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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 ...
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.
Amsterdam drawn from the IJ in 1538, by Cornelis Anthoniszoon. This is the oldest city map of Amsterdam. It shows the completed medieval city with defensive wall and gates. Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie around 1000 CE, [1] [2] when inhabitants settled at the mouth of the Amstel and began peatland ...
Willem Janszoon (c. 1570–1630), first European expedition to make landfall on the Australian continent; Jacob Le Maire (c. 1585–1616), Cape Horn, 1616 circumnavigation; Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, New Jersey (1614–1620) Olivier van Noort (1558–1627), 1598 circumnavigation
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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 ...
Chronology of European exploration of Asia (330 BCE–1595 CE) Timeline of the Middle Ages (410 CE – 1499) Chronology of colonialism (821–2010) Chronology of the colonization of North America (986–1791) Abolition of slavery timeline (1102 CE–present) Timeline of European exploration (1418 – present) Timeline of European imperialism ...
Timeline of world history. These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history