2019 in the Netherlands

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Events from the year 2019 in the Netherlands.

Incumbents

• 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

• 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 10 murders (including Wiersum), is extradited from Dubai, where he was arrested three days earlier

Deaths

Rutger Hauer in 2018

Pim Verbeek in September 2008

January

• 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

• 16 February – Kees Stoop, Dutch artist (b. 1929) ^[12]

March

• 6 March – Lotte van der Zee, Dutch model (b. 1999) ^[13]
• 22 March – Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929) ^[14]

April

• 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

• 15 May – Peer Mascini, Dutch actor and writer (b. 1941) ^[19]

June

• 17 June – Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dutch chemist and physicist, developer of Roothaan equations (b. 1918) ^[20]

July

• 19 July – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist (b. 1944) ^[21]

August

• 16 August – Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Princess of the Netherlands (b. 1947) ^[22]

September

• 18 September – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer (b. 1976) ^[23]

November

• 28 November – Pim Verbeek, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1956) ^[24]

December

• 4 December – Peter van Walsum, Dutch diplomat (b. 1934) ^[25]

See also

• 2019 European Parliament election

References

1. (in Dutch) Burgemeester twijfelt aan de vreugdevuren na bizarre vonkenregen in Scheveningen, NOS.
2. "Utrecht shooting: Suspect Tanis admits deadly tram attack". BBC. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Eurovision Song Contest: Duncan Laurence wins for the Netherlands". BBC. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Oud-Eerste Kamervoorzitter Broekers-Knol wordt staatssecretaris Justitie". nos.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
5. Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis (in Dutch)
6. Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden (in Dutch)
7. Cees Haast (80) overleden (in Dutch)
8. Oud-minister Koos Andriessen (90) overleden (in Dutch)
9. Oud-Kamervoorzitter Dick Dolman (83) overleden (in Dutch)
10. Oud-international Jurrie Koolhof (59) overleden (in Dutch)
11. Johnny Lion (77) overleden Archived 2 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
12. Holtense kunstenaar Kees Stoop (89) overleden (in Dutch)
13. "Nederlands model Lotte van der Zee (20) overleden na hartstilstand". nu.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
14. "Voormalig minister en Eurocommissaris Frans Andriessen (89) overleden". nos.nl. 22 March 2019.
15. "Journalist Max van Weezel (67) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
16. "Film- en tv-regisseur Pieter Verhoeff overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
17. Oud-minister van Financiën Johan Witteveen (97) overleden
18. De Bekker, Peter (26 April 2019). "Wielrenner Robbert de Greef (27) overleden na hartaanval tijdens wielerronde". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
19. "Acteur Peer Mascini (78) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
20. News & announcements
21. 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.
22. Prinses Christina (72) overleden aan gevolgen van botkanker (in Dutch)
23. "Fernando Ricksen". Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
24. "Former Socceroos coach dead at 63". NewsComAu. 28 November 2019.
25. "Oud-topdiplomaat Peter van Walsum (85) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2023.