2019 in the Netherlands
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Events of 2019 in Netherlands.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister: Mark Rutte (VVD)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Khadija Arib (PvdA)
- President of the Senate: Jan Anthonie Bruijn (VVD)
Events
- 1 January –
- A celebratory fire on the beach in Scheveningen caused a spark rain over the surrounding neighbourhood, setting multiple buildings on fire[1]
- Arthur van Dijk (VVD) is sworn in as the King's Commissioner of North Holland
- 1 February –
- Hans Oosters (PvdA) becomes the King's Commissioner of Utrecht
- Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg is appointed Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid (NCTV)
- 6 February – John Berends (CDA) takes over as the King's Commissioner of Gelderland
- 18 March – Three people are killed and seven others are injured in the 2019 Utrecht shooting
- 20 March – 2019 provincial elections
- 18 May – Duncan Laurence wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2019; the Netherlands' first victory since 1975
- 23 May – 2019 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 27 May – 2019 Senate election
- 11 June – Ankie Broekers-Knol (VVD) is appointed State Secretary for Justice and Security following the resignation of Mark Harbers
- 2 July – Jan Anthonie Bruijn (VVD) is elected President of the Senate
- 2 July – Groep Otten is formed in the Senate by former members of Forum for Democracy
- 4 July – Willem Holleeder is sentenced to life in prison
- 10 August – Part of AFAS Stadion's roof collapses; no one is wounded
- 23 August – Sybrand van Haersma Buma, who had left the office of Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in May, becomes Mayor of Leeuwarden
- 18 September – murder of Derk Wiersum
- 30 September – Koen Schuiling (VVD) is appointed Mayor of Groningen
- 7 October – Pauline Krikke (VVD) resigns as Mayor of the Hague
- 16–20 October – Amsterdam Dance Event
- 15 December – Opening of Zwolle Stadshagen railway station
- 19 December – Ridouan Taghi, wanted for suspected involvement in at least ten murders (including Wiersum), is extradited to the Netherlands from Dubai, where he was arrested three days earlier
Deaths
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January
- 1 January – Feis Ecktuh, Dutch rapper (b. 1986)[2]
- 2 January – Paulien van Deutekom, Dutch speed skater (b. 1981)[3]
- 18 January – Cees Haast, Dutch cyclist (b. 1938)[4]
- 22 January – Koos Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)[5]
- 23 January – Dick Dolman, Dutch politician (b. 1935)[6]
- 28 January – Jurrie Koolhof, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1960)[7]
- 31 January – Johnny Lion, Dutch singer and actor (b. 1941)[8]
February
- 16 February – Kees Stoop, Dutch artist (b. 1929)[9]
March
- 22 March – Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)[10]
April
- 23 April – Johan Witteveen, Dutch politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1921)[11]
May
June
- 17 June – Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dutch chemist and physicist, developer of Roothaan equations (b. 1918)[12]
July
- 19 July – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist (b. 1944)[13]
August
- 16 August – Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Princess of the Netherlands (b. 1947)[14]
September
- 18 September – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer (b. 1976)[15]
November
- 28 November – Pim Verbeek, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1956)[16]
See also
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Burgemeester twijfelt aan de vreugdevuren na bizarre vonkenregen in Scheveningen, NOS.
- ^ Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Cees Haast (80) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-minister Koos Andriessen (90) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-Kamervoorzitter Dick Dolman (83) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Oud-international Jurrie Koolhof (59) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ Johnny Lion (77) overleden Archived 2 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- ^ Holtense kunstenaar Kees Stoop (89) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ "Voormalig minister en Eurocommissaris Frans Andriessen (89) overleden". nos.nl.
- ^ Oud-minister van Financiën Johan Witteveen (97) overleden
- ^ News & announcements
- ^ Morris, Chris (24 July 2019). "Rutger Hauer, 'Blade Runner' Co-Star, Dies at 75". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Prinses Christina (72) overleden aan gevolgen van botkanker (in Dutch)
- ^ Fernando Ricksen
- ^ "Former Socceroos coach dead at 63". NewsComAu. 28 November 2019.
