2018 in the Netherlands
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
This article lists major events that happened in 2018 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch: Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister: Mark Rutte (VVD)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Khadija Arib (PvdA)[1]
- President of the Senate: Ankie Broekers-Knol (VVD)[2]
Events[edit]
- 6 February – Ronald Koeman takes over as coach of the Netherlands national football team
- 12 February – opening of Waddinxveen Triangel railway station[3]
- 13 February – Halbe Zijlstra (VVD) resigns as Minister of Foreign Affairs[4]
- 1 March – Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations Karel van Oosterom is appointed President of the United Nations Security Council for one month[5]
- 6 March – a mentally disturbed man armed with two knives tries to enter a school in Alphen aan den Rijn; a group of students chases him off by throwing bags at him before his arrest by police officers[6]
- 21 March – 2018 Dutch municipal elections and 2018 Dutch Intelligence and Security Services Act referendum
- 22 March – a man attempts suicide by jumping off the public gallery of the House of Representatives[7]
- 28 March – opening of Eemshaven railway station[8]
- 15 April – PSV Eindhoven wins the 2017–18 Eredivisie[9]
- 17 June – at the Pinkpop Festival in Landgraaf, one falls dead after a van crashed into a crowd; the driver turns himself in to the police the day after[10]
- 19 June – police forces arrest three men in Rotterdam, Schinnen and Groningen suspected of planning a terrorism act;[11] two other men suspected of planning a terrorist attack had been arrested two days before in Rotterdam in an unrelated case[12]
- 11 July – Andries Heidema (CU) is appointed to be the King's Commissioner of Overijssel
- 12 July – Femke Halsema (GL) takes over as Mayor of Amsterdam[13]
- 21 July – opening of the North–South Line (Route 52) of the Amsterdam Metro[14]
- 31 August – 2018 Amsterdam stabbing attack, the Afghan perpetrator is arrested after wounding two American tourists
- 13 September – a woman disrupts an event in Schiedam attended by Queen Máxima, yelling about the situation of her handicapped son and holding a letter; she is held away by police officers before the Queen approached her to talk and take the letter[15]
- 20 September – a Moroccan man previously convicted in the death of Richard Nieuwenhuizen and several other affairs is banned from the Netherlands for a period of 10 years, the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) stating that he represented a grave threat to public safety[16]
- 9 October – Rob Jetten becomes leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives[17]
- 14 October – Mayor Jos Wienen (VVD) gives a speech from the balcony of the City Hall of Haarlem, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Kajsa Ollongren, after Wienen received death threats
- 17–21 October – Amsterdam Dance Event, Dutch DJ Martin Garrix wins DJ Mag's Top 100 first place for the third time
- 1 November – Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert is appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq; Thom de Graaf becomes Vice-President of the Council of State
- 19 November – NCTV Dick Schoof is appointed as new Director of the General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD)
- 9 December – opening of Lansingerland-Zoetermeer railway station
See also[edit]
- 2017–18 Eredivisie
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2018
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Deaths[edit]
- 2 January – Eugène Gerards, footballer (b. 1940)[18]
- 12 January – Eddy Beugels, cyclist (b. 1944)[19]
- 14 January – John Pierik, sports shooter (b. 1949)
- 15 January – Roderick Rijnders, rower (b. 1941)
- 19 January – Dik Abed, cricketer (b. 1944)
- 20 January – Antonius Jan Glazemaker, Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1931)
- 22 January – Reinier Kreijermaat, footballer (b. 1935)
- 24 January – Jan Steeman, comics artist (b. 1933)
- 31 January – Hennie Hollink, footballer (b. 1931)
- 12 February – Martin van der Borgh, racing cyclist (b. 1934)
- 14 February – Ruud Lubbers, former Prime Minister (b. 1939)[20]
- 26 February – Mies Bouwman, television presenter (b. 1929)[21]
- 21 March – Rolf Leeser, footballer and fashion designer (b. 1929)
- 22 March – Johan van Hulst, school director, politician (b. 1911)
- 31 March – Jan Snoeck, sculptor and ceramist (b. 1927)
- 23 April – Henk Temming, footballer (b. 1923)
- 2 May – Herman Krebbers, violinist (b. 1923)
- 4 May – Renate Dorrestein, writer (b. 1954)
- 10 July – Mien Schopman-Klaver, athlete (b. 1911)[22]
- 4 October – Bert Romp, Olympic equestrian, gold medalist (b. 1958).[23]
- 20 October – Wim Kok, former Prime Minister (b. 1938)[24]
References[edit]
- ^ "President of the House", House of Representatives. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "A. Broekers-Knol (VVD)", Senate. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Station Waddinxveen Triangel is af" (in Dutch). 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Dutch foreign minister quits over lie about meeting Putin". BBC. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Government aims to use Security Council 2018 term to contribute to peace and security" Archived 2018-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, Government of the Netherlands. Published 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Video: pupils chase knife waving man out of Alphen school, Netherlands Times, 7 March 2018.
- ^ Attempted suicide in Dutch parliament; note found on Facebook, Netherlands Times, 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Eemshaven is nu noordelijkste station, vandaag eerste trein". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ PSV voor 24e keer landskampioen na klinkende zege op Ajax, NU Sport (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ Pinkpop victime were sitting in the road, witnesses say, Netherlands Times, 17 June 2018.
- ^ Three arrested in the Netherlands after dna links them to Paris IS safe house, Dutch News, 19 June 2018.
- ^ Two arrested in Rotterdam suspected of preparing a terrorist act, NL Times. Published 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Amsterdam to have first woman mayor Halsema". BBC. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Dit was de opening van de Noord/Zuidlijn". Parool.nl (in Dutch). 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Máxima belaagd door vrouw" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf.
- ^ (in Dutch) Mesepleger doodslag grensrechter Nieuwenhuizen moet het land verlaten, NOS. 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Rob Jetten nieuwe fractievoorzitter D66". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Το αντίο της ΠΑΕ ΟΦΗ 1925 στον Ευγένιο Γκέραρντ. www.ofi1925.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Oud-profwielrenner Eddy Beugels overleden" (in Dutch). 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Oud-premier Ruud Lubbers (78) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ "Tv-legende Mies Bouwman (88) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
- ^ Wilhelmina Henrika Schopman-Klaver (in Dutch)
- ^ Voormalig springruiter Bert Romp overleden na trap van paard (in Dutch)
- ^ "Oud-premier Wim Kok (80) overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2018-10-20. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
