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  • Batavia (Present-Day in Netherlands)
    69
    Roman Empire

    Revolt of the Batavi

    Batavia (Present-Day in Netherlands)
    69

    The Revolt of the Batavi took place in the Roman province of Germania Inferior between AD 69 and 70. It was an uprising against the Roman Empire started by the Batavi, a small but militarily powerful Germanic tribe that inhabited Batavia, on the delta of the river Rhine. They were soon joined by the Celtic tribes from Gallia Belgica and some Germanic tribes.




  • Holy Roman Empire
    Sunday Dec 14, 1287
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    St. Lucia's Flood

    Holy Roman Empire
    Sunday Dec 14, 1287

    St. Lucia's flood (Sint-Luciavloed) was a storm tide that affected the Netherlands and Northern Germany on 14 December 1287, the day after St. Lucia Day, killing approximately 50,000 to 80,000 people in one of the largest floods in recorded history.




  • Netherlands
    14th Century
    Wind turbine

    Dutch windmills

    Netherlands
    14th Century

    By the 14th century, Dutch windmills were in use to drain areas of the Rhine delta.




  • Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    1572
    April Fools' Day

    The Dutch Victory in 1572

    Brielle, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    1572

    In the Netherlands, the origin of April Fools' Day is often attributed to the Dutch victory in 1572 at Brielle, where the Spanish Duke Álvarez de Toledo was defeated.




  • Leiden (now Netherlands)
    Oct, 1573
    Thanksgiving

    Siege of Leiden in 1574

    Leiden (now Netherlands)
    Oct, 1573

    According to historian Jeremy Bangs, director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, the Pilgrims may have been influenced by watching the annual services of Thanksgiving for the relief of the siege of Leiden in 1574, while they were staying in Leiden. Now called Oktober Feest, Leiden's autumn thanksgiving celebration in 1617 was the occasion for sectarian disturbance that appears to have accelerated the pilgrims' plans to emigrate to America. Later in Massachusetts, religious thanksgiving services were declared by civil leaders such as Governor Bradford, who planned the colony's thanksgiving celebration and fast in 1623. The practice of holding an annual harvest festival did not become a regular affair in New England until the late 1660s.




  • The Netherlands
    1581
    Holy Roman Empire

    Netherlands to depart the empire

    The Netherlands
    1581

    Germany would enjoy relative peace for the next six decades. On the eastern front, the Turks continued to loom large as a threat, although war would mean further compromises with the Protestant princes, and so the Emperor sought to avoid it. In the west, the Rhineland increasingly fell under French influence. After the Dutch revolt against Spain erupted, the Empire remained neutral, de facto allowing the Netherlands to depart the empire in 1581, a secession acknowledged in 1648. A side effect was the Cologne War, which ravaged much of the upper Rhine.




  • Leiden (now Netherlands)
    1609
    Thanksgiving

    Pieterskerk

    Leiden (now Netherlands)
    1609

    Many of the Pilgrims who migrated to the Plymouth Plantation resided in the city of Leiden from 1609–1620, and had recorded their births, marriages, and deaths at the Pieterskerk (St. Peter's church). In commemoration, a non-denominational Thanksgiving Day service is held each year on the morning of the American Thanksgiving Day in the Pieterskerk, a Gothic church in Leiden, noting the hospitality the Pilgrims received in Leiden on their way to the New World.


  • The Hague, Netherlands
    Sep, 1765
    Mozart

    First solo concert

    The Hague, Netherlands
    Sep, 1765

    Nannerl was ill with intestinal typhoid as a result, Mozart was forced to play his first ever solo concert. All went well. He also published six violin sonatas. By now, and no doubt with some encouragement from his father, he had already taught himself to play the instrument.


  • Walcheren, Netherlands
    Sunday Jul 30, 1809
    Napoleon

    British army only landed at Walcheren

    Walcheren, Netherlands
    Sunday Jul 30, 1809

    In the Kingdom of Holland, the British launched the Walcheren Campaign to open up a second front in the war and to relieve the pressure on the Austrians. The British army only landed at Walcheren on 30 July, by which point the Austrians had already been defeated.


  • The Netherlands
    Dec, 1809
    Napoleon

    Walcheren Fever

    The Netherlands
    Dec, 1809

    The Walcheren Campaign was characterized by little fighting but heavy casualties thanks to the popularly dubbed "Walcheren Fever". Over 4000 British troops were lost in a bungled campaign, and the rest withdrew in December 1809.


  • Netherlands
    1815
    Chocolate

    Using Alkaline Salts

    Netherlands
    1815

    New processes that speed the production of chocolate emerged early in the Industrial Revolution. In 1815, Dutch chemist Coenraad van Houten introduced alkaline salts to chocolate, which reduced its bitterness.


  • Netherlands
    1828
    Chocolate

    Coenraad van Houten

    Netherlands
    1828

    In 1828, Coenraad van Houten created a press to remove about half the natural fat (cacao butter) from chocolate liquor, which made chocolate both cheaper to produce and more consistent in quality. This innovation introduced the modern era of chocolate.


  • Netherlands
    1847
    Chocolate

    Dutch Cocoa

    Netherlands
    1847

    Known as "Dutch cocoa", this machine-pressed chocolate was instrumental in the transformation of chocolate to its solid form when in 1847 Joseph Fry learned to make chocolate moldable by adding back melted cacao butter.


  • Utrecht, Netherlands
    1870
    Willem Einthoven

    Returned to the Netherlands

    Utrecht, Netherlands
    1870

    His father, a doctor, died when Willem was a child. His mother returned to the Netherlands with her children in 1870 and settled in Utrecht. His father was of Jewish and Dutch descent, and his mother's ancestry was Dutch and Swiss.


  • Utrecht, Netherlands
    1885
    Willem Einthoven

    Einthoven received a medical degree

    Utrecht, Netherlands
    1885

    In 1885, Einthoven received a medical degree from the University of Utrecht.


  • Leiden, Netherlands
    1886
    Willem Einthoven

    Einthoven became a professor

    Leiden, Netherlands
    1886

    Einthoven became a professor at the University of Leiden in 1886.


  • Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Tuesday Jun 12, 1900
    Audrey Hepburn

    Mother Ella

    Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands
    Tuesday Jun 12, 1900

    Hepburn's mother, Baroness Ella van Heemstra (12 June 1900 – 26 August 1984), was a Dutch noblewoman. She was the daughter of Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, who served as Mayor of Arnhem from 1910 to 1920 and as Governor of Dutch Suriname from 1921 to 1928, and Baroness Elbrig Willemine Henriette van Asbeck (1873–1939).


  • Netherlands
    1901
    Willem Einthoven

    Einthoven completed a series of prototypes of a string galvanometer

    Netherlands
    1901

    Before Einthoven's time, it was known that the beating of the heart produced electrical currents, but the instruments of the time could not accurately measure this phenomenon without placing electrodes directly on the heart. Beginning in 1901, Einthoven completed a series of prototypes of a string galvanometer. This device used a very thin filament of conductive wire passing between very strong electromagnets. When a current passed through the filament, the magnetic field created by the current would cause the string to move. A light shining on the string would cast a shadow on a moving roll of photographic paper, thus forming a continuous curve showing the movement of the string. The original machine required water cooling for the powerful electromagnets, required five people to operate it and weighed some 270 kilograms. This device increased the sensitivity of the standard galvanometer so that the electrical activity of the heart could be measured despite the insulation of flesh and bones.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1902
    Willem Einthoven

    Willem became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1902

    In 1902, Willem became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.


  • Leiden, Netherlands
    Thursday Sep 29, 1927
    Willem Einthoven

    Death

    Leiden, Netherlands
    Thursday Sep 29, 1927

    Einthoven died in Leiden in the Netherlands and is buried in the graveyard of the Reformed Church at 6 Haarlemmerstraatweg in Oegstgeest. It is encouraged to visit his grave and pay respects.


  • Arnhem, Netherlands
    1935
    Audrey Hepburn

    Ella moved with Hepburn to her family's estate in Arnhem

    Arnhem, Netherlands
    1935

    That same year, Ella moved with Hepburn to her family's estate in Arnhem; her half-brothers Alex and Ian (then 15 and 11) were sent to The Hague to live with relatives.


  • Arnhem, Netherlands
    1939
    Audrey Hepburn

    Back to Arnhem

    Arnhem, Netherlands
    1939

    After Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, Hepburn's mother moved her daughter back to Arnhem in the hope that, as during the First World War, the Netherlands would remain neutral and be spared a German attack.


  • The Hague, Netherlands
    Jan, 1940
    Edward VIII

    German ambassador in The Hague

    The Hague, Netherlands
    Jan, 1940

    In February 1940, the German ambassador in The Hague, Count Julius von Zech-Burkersroda, claimed that the Duke had leaked the Allied war plans for the defense of Belgium, which the Duke later denied.


  • Arnhem, Netherlands
    1940
    Audrey Hepburn

    Star Puple

    Arnhem, Netherlands
    1940

    Hepburn attended the Arnhem Conservatory from 1939 to 1945. She had begun taking ballet lessons during her last years at boarding school, and continued training in Arnhem under the tutelage of Winja Marova, becoming her "star pupil".


  • Netherlands
    1940
    Audrey Hepburn

    "Edda van Heemstra"

    Netherlands
    1940

    After the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, Hepburn used the name Edda van Heemstra, because an "English-sounding" name was considered dangerous during the German occupation. Her family was profoundly affected by the occupation, with Hepburn later stating that "had we known that we were going to be occupied for five years, we might have all shot ourselves. We thought it might be over next week… six months… next year… that's how we got through".


  • Netherlands
    1941
    The Holocaust

    Arthur Seyss-Inquart began to persecute the country's 140,000 Jews

    Netherlands
    1941

    In the Netherlands, the Germans installed Arthur Seyss-Inquart as Reichskommissar, who began to persecute the country's 140,000 Jews. Jews were forced out of their jobs and had to register with the government. In February 1941, non-Jewish Dutch citizens staged a strike in protest that was quickly crushed.


  • Netherlands
    1942
    Audrey Hepburn

    Uncle's execution

    Netherlands
    1942

    In 1942, her uncle, Otto van Limburg Stirum (husband of her mother's older sister, Miesje), was executed in retaliation for an act of sabotage by the resistance movement; while he had not been involved in the act, he was targeted due to his family's prominence in Dutch society. Hepburn's half-brother Ian was deported to Berlin to work in a German labor camp, and her other half-brother Alex went into hiding to avoid the same fate.


  • Netherlands
    Jul, 1942
    The Holocaust

    Over 107,000 Dutch Jews were deported

    Netherlands
    Jul, 1942

    From July 1942, over 107,000 Dutch Jews were deported; only 5,000 survived the war. Most were sent to Auschwitz; the first transport of 1,135 Jews left Holland for Auschwitz on 15 July 1942. Between 2 March and 20 July 1943, 34,313 Jews were sent in 19 transports to the Sobibór extermination camp, where all but 18 are thought to have been gassed on arrival.


  • Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands
    1940s
    Audrey Hepburn

    Life with grandpa

    Velp, Gelderland, Netherlands
    1940s

    After her uncle's death, Hepburn, Ella and Miesje left Arnhem to live with her grandfather, Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, in nearby Velp. Around that time Hepburn performed silent dance performances to raise money for the Dutch resistance effort. It was long believed that she participated in the Dutch resistance itself.


  • Netherlands
    1944
    Audrey Hepburn

    Living conditions grew worse

    Netherlands
    1944

    After the Allied landing on D-Day, living conditions grew worse, and Arnhem was subsequently heavily damaged during Operation Market Garden. During the Dutch famine that followed in the winter of 1944, the Germans blocked the resupply routes of the Dutch people's already limited food and fuel supplies as retaliation for railway strikes that were held to hinder German occupation. Like others, Hepburn's family resorted to making flour out of tulip bulbs to bake cakes and biscuits; she developed acute anaemia, respiratory problems and oedema as a result of malnutrition. The Van Heemstra family was also seriously financially affected by the occupation, during which many of their properties, including their principal estate in Arnhem, were badly damaged or destroyed.


  • Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem corridor, Netherlands
    Tuesday Sep 26, 1944
    World War II

    Operation Market Garden

    Eindhoven, Nijmegen and Arnhem corridor, Netherlands
    Tuesday Sep 26, 1944

    An attempt to advance into northern Germany spearheaded by a major airborne operation in the Netherlands failed. Operation Market Garden was a failed military operation fought in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1945
    Audrey Hepburn

    Moved to Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1945

    After the war ended in 1945, Hepburn moved with her mother and siblings to Amsterdam, where she began ballet training under Sonia Gaskell, a leading figure in Dutch ballet, and Russian teacher Olga Tarasova.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1945
    Audrey Hepburn

    Mom worked as a housekeeper

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1945

    As the family's fortunes had been lost during the war, Ella supported them by working as a cook and housekeeper for a wealthy family.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Apr 25, 1947
    Johan Cruyff

    Birth

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Apr 25, 1947

    Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff was born on 25 April 1947 in Amsterdam, on a street five minutes away from Ajax's stadium, his first football club.


  • Netherlands
    1948
    Audrey Hepburn

    Dutch in Seven Lessons

    Netherlands
    1948

    Hepburn made her film debut playing an air stewardess in Dutch in Seven Lessons (1948), an educational travel film made by Charles van der Linden and Henry Josephson.


  • Utrecht, Netherlands
    Saturday Oct 31, 1964
    Marco van Basten

    Born

    Utrecht, Netherlands
    Saturday Oct 31, 1964

    Marco van Basten was born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht.


  • Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 15, 1964
    Johan Cruyff

    Debut

    Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 15, 1964

    He made his first team debut on 15 November 1964 in the Eredivisie, against GVAV, scoring the only goal for Ajax in a 3–1 defeat. That year, Ajax finished in their lowest position since the establishment of professional football, in 13th.


  • Netherlands
    Sunday Oct 24, 1965
    Johan Cruyff

    Started to make an impression

    Netherlands
    Sunday Oct 24, 1965

    Cruyff really started to make an impression in the 1965–66 season and established himself as a regular first team player after scoring two goals against DWS in the Olympic stadium on 24 October 1965 in a 2–0 victory.


  • Netherlands
    Wednesday Sep 7, 1966
    Johan Cruyff

    International Official debut

    Netherlands
    Wednesday Sep 7, 1966

    On 7 September 1966, he made his official debut for the Netherlands in the UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Hungary, scoring in the 2–2 draw.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Monday Dec 2, 1968
    Johan Cruyff

    Marriage

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Monday Dec 2, 1968

    Cruyff and Danny Coster getting married on 2 December 1968


  • Netherlands
    1969
    April Fools' Day

    Pranks (Netherlands)

    Netherlands
    1969

    In 1969, the public broadcaster NTS in the Netherlands announced that inspectors with remote scanners would drive the streets to detect people who had not paid their radio/TV tax ("kijk en luistergeld" or "omroepbijdrage"). The only way to prevent detection was to wrap the TV/radio in aluminium foil. The next day all supermarkets were sold out of their aluminium foil, and a surge of TV/radio taxes were being paid.


  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday May 31, 1972
    Johan Cruyff

    Second European Cup

    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday May 31, 1972

    In 1972, Ajax won a second European Cup, beating Inter Milan 2–0 in the final, with Cruyff scoring both goals.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Sep 22, 1972
    Johan Cruyff

    Intercontinental Cup

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Sep 22, 1972

    Ajax won the Intercontinental Cup, beating Argentina's Independiente 1–1 in the first game followed by 3–0. The first leg was held on 6 September 1972 at La Doble Visera, home of Independiente, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with goals from Johan Cruyff and Francisco Sá. The return leg was held 22 days later on 28 September 1972 at the Olympic Stadium, which was won by Ajax 3–0.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Jan 24, 1973
    Johan Cruyff

    European Super Cup

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Jan 24, 1973

    In January 1973, they won the European Super Cup by beating Rangers 3–1 away and 3–2 in Amsterdam. The first leg was played on 16 January 1973 and the second on 24 January 1973.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Aug 19, 1973
    Johan Cruyff

    Last match with Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Aug 19, 1973

    On 19 August 1973, he played his last match for Ajax where they defeated FC Amsterdam 6–1, the second match of the 1973–74 season.


  • Netherlands
    Oct, 1977
    Johan Cruyff

    Retired from international football

    Netherlands
    Oct, 1977

    Cruyff retired from international football in October 1977, having helped the national team qualify for the upcoming World Cup.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 30, 1980
    Johan Cruyff

    Technical advisor

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Nov 30, 1980

    After his spell in the U.S. and a short-lived stay in Spain, Cruyff returned to play in his homeland, rejoining Ajax on 30 November 1980 as "technical advisor" to trainer Leo Beenhakker, Ajax being eighth in the league table at the time after 13 games played. After 34 games, however, Ajax finished the 1980–81 season in second.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1981
    Marco van Basten

    Playing for Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    1981

    Ajax gave 16 year old Van Basten his debut 1981–82 season after his 20 year old brother Stanley was rejected April 1981, scoring in the 5–0 victory over NEC. He became a top scorer in the league for four seasons from 1983–84 to 1986–87, scoring 118 goals in 112 matches. In the 1985–86 season, he scored 37 goals in 26 league matches, including six goals against Sparta Rotterdam and five against Heracles Almelo, and won the European Golden Boot. He also scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Lokomotive Leipzig in 1987. In total he scored 148 goals in 133 league matches for Ajax.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Dec, 1981
    Johan Cruyff

    Returned to Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Dec, 1981

    In December 1981, Cruyff signed a contract extension with Ajax.


  • The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday Feb 16, 1982
    Carlos the Jackal

    2 of the Group are arrested

    The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday Feb 16, 1982

    On 16 February 1982, two of the group—Swiss terrorist Bruno Breguet and Carlos' wife Magdalena Kopp—were arrested in Paris, in a car containing explosives. Following the arrest, a letter was sent to the French embassy in The Hague demanding their immediate release. Meanwhile, Carlos unsuccessfully lobbied the French government for their release.


  • Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    1983
    Johan Cruyff

    To Feyenoord

    Feyenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands
    1983

    At the end of the 1982–83 season, Ajax decided not to offer Cruyff a new contract. This angered Cruyff, who responded by signing for Ajax's archrivals Feyenoord.


  • Netherlands
    Sunday May 13, 1984
    Johan Cruyff

    Ended the Playing career

    Netherlands
    Sunday May 13, 1984

    He ended his Eredivisie playing career on 13 May 1984 with a goal against PEC Zwolle.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    May, 1985
    Johan Cruyff

    Back to Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    May, 1985

    After retiring from playing, Cruyff followed in the footsteps of his mentor Rinus Michels, coaching a young Ajax side to victory in the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1987 (1–0). In May and June 1985, Cruyff returned to Ajax again. In the 1985–86 season, the league title was lost to Jan Reker's PSV, despite Ajax having a goal difference of +85 (120 goals for, 35 goals against).


  • the Netherlands
    1988
    Internet

    First international connection to NSFNET

    the Netherlands
    1988

    In 1988, the first international connection to NSFNET was established by Piet Beertema at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in the Netherlands.


  • Netherlands
    1989
    Audrey Hepburn

    Happiest nine years

    Netherlands
    1989

    From 1980 until her death, Hepburn was in a relationship with Dutch actor Robert Wolders, the widower of actress Merle Oberon. She had met Wolders through a friend during the later years of her second marriage. In 1989, she called the nine years she had spent with him the happiest years of her life, and stated that she considered them married, just not officially.


  • The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday Dec 17, 1991
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    The European Energy Charter in the Hague as sovereign states

    The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday Dec 17, 1991

    On December 17, 1991, along with 28 European countries, the European Economic Community, and four non-European countries, the three Baltic Republics and nine of the twelve remaining Soviet republics signed the European Energy Charter in the Hague as sovereign states.


  • The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday May 25, 1993
    Croatian War of Independence

    The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

    The Hague, the Netherlands
    Tuesday May 25, 1993

    The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was established by UN Security Council Resolution 827, which was passed on 25 May 1993.


  • Maastricht, Netherlands
    Monday Nov 1, 1993
    Brexit

    EC became the EU

    Maastricht, Netherlands
    Monday Nov 1, 1993

    Under the Maastricht Treaty, the EC became the EU on 1 November 1993, reflecting the evolution of the organisation from an economic union into a political one.


  • Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Jul 2, 2000
    Zinedine Zidane

    UEFA Euro 2000

    Rotterdam, Netherlands
    Sunday Jul 2, 2000

    UEFA Euro 2000 Final was a football match played on 2 July 2000 at Feijenoord Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to determine the winner of UEFA Euro 2000. France won the match, defeating Italy 2–1.


  • Hague, Netherlands
    Thursday Jun 28, 2001
    Slobodan Milošević

    Milošević's Extradition

    Hague, Netherlands
    Thursday Jun 28, 2001

    Following Milošević's arrest, the United States pressured the Yugoslav government to extradite Milošević to the ICTY or lose financial aid from the IMF and World Bank. On 28 June, Milošević was flown by helicopter from Belgrade to a U.S. air base in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina and from where he was then flown to The Hague, Netherlands.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Jul, 2001
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    Moving To Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Jul, 2001

    Arsène Wenger unsuccessfully tried to persuade Ibrahimović to join Arsenal, while Leo Beenhakker (the technical director of Ajax) also expressed interest in the player after watching him in a friendly against Norwegian side Moss FK. On 22 March 2001, a deal between Ajax and Malmö regarding Ibrahimović's transfer to Amsterdam was announced, and in July, Ibrahimović officially joined Ajax for 80 million Swedish kronor (€8.7 million).


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Thursday Nov 29, 2001
    Zlatan Ibrahimović

    After Adriaanse Was Sacked

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Thursday Nov 29, 2001

    Ibrahimović received little playing time under manager Co Adriaanse, but when Adriaanse was sacked on 29 November 2001, new coach Ronald Koeman inserted Ibrahimović into the starting lineup as Ajax won the 2001–02 Eredivisie title. The next season.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2001
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2001

    Delft, Netherlands
    2001

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2001 was 10.4 billion euros.


  • Hague, Netherlands
    Wednesday Jan 30, 2002
    Slobodan Milošević

    Milošević accused the war crimes tribunal of an "Evil and Hostile Attack"

    Hague, Netherlands
    Wednesday Jan 30, 2002

    Following Milošević's transfer, the original charges of war crimes in Kosovo were upgraded by adding charges of genocide in Bosnia and war crimes in Croatia. On 30 January 2002, Milošević accused the war crimes tribunal of an "evil and hostile attack" against him.


  • Hague, Netherlands
    Tuesday Feb 12, 2002
    Slobodan Milošević

    Trial at The Hague

    Hague, Netherlands
    Tuesday Feb 12, 2002

    The trial began at The Hague on 12 February 2002, with Milošević defending himself.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2002
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2002

    Delft, Netherlands
    2002

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2002 was 11 billion euros.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2003
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2003

    Delft, Netherlands
    2003

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2003 was 11.4 billion euros.


  • Netherlands
    Thursday Jul 29, 2004
    Marco van Basten

    The New Manager of The Netherlands National Team

    Netherlands
    Thursday Jul 29, 2004

    On 29 July 2004, Van Basten was named the new manager of the Netherlands national team, with Van 't Schip as his assistant. Van Basten’s appointment as manager of the Netherlands sparked a little controversy at the time, since he only just started his managerial career and the media argued that he did not have a lot of experience yet.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2004
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2004

    Delft, Netherlands
    2004

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2004 was 12.9 billion euros.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2005
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2005

    Delft, Netherlands
    2005

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2005 was 15 billion euros.


  • Hague, Netherlands
    Saturday Mar 11, 2006
    Slobodan Milošević

    Death

    Hague, Netherlands
    Saturday Mar 11, 2006

    On 11 March 2006, Milošević was found dead in his prison cell in the UN war crimes tribunal's detention centre, located in the Scheveningen section of The Hague, Netherlands.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2006
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2006

    Delft, Netherlands
    2006

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2006 was 17.5 billion euros.


  • The Hague, Netherlands
    Feb, 2007
    Slobodan Milošević

    The International Court of Justice cleared Serbia under Milošević's rule

    The Hague, Netherlands
    Feb, 2007

    In February 2007, the International Court of Justice cleared Serbia under Milošević's rule of direct responsibility for occurrences of crime committed during the Bosnian War. The president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), however, did state that it was "'conclusively proved' that the Serbian leadership, and Milošević in particular, 'were fully aware ... that massacres were likely to occur'".


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    2007
    Best Buy

    Opinion of Greenpeace

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    2007

    Best Buy was one of several companies named in a 2007 report by Greenpeace for purchasing raw materials or manufactured products derived thereof from logging companies that in the opinion of Greenpeace, contribute to unethical deforestation of taiga in Canada. Since that time, however, the company launched what it calls Greener Together to increase the energy efficiency of its products, and reduce consumer waste through more recyclable packaging and proper disposal of certain electronic components such as rechargeable batteries and empty ink cartridges.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2007
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2007

    Delft, Netherlands
    2007

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2007 was 20 billion euros.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Feb 20, 2008
    Johan Cruyff

    The New Technical director at his boyhood club Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Feb 20, 2008

    On 20 February 2008, in the wake of a major research on the ten-year-mismanagement, it was announced that Cruyff would be the new technical director at his boyhood club Ajax, his fourth stint with the Amsterdam club.


  • Netherlands
    2008
    Bernard Arnault

    Royal van Lent

    Netherlands
    2008

    In 2008, Arnault took control of Royal van Lent for approximately 253 million euros.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2008
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2008

    Delft, Netherlands
    2008

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2008 was 21.5 billion euros.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday May 6, 2009
    Marco van Basten

    Resigning from Ajax

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday May 6, 2009

    Van Basten became manager of Ajax after Euro 2008 but resigned on 6 May 2009 after his team failed to qualify for the Champions League.


  • The Hague, The Netherlands
    Jul, 2009
    Muhammad Yunus

    Yunus became a Member of The SNV

    The Hague, The Netherlands
    Jul, 2009

    In July 2009, Yunus became a member of the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation International Advisory Board to support the organisation's poverty reduction work.


  • Eindhoven, Netherlands
    Sep, 2009
    Johan Cruyff

    Ambassadors for the Belgium–Netherlands joint bid for the World Cup

    Eindhoven, Netherlands
    Sep, 2009

    In September 2009, Cruyff and Ruud Gullit were unveiled as ambassadors for the Belgium–Netherlands joint bid for the World Cup finals in 2018 or 2022 at the official launch in Eindhoven.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2009
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2009

    Delft, Netherlands
    2009

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2009 was 21.8 billion euros.


  • Canada
    2010
    Elliot Page

    Elliot Page's series of advertisements

    Canada
    2010

    In 2010, Elliot Page appeared in a series of advertisements for Cisco Systems, including commercials set in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2010
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2010

    Delft, Netherlands
    2010

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2010 was 23.5 billion euros.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Feb 11, 2011
    Johan Cruyff

    Sounding Board groups

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Friday Feb 11, 2011

    On 11 February 2011, Cruyff returned to Ajax on an advisory basis after agreeing to become a member of one of three "sounding board groups".


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Mar 30, 2011
    Johan Cruyff

    The Ajax board of advisors and the CEO resigned

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Wednesday Mar 30, 2011

    After presenting his plans to reform the club, in particular to rejuvenate the youth academy, the Ajax board of advisors and the CEO resigned on 30 March 2011.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Monday Jun 6, 2011
    Johan Cruyff

    Appointed to the new Ajax board of advisors

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Monday Jun 6, 2011

    On 6 June 2011, he was appointed to the new Ajax board of advisors to implent his reform plans.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2011
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2011

    Delft, Netherlands
    2011

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2011 was 25.2 billion euros.


  • Heerenveen, Netherlands
    Monday Feb 13, 2012
    Marco van Basten

    The Manager of Eredivisie Club Heerenveen

    Heerenveen, Netherlands
    Monday Feb 13, 2012

    On 13 February 2012, it was announced that Van Basten would become the manager of Eredivisie club Heerenveen in the 2012–13 season. Van Basten led Heerenveen to an eighth-place finish in the 2012–13 year campaign. He then lead them to a fifth-place finish the following season, the 2013–14 campaign. He finished his reign with a record of 27 wins, 18 draws and 27 losses in 72 matches.


  • Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Apr, 2012
    Johan Cruyff

    Cruyff resigned

    Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Apr, 2012

    Due to the ongoing quarrel within the advisory board, Cruyff resigned on 10 April 2012, with Ajax stating that Cruyff will "remain involved with the implementation of his football vision within the club".


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2012
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2012

    Delft, Netherlands
    2012

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2012 was 27.6 billion euros.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    Jun, 2013
    IKEA

    Ingvar Kamprad resigned

    Delft, Netherlands
    Jun, 2013

    In June 2013, Ingvar Kamprad resigned from the board of Inter IKEA Holding SA and his youngest son Mathias Kamprad replaced Per Ludvigsson as the chairman of the holding company. Following his decision to step down, the 87-year-old founder explained, "I see this as a good time for me to leave the board of Inter IKEA Group. By that we are also taking another step in the generation shift that has been ongoing for some years."


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2013
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2013

    Delft, Netherlands
    2013

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2013 was 28.5 billion euros.


  • Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Friday Apr 18, 2014
    Marco van Basten

    The Manager of AZ Alkmaar

    Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Friday Apr 18, 2014

    AZ Alkmaar announced on 18 April 2014 that Van Basten would replace Dick Advocaat at the start of the 2014–15 season.


  • Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Tuesday Sep 16, 2014
    Marco van Basten

    The Assistant Coach of AZ Alkmaar

    Alkmaar, Netherlands
    Tuesday Sep 16, 2014

    On 28 August 2014, Van Basten took a leave of absence for the following match against Dordrecht, with multiple Dutch news outlets reporting he was suffering of stress-related heart palpitations, and was replaced by assistant coaches Alex Pastoor and Dennis Haar. Later, on 3 September, AZ confirmed Van Basten was given an extended leave of absence until 14 September.On 16 September 2014, parties agreed Van Basten would relinquish his role as manager in order to sign a new contract as assistant coach until 2016; this was motivated by Van Basten himself, who stated the stress caused by his full-time role as head coach was causing him physical and mental issues. He finished his stint with two wins and three losses in five matches.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2014
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2014

    Delft, Netherlands
    2014

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2014 was 29.3 billion euros.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2015
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2015

    Delft, Netherlands
    2015

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2015 was 32.7 billion euros.


  • Netherlands
    Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
    Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

    First solo foreign Trip

    Netherlands
    Tuesday Oct 11, 2016

    On 11 October 2016, the Duchess made her first solo foreign trip to The Netherlands.


  • Delft, Netherlands
    2016
    IKEA

    IKEA Financial State of 2016

    Delft, Netherlands
    2016

    The Total Annual revenue of the Ikea Group worldwide in 2016 was 35.7 billion euros.


  • Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
    2017
    Laser

    Researchers at TU Delft demonstrated an AC Josephson junction microwave laser

    Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
    2017

    In 2017, researchers at TU Delft demonstrated an AC Josephson junction microwave laser. Since the laser operates in the superconducting regime, it is more stable than other semiconductor-based lasers. The device has potential for applications in quantum computing.


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