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2011 in the Netherlands

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This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2011.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Beatrix
  • Prime Minister: Mark Rutte

    • January

  • 1: The BES-islands(Saba, Saint Eustatius and Bonaire) exchange their Antillean guilder for the American dollar.
  • 5: In Moerdijk 23.500 liters of toxic and corrosive liquids escape during a large fire on the Chemie-Pack property.
  • 8: Feyenoord says farewell to soccer legend Coen Moulijn.
  • 11: A month after quitting as party chair of GreenLeft Femke Halsema leaves Congress.

    • February

  • 1: Air-defense and Command-frigate Hr. Ms. Tromp leaves her home port of Den Helder towards the waters around Somalia to take part in the anti-piracy mission Atalanta.
  • 11: Karlo Timmerman wins the alternative elfstedentocht on the Austrian Weissensee over a length of 200 kilometers. Mariska Huisman wins the woman's division.
  • 28: 3 crew-members of a military helicopter are captured by Libyan militias. They flew with their Lynx of the Hr. Ms. Tromp to Sirte and landed there without permission.

    • March

  • 9: The Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Dutch Railways) are handed a record fine of 2 million euro due to not complying with performance agreements with the government.
  • 10-11: The 3 military crew-members are released during the night after intensive diplomatic discussions.

    • April

  • 9: Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting

    • July

  • 7: During the expansion of the Grolsch Veste an accident occurs with a lifting crane and makes part of the roof collapse. 2 people die and 14 others are injured.
  • 15: Zendstation Smilde in Hoogersmilde partly collapses after a fire.

    • October

  • 2: The Nederlands Scheepvaartmuseum reopens her doors for visitors.

    • November

  • 12: The national arrival of Sinterklaas takes place in Dordrecht this year.

    • December

  • 21: Astronaut André Kuipers starts his second space-travel from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, he will be staying at the ISS for almost half a year.
  • 29: Theater 't Speelhuis in Helmond is destroyed by a very large fire it damages several cube houses.

    • Elections

  • Dutch provincial elections, 2011

    • Sports

  • February 4: Ellen van Dijk wins the 2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar, inclucing the youth and points classifications.

    • See also

  • 2011–12 Eredivisie
  • 2010–11 Eerste Divisie
  • 2011–12 KNVB Cup
  • 2011 Johan Cruijff Schaal
  • 2011 Baseball World Cup
  • Netherlands national football team 2011

    • References

    2011 in the Netherlands Wikipedia
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