Hilversum is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hilversum is part of the Randstad, one of the largest conurbations in Europe, and the Amsterdam metropolitan area.
The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Hilversum, Netherlands, following the country's victory at the 1957 contest with the song "Net als toen" by Corry Brokken. This formed the convention that the winning country of the previous year's event would host the following year. The contest was held at the AVRO Studios on Wednesday 12 March 1958, and was hosted by Hannie Lips. It was the first Eurovision Song Contest held in a Benelux country.
de Volkskrant is a Dutch daily morning newspaper. Founded in 1919, it has a nationwide circulation of about 250,000.
Willem Pieter Blockmans was Professor of Medieval History at Leiden University between 1987 and 2010. He earned a PhD from the University of Ghent. He has been Rector of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study since September 2002. He has published extensively on late medieval and early modern state power.
Pieter Cornelis Wijn was a prolific Dutch comics creator.
Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet was an English statesman, soldier, diplomat and spymaster and preacher, whose allegiances notably changed during his career, and after whom Downing Street in London is named. As Teller of the Exchequer he is credited with instituting major reforms in public finance. His influence on the passage and substance of the mercantilist Navigation Acts was substantial. The Acts protected English maritime commerce from competition, especially competition from the Netherlands, and led to the increase in the size of the English merchant fleet and of the Royal Navy that protected it. They are credited with contributing to the security of the English state and its ability to project its power abroad, but may have stunted potential developments in shipbuilding and operation by stifling competition.
The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the four official charts, the other three being the Dutch Top 40, the Mega Top 30 and the 538 Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data. The list is especially intended for the music industry and those who take an interest in charts. In Dutch TV programmes the Single Top 100 is often cited, although it has not been broadcast since December 2006.
Pieter Dirk Brattinga was a Dutch graphic designer.
Jan Jacobsen was a Flemish naval commander and Dunkirker during the Eighty Years' War. He became a posthumous hero when, after battling an enemy fleet for over 13 hours, he destroyed his own ship rather than surrender.
Music venues in the Netherlands are a vivid part of the social cultural environment of the country.
Jan van Ravenswaay was a 19th-century landscape painter from the Northern Netherlands. He was born in the town of Hilversum
Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.
Catharina Backer was an art collector and an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.
Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek or Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek the elder was a 19th-century Dutch landscape painter.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster that is part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. It was founded in 2014 as the result of a merger between the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO) and the Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS). The name AVROTROS has been used for jointly produced programmes since 1 January 2014. From 7 September 2014 onwards, all existing AVRO and TROS programmes are also broadcast under the name AVROTROS.
Pieter Geelen is a Dutch entrepreneur.
Adri Bleuland van Oordt was a Dutch artist and draftswoman who was active from around 1877 until her death in 1944.
The Seedorf family is a Dutch family of Surinamese origin which has produced a number of association football players and agents.
Pieter van Schaeyenborgh was Flemish painter, who worked in the Dutch Republic in the latter part of his career. He is known for his still lifes of fish.
Rav van den Berg is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle. He is the brother of Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg.
