1981 Death Nicolaas "Cola" Debrot, Governor of Dutch Antilles (1962-70), dies at 79 1981 Event Nicolaas Bloembergen and Arthur Schawlow win Nobel for physics (laser) 1960 Event Nicolaas Jouwe forms PANA in New-Guinea 1929 Death Nicolaas Theunissen, South Africa cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies 1916 Event Tsar Nicolaas II fires minister of Foreign affairs Sasonov 1915 Birthday Carlos A Nicolaas, Bonaire, teacher/poet 1915 Event Czar Nicolaas II takes control of Russian Army 1909 Death Nicolaas G Pierson, director Suriname/Dutch Bank, dies at 80 1861 Birthday Nicolaas van Meeteren, Curacao, folklorist 1859 Death Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 1852 Death Nicolaas Plomp, Dutch architect (Strugle), dies at 70 1841 Birthday Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos, king of Montenegro, 1910 - 1918 1839 Birthday Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier, 1897-1901 1793 Birthday Nicolaas C. Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist 1754 Death Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 1717 Death Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor (Amsterdam), dies 1681 Death Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61 1678 Birthday Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer, drained Haarlemmermeer 1677 Event John and Nicolaas van der Heyden patents fire extinguisher 1665 Event Nicolaas Witsen visits patriarch Nikon in Moscow 1641 Birthday Nicolaas Witsen, etcher/mayor, Amsterdam 1637 Birthday Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor, confessional chairs 1620 Birthday Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philologist/diplomat 1593 Birthday Claes P "Nicolaas" Tulip, anatomy/mayor of Amsterdam, 1654..71 1580 Death Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 1569 Event Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign 1510 Birthday Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Harlem 1452 Event Pope Nicolaas I crowns Frederik III RC-German emperor 1448 Event Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal 1419 Event Heretic Nicolaas Serrurier exiled from Florence 1416 Event Monk Nicolaas Serrurier arrested because of heresy at Tournay 1333 Death Nicolaas V, Pietro Rainalducci, Italian anti-Pope (1328-30), dies 1330 Event AntiPope Nicolaas V overthrows himself 1328 Death Nicolaas Zannekin, leader of rebel Flemish farmers, dies in battle 1328 Event Louis IV de Beier selects P Rainalducci as anti-Pope Nicolaas V 858 Event Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope
