2019 in the Netherlands
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Events from the year 2019 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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[2]
- 20 March – 2019 provincial elections
- 18 May – Duncan Laurence wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2019; the Netherlands' first victory since 1975[3]
- 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[4]
- 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
- 1 August – The burqa ban in schools, public transport, hospitals and government buildings voted by the States General comes into application
- 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
- 1 October – Beginning of the farmers' protests
- 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 from Dubai, where he was arrested three days earlier
Deaths
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January
[edit]- 1 January – Feis Ecktuh, Dutch rapper (b. 1986)[5]
- 2 January – Paulien van Deutekom, Dutch speed skater (b. 1981)[6]
- 18 January – Cees Haast, Dutch cyclist (b. 1938)[7]
- 22 January – Koos Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)[8]
- 23 January – Dick Dolman, Dutch politician (b. 1935)[9]
- 28 January – Jurrie Koolhof, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1960)[10]
- 31 January – Johnny Lion, Dutch singer and actor (b. 1941)[11]
February
[edit]- 16 February – Kees Stoop, Dutch artist (b. 1929)[12]
March
[edit]- 6 March – Lotte van der Zee, Dutch model (b. 1999)[13]
- 22 March – Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)[14]
April
[edit]- 11 April – Max van Weezel, Dutch journalist (b. 1951)[15]
- 17 April – Pieter Verhoeff, Dutch film director (b. 1938)[16]
- 23 April – Johan Witteveen, Dutch politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1921)[17]
- 26 April – Robbert de Greef, Dutch cyclist (b.1991)[18]
May
[edit]- 15 May – Peer Mascini, Dutch actor and writer (b. 1941)[19]
June
[edit]- 17 June – Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dutch chemist and physicist, developer of Roothaan equations (b. 1918)[20]
July
[edit]- 19 July – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist (b. 1944)[21]
August
[edit]- 16 August – Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Princess of the Netherlands (b. 1947)[22]
September
[edit]- 18 September – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer (b. 1976)[23]
November
[edit]- 28 November – Pim Verbeek, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1956)[24]
December
[edit]- 4 December – Peter van Walsum, Dutch diplomat (b. 1934)[25]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ (in Dutch) Burgemeester twijfelt aan de vreugdevuren na bizarre vonkenregen in Scheveningen, NOS.
- ^ "Utrecht shooting: Suspect Tanis admits deadly tram attack". BBC. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Duncan Laurence wins for the Netherlands". BBC. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Oud-Eerste Kamervoorzitter Broekers-Knol wordt staatssecretaris Justitie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Nederlands model Lotte van der Zee (20) overleden na hartstilstand". nu.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Voormalig minister en Eurocommissaris Frans Andriessen (89) overleden". nos.nl. 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Journalist Max van Weezel (67) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Film- en tv-regisseur Pieter Verhoeff overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Oud-minister van Financiën Johan Witteveen (97) overleden
- ^ De Bekker, Peter (26 April 2019). "Wielrenner Robbert de Greef (27) overleden na hartaanval tijdens wielerronde". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Acteur Peer Mascini (78) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Former Socceroos coach dead at 63". NewsComAu. 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Oud-topdiplomaat Peter van Walsum (85) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
