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Jacob Dircksz de Graeff (1570–1638), Amsterdam burgomaster and regent, statesman; Lenaert Jansz de Graeff (around 1525/30-before 1578), one of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation in Amsterdam, captain of the Sea Beggars; Pieter de Graeff (1638–1707), Amsterdam patrician, politician; brother-in-law of Johan de Witt; Glennis Grace (born ...
Franco-Swedish War (1805–1810) France Spanish Empire Holland: Sweden United Kingdom Prussia: Victory: Ashanti–Fante War (1806–1807) Ashanti Empire Batavian Republic: Fante Confederacy United Kingdom: Victory: War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) French Empire French satellites: Confederation of the Rhine: Bavaria Württemberg; Saxony [1]
There are also articles about the Eighty Years' War (the Dutch revolt against Spain) and the Anglo-Dutch Wars. A concise broader picture is painted in History of the Netherlands. People are listed here per category in order of year of birth. Note: Many Dutchmen from this period had a middle name ending in szoon, which means son of.
Anne Frank (1929–1945), diarist in World War II Amsterdam; Harry Gideonse (1901–1985), American President of Brooklyn College, and Chancellor of the New School for Social Research; Alfred Henry (Freddy) Heineken (1923–2002), commercial mastermind of the Heineken Imperium; grandson of the founder of Heineken; Mata Hari (1876–1917), spy
1968 Protest against the Vietnam War in Amsterdam, April 1968. Art & Project gallery opens. Theaterschool founded. [42] 1969 March: Bed-In for Peace held. [43] May: Student protest occurs at the University of Amsterdam Maagdenhuis . [4] STEIM cultural venue established. 1970 - Population: 807,095. 1971 - Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA railway station ...
Shooting incident on Dam Square in Amsterdam. [6] Arrest of Mussert. [6] 8 May: Entry of the two divisions of the 1st Canadian Army Corps in Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam. [6] General Kruis, Chief of Staff Military Authority, arrives in The Hague. [6] An Allied vanguard arrives in Oslo. Second 'general' German capitulation in Berlin. [6]
This is a chronological overview of the dates at which the liberation by the Allies in World War II took place of a number of Dutch cities and towns. ... Amsterdam; 7 ...
People from Amsterdam, North Holland, capital of the Netherlands. Subcategories. This category has the following 15 subcategories, out of 15 total. Burials ...