2019 in the Netherlands

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2019
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the Netherlands
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Events from the year 2019 in the Netherlands.

Incumbents

Events

Deaths

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Rutger Hauer in 2018
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Pim Verbeek in September 2008

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

November

December

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