nassau disbands siege of Peronne 1535 Birthday John, the Old, earl of Nassau/tribal father Netherlands royal family 1524 Event Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess 1516 Death Johan V Nassau, earl of Nassau-Vianden/Dietz, dies 1506 Birthday Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau 1404 Event Earl Engelbert I of Nassau marries Johanna of Poland 1309 Death Jan I van Nassau, bishop of Utrecht, dies 1298 Death Adolf van Nassau, RC-German king (1292-98), dies in battle at about 43
