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Netherlands

139 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Netherlands, 1672 CE to 2010 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

17th century

1 entry, 1672 CE to 1672 CE

18th century

18 entries, 1730 CE to 1795 CE

  • 1730Utrecht sodomy trials, a purge of homosexuals issued by the States of HollandNetherlandssource
  • 1730Naval shipworms damaged wooden dike supports, threatened the Netherlands' flood defense and prompted engineering improvements.Netherlandssource
  • 1730December 8 - Jan Ingenhousz, physiologist, biologist and chemistNetherlandssource
  • 174722 November 1747 – The Office of Stadtholder of the United Provinces is made hereditaryNetherlandssource
  • 17472 July – The Battle of Lauffeld, at which the Dutch and her allies were defeated by the French under Maurice de SaxeNetherlandssource
  • 1747July – Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal initiates the Siege of Bergen op ZoomNetherlandssource
  • 174722 July – William IV, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen, is confirmed as Stadtholder of the United ProvincesNetherlandssource
  • 17477 May – Judith van Dorth, aristocrat (executed 1799)Netherlandssource
  • 174726 January – Willem van Mieris, painter (born 1662)Netherlandssource
  • 1789In the adjacent Austrian Netherlands (the southern Low Countries), the Brabant Revolution erupted in late October 1789. This was a revolt against the centralizing reforms of the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, who had abrogated the region's ancient charters. The revolutionaries, a mix of conservative "Statists" and progressive "Vonckists," invaded from the Dutch Republic, defeated Austrian forces at the Battle of Turnhout on October 27, and subsequently expelled the Austrians from most of the territory, eventually proclaiming the short-lived United Belgian States in early 1790.Netherlandssource
  • 1789In August 1789, the Prince-Bishopric of Liège also experienced a bloodless coup, the "Happy Revolution," where the local populace overthrew the Prince-Bishop in demands for democratic reforms.Netherlandssource
  • 1789October 23 - Jean Chrétien Baud, governor general of the Dutch East IndiesNetherlandssource
  • 1789April 7 - Petrus Camper, physician, anatomist, and palaeontologist among othersNetherlandssource
  • 1792The start of the French Revolutionary Wars that marked a turning point in the European politics that later affected the Dutch Republic.Netherlandssource
  • 1795Alliance with France (May 1795)Netherlandssource
  • 1795Batavian Revolution in AmsterdamNetherlandssource
  • 1795Dutch East India Company goes bankruptNetherlandssource
  • 1795Ary Scheffer (10 Feb 1795, Dordrecht)-Dutch/French Romantic painterNetherlandssource

19th century

2 entries, 1845 CE to 1845 CE

20th century

84 entries, 1914 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

  • 1914Netherlands Naval Aviation ServiceNetherlandssource
  • 19345 January – Eddy Pieters Graafland, football goalkeeper (died 2020)Netherlandssource
  • 193420 November – Willem de Sitter, mathematician, physicist and astronomer (born 1872)Netherlandssource
  • 1951date unknown: Broadcasting time is officially allocated to television by the national broadcasting companies in the Netherlands.Netherlandssource
  • 197218 April – Henriette Geertruida Veth, Dutch lawyerNetherlandssource
  • 197329 July - 1973 Dutch Grand PrixNetherlandssource
  • 19759 March – Roy Makaay, footballerNetherlandssource
  • 198030: The abdication of Queen Juliana in favor of her oldest daughter Beatrix. The inauguration of Beatrix as Queen of the Netherlands is marred by large riots known as the Kroningsoproer (see Amsterdam coronation riots).Netherlandssource
  • 198025: Prime minister Dries van Agt hands the 37 first inhabitants of Almere their house keys.Netherlandssource
  • 198019: King Juan Carlos of Spain arrives in the Netherlands for a state visit lasting 3 days. This was the first visit of a Spanish monarch on Dutch soil since Philip II of Spain in 1559.Netherlandssource
  • 1981April 5: Hennie Kuiper wins Tour of Flanders cycling race.Netherlandssource
  • 1982April 16: VVD leader Hans Wiegel accepts the position of Queens Commissioner in the province of Friesland. Ed Nijpels is elected as the next VVD Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives.Netherlandssource
  • 1982November 26: Toos van der Valk, wife of Gerrit van der Valk CEO of hospitality chain Van der Valk, is abducted from her house in Nuland by 3 Italian criminals. She was released after 3 weeks after paying 12 to 13 million guilders in ransom .Netherlandssource
  • 198214 September – Jan Valize, politicianNetherlandssource
  • 1984February 25: The League of Communists in the Netherlands is established after a rift in the Communist Party of the NetherlandsNetherlandssource
  • 1984December 10: The final rapport about the RSV-shipyard appears. The Van Dijk commission gives a hard judgment on minister of Economic affairs Gijs van Aardenne, who insufficiently provided the House of Representatives with information about the many subsidies the company received. The minister survives a vote of no-confidence, despite the rapport.Netherlandssource
  • 1986List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1986Netherlandssource
  • 1987January 1: Reflectors on each side of your tires become mandatory when you’re cycling.Netherlandssource
  • 1987March 2: The province of Drenthe is struck by an extreme amount of glazed frost. Objects were covered are covered by a 1 centimeter thick layer of ice. Trees and high voltage pylons snap. This event is known as the IJzelramp of 1987.Netherlandssource
  • 19881 May – 1988 IRA attacks in the NetherlandsNetherlandssource
  • 199027 May – Killings of Nick Spanos and Stephen MelroseNetherlandssource
  • 19929 April – The garden exhibition Floriade 1992 opensNetherlandssource
  • 19944 April – The KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashed during an emergency landing.Netherlandssource
  • 199615 July – The 1996 Belgian Air Force Hercules accident at Eindhoven Airport resulted in the death of 34 passengers.Netherlandssource
  • 1999January 1: The Euro Currency officially entered circulation in the European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, then formally made its debut on European and the world financial markets.Netherlandssource

21st century

34 entries, 2000 CE to 2018 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

  • 2000October 15 - Spaniard Francisco Javier Cortes wins the Amsterdam MarathonNetherlandssource
  • 2000April 13 - Nina Brink is fired as the chairwoman of the commissary council of World OnlineNetherlandssource
  • 2000March 17 – World Online is floated on the Amsterdam stock exchangeNetherlandssource
  • 2000September 19 - Pieter van den Hoogenband wins an Olympic gold medal in Sydney on the 100 freestyle in a record time of 47.84.Netherlandssource
  • 2000October 1 - The ban on brothels is lifted.Netherlandssource
  • 2000May 13 - The Enschede fireworks disaster killed 23 people including four firefighters and injured 950 others. A total of 400 homes were destroyed and 1,500 buildings were subsequently damaged.Netherlandssource
  • 200128 April – Erik Dekker wins the Amstel Gold Race.Netherlandssource
  • 200111 February – Rintje Ritsma wins the world all-round speed skating title.Netherlandssource
  • 200121 March – First case of foot and mouth disease discoveredNetherlandssource
  • 2002January 1 - The Euro Currency officially became the legal tender for The Netherlands, along with the other European Union (EU) Eurozone member area countries, replacing the Dutch guilder by being introduced physically with the official launch of the currency coins and banknotes. The Netherlands entered an economic period where specifically both the Euro Currency and the Dutch guilder were in dual circulation until specifically February 28.Netherlandssource
  • 2002Benjamin Kimutai wins the Amsterdam MarathonNetherlandssource
  • 2003December 12 - The Dutch Reformed Church, Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands decide to merge.Netherlandssource
  • 2003March 14 - Opening of the WesterscheldetunnelNetherlandssource
  • 2003February 10 - Mayor Haaksman of the Delfzijl resigns amidst allegations of affairs, crises and scandals in his municipality. Former minister Annemarie Jorritsma-Lebbink is placed as interim mayor shortly here after .Netherlandssource
  • 2004October 17: Robert Cheboror wins the Amsterdam MarathonNetherlandssource
  • 2004November 17 – Hella Haasse receives the Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren.Netherlandssource
  • 2004December – Global Credit Data is formed.Netherlandssource
  • 20055: Start of the trail against the members of the Hofstad Network.Netherlandssource
  • 20051 January - New Year's celebrations all over the Netherlands fall silent for two minutes as mark of respect for Dutch memorial service for those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.Netherlandssource
  • 2006June 24: The orthodox Christian party SGP lifts its ban on female membership. The party had lost its government subsidy because a court in The Hague found the ban on female membership to be in violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.Netherlandssource
  • 2006June 3: Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van AmsbergNetherlandssource
  • 2007February 10: Jade Kops, social media influencer and cancer victim (died 2026)Netherlandssource
  • 2008January 26: Bishop Wim Eijk of Groningen-Leeuwarden is installed as Archbishop of Utrecht.Netherlandssource
  • 2008January 2: The Federatie Eredivisie Basketball of the Netherlands Basketball Association takes BC Omniworld of Almere out of the Eredivisie. The club had gone into administration.Netherlandssource
  • 2010July 31: 2010 Johan Cruijff SchaalNetherlandssource