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1830
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10.4.1830
Creation of the state of Belgium after separation from The Netherlands. |
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1840
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10.7.1840
Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
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1848
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11.3.1848
A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed. This constitution is still in effect today. |
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1863
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7.1.1863
Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) in Suriname, marking the abolition of slavery by the Netherlands. |
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1900
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2.6.1900
The international arbitration court at The Hague is created when the Netherlands' Senate ratifies an 1899 peace conference decree. |
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1917
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1919
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7.11.1919
The eight-hour working day and free Sunday become law in the Netherlands.
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9.18.1919
The Netherlands gives women the right to vote.
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10.7.1919
KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
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1920
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1.23.1920
The Netherlands refuses to surrender ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies. |
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1932
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4.23.1932
The 153-year old De Adriaan Windmill in Haarlem, Netherlands burns down.
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1940
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5.14.1940
World War II: The Netherlands surrenders to Germany.
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5.15.1940
World War II: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
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5.17.1940
World War II: the old city centre of the Dutch town of Middelburg is bombed by the German Luftwaffe, to force the surrender of the Dutch armies in Zeeland. |
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1942
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1.11.1942
World War II: Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies.
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7.10.1942
Diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and the Soviet Union are established. |
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1944
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2.22.1944
World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone. |
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9.25.1944
World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem in the Netherlands, thus ending the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden. |
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10.29.1944
The city of Breda in the Netherlands is liberated by 1st Polish Armoured Division.
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11.1.1944
World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands. |
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1945
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5.5.1945
World War II: Canadian and UK troops liberate the Netherlands and Denmark from Nazi occupation when Wehrmacht troops capitulate |
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6.15.1945
The General Dutch Youth League (ANJV) is founded in Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
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1948
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9.6.1948
Juliana becomes Queen of the Netherlands. |
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1949
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12.27.1949
Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. |
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1953
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1.31.1953
A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands.
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1956
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9.13.1956
The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed. |
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1957
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1960
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5.3.1960
The Anne Frank House opens in Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
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1962
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1.8.1962
The Harmelen train disaster killed 93 people in the Netherlands.
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1971
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2.27.1971
Doctors in the first Dutch abortion clinic (the Mildredhuis in Arnhem) start to perform ''aborti provocati''. |
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1973
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11.4.1973
The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
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1975
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11.25.1975
Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
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1982
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5.26.1982
Aston Villa win the European Cup, defeating Bayern Munich 1-0 in Rotterdam, Netherlands thanks to a Peter Withe goal.
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1983
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10.29.1983
Over 500,000 people demonstrate against cruise missiles in The Hague, Netherlands. |
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1986
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4.17.1986
The Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ends. |
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