08 oktober 1971 – DISPUTE HIROHITO VISIT TO ROTTERDAM AND THE HAGUE Region – The Japanese Emperor Hirohito pays a controversial visit to the Netherlands. He visits the Euromast in Rotterdam and The Hague, among other things. On his way from Schiphol to The Hague, his car is pelted with a thermos at Rijswijk. Hirohito is also almost attacked in Amsterdam. Emperor Hirohito and his wife visit Euromast, Rotterdam. Hirohito and mayor Thomassen. Photographer: Rob Mieremet, National Archives / Anefo. License: Public Domain read more: Japanese Emperor does not get warm welcome 08 oktober 2001 – SMIT AND MAMMOTH LIGHTS RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUBmarine Rotterdam – Recovery companies Mammoet and Smit (Rotterdam) manage to lift the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk from the bottom of the Barents Sea. Never before had such a large object been lifted from the seabed. The Kursk declined in 2000 met 118 people on board. 08 oktober 2008 – Falling down ICESAVE BANK WILL HAVE PROBLEMS FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND SAVERS Dordrecht/Alphen ad Rijn – If the Icelandic bank IceSave collapses, several municipalities are in trouble, omdat zij geld hadden gestald bij deze bank. De gemeenten Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Dordrecht en Alphen aan den Rijn dreigen samen voor tientallen miljoenen kwijt te raken. Ook 108.000 spaarders hadden geld staan bij IceSave, maar worden grotendeels gecompenseerd door de overheid. share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related