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 Burgemeester twijfelt aan de vreugdevuren na bizarre vonkenregen in Scheveningen, NOS. 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 20 March – 2019 provincial elections 18 May – Duncan Laurence wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2019; the Netherlands' first victory since 1975 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 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. The burqa ban was not a full ban on the covering; in fact the law was named the Partial Ban on Face-Covering Clothing Act, and it did not prohit burqa wearing just on the street. 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 20 December - The Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld a lower court's ruling in the Urgenda Foundation v State of the Netherlands climate case
Deaths
January 1 January – Feis Ecktuh, Dutch rapper (b. 1986)Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis 2 January – Paulien van Deutekom, Dutch speed skater (b. 1981)Oud-schaatsster Paulien van Deutekom (37) overleden 18 January – Cees Haast, Dutch cyclist (b. 1938)Cees Haast (80) overleden 22 January – Koos Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1928)Oud-minister Koos Andriessen (90) overleden 23 January – Dick Dolman, Dutch politician (b. 1935)Oud-Kamervoorzitter Dick Dolman (83) overleden 28 January – Jurrie Koolhof, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1960)Oud-international Jurrie Koolhof (59) overleden 31 January – Johnny Lion, Dutch singer and actor (b. 1941)Johnny Lion (77) overleden
February 16 February – Kees Stoop, Dutch artist (b. 1929)Holtense kunstenaar Kees Stoop (89) overleden
March 6 March – Lotte van der Zee, Dutch model (b. 1999) 22 March – Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (b. 1929)
April 11 April – Max van Weezel, Dutch journalist (b. 1951) 17 April – Pieter Verhoeff, Dutch film director (b. 1938) 23 April – Johan Witteveen, Dutch politician and economist, Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1921)Oud-minister van Financiën Johan Witteveen (97) overleden 26 April – Robbert de Greef, Dutch cyclist (b.1991)
May
15 May – Peer Mascini, Dutch actor and writer (b. 1941)
June 17 June – Clemens C. J. Roothaan, Dutch chemist and physicist, developer of Roothaan equations (b. 1918)News & announcements
July 19 July – Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, writer, and environmentalist (b. 1944)
August 16 August – Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Princess of the Netherlands (b. 1947)Prinses Christina (72) overleden aan gevolgen van botkanker
September 18 September – Fernando Ricksen, Dutch professional footballer (b. 1976)
November 28 November – Pim Verbeek, Dutch footballer and manager (b. 1956)
December
4 December – Peter van Walsum, Dutch diplomat (b. 1934)
See also
2019 European Parliament election
References