2013 in the Netherlands

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This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2013.

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January [ edit ]

  • 1: During New Year's Eve in Raard , a woman drives into a group of people, leaving 17 people injured. One of the victims later succumbs to his injuries.
  • 10: During the New Year's reception of the umbrella organization of independent financial advisers, 477 attendees pledge the bankers oath for the first time in the presence of minister Dijsselbloem .
  • 13: Sven Kramer becomes European ice-skating champion in the man's division and Ireen Wust becomes champion in the woman's division.
  • 15: Bob de Vries wins the first marathon on natural ice of 2013 in Noordlaren . Mariska Huisman is the fastest in the woman's division.
  • 28: Beatrix, incumbent Queen of the Netherlands , announces that on 30 April, she will abdicate in favour of her son William-Alexander .

February [ edit ]

  • 5: The Sint-Clemenskerk in Nes (on the island Ameland ) is destroyed in a fire.

March [ edit ]

  • 13: Prayer day for crops and labor.
  • 16: Poker player Ruben Visser wins in season 9 of the European Poker Tour in London ; the prize money is ￡595,000.

April [ edit ]

  • 21: RTL News exposes a large scale fraud committed by Bulgarians criminals.
  • 30: Willem-Alexander becomes the new King of the Netherlands, the first male monarch in over 123 years, after his mother's abdication .

May [ edit ]

  • 6: After two brothers (7 and 9) are reported missing, their father is found dead a day later. The bodies of the two brothers are found on May 19 near a drainage tube in Cothen [1]

June [ edit ]

  • 8: Journalist Judith Spiegel and her husband Boudewijn Berendsen are abducted in Yemen. They are released on 10 December.
  • 11: Led by the SER, an energy deal on the main lines comes to fruition between the political establishment, business community and environmental organizations.

July [ edit ]

  • 23: In amusement park Walibi Holland , a 10-year-old Israeli girl gets badly injured in a water attraction and loses her foot.
  • 25: In both The Netherlands and Belgium , a heatwave breaks out, the first of its kind since July 2006.

August [ edit ]

  • 4: A 23-year-old Polish man drowns near Callantsoog .
  • 12: Prince Friso is announced dead due to complications from his skiing accident in 2012.
  • 23: A 32-year-old Polish man drowns in the Piusharbor, Tilburg .

September [ edit ]

  • 8: A family tragedy takes place in Schoonloo : A father kills his three sons (10-year-old twins and a two-year-old) and himself.

October [ edit ]

  • 13: DierenPark Amersfoort closes its gates for the second time in its history after a severe rainfall.
  • 15: Michel van Egmond's book "Gijp" wins the NS Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek. The book is about former soccer player and pundit Rene van der Gijp .
  • 28: Hurricane wind strengths are measured on the island of Vlieland and at Lauwersoog ; the heaviest wind thrust is recorded at 152 km/h.

November [ edit ]

  • 12: The rare northern hawk-owl is spotted in Zwolle . The owl was last seen in 2005. In the previous 100 years, it had only been spotted 3 times.
  • 30: The Association Council of the AVRO and the Member Council of the TROS approve the merger proposition of the two public broadcasters. Starting 1 January 2014, both will continue as AVROTROS .

December [ edit ]

Sports [ edit ]

Ellen van Dijk won the women's time trial at the Road Cycling World Championships .
Floortje Mackaij wins the silver medal in the Women's junior time trial , the only medal for the Netherlands at the championships.
The Netherlands wins 1 gold and 3 bronze medals.
The Netherlands wins 1 silver and 1 bronze medal.
The Dutch team wins the medal table at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in September with 3 gold and 1 silver medal.
Ellen van Dijk won gold in the Women's time trial , Marianne Vos in the Women's road race and Mathieu van der Poel in the Men's junior road race .
The Netherlands win 2 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal.

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References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Zoektocht naar de vermiste broertjes Ruben (9) en Julian (7) ten einde?!" . 19 May 2013 . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
  2. ^ Roos, Jan de (27 May 2018). "Holleman, Saskia Maria (1945?2013)" . Online Dictionary of Dutch Women  [ da ; fr ; fy ; nl ] (in Dutch) . Retrieved 6 June 2022 .
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