Rotterdam history It is the city of 'no words, but deeds' and a rich history. The development of the city which was slowly, compared to cities like Dordrecht and Vlaardingen, but that is more than compensated for in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Day when a whole series of historical stories about Rotterdam. The Bellebom and the bombing of 1940 to the present time near the Art theft from the Kunsthal.
Do-it-yourself small device lands on Zestienhoven 13 September 1969 A machine, built by Cor Dijkman, goes on 13 september 1969, unexpectedly in the air and lands on Zestienhoven. As it goes straight to the chain.
Cityhopper Rotterdam killed in Moerdijk 6 October 1981 ZEVENBERGEN - A Cityhopper NLM which was en route from Rotterdam to Eindhoven crashed at ...
Rotterdam City Council sees nothing in place for "hideous."’ image of "Gnome Buttplug’ 6 March 2003 The municipality of Rotterdam wants to come in 2003 place the statue of the gnome Buttplug in the public outdoor space, but many Rotterdammers find the image offensive.
Chaos in Rotterdam in first match at De Kuip 2 May 1937 ROTTERDAM - The first match resulted in the brand new stadium Feyenoord to a traffic chaos ...
Massive interest in transport 'War Of Brienenoordbrug’ 16 February 1989 ROTTERDAM - With almost military precision War Of Brienenoordbrug today on its new spot hazards. Below...
Leeuw attacks a dancer in Rotterdam nightclub 25 April 1974 Things go completely wrong during a performance in a nightclub in Rottedam. A lion attacks a 26-year-old dancer. A visitor manages to get her out of the cage, but she does not survive the attack.
Fuel oil tank on fire after Gulf Oil's mysterious explosions 15 March 1971 Op 15 maart 1971 Three Gulf Oil storage tanks burn out after mysterious explosions. It turns out to be a terrorist attack, from a group of Palestinians.
Rotterdam has its own version of Woodstock: the Holland Pop Festival 26 June 1970 It has also been called the Dutch answer to Woodstock: the Holland Pop Festival. Around the 100.000 visitors in the Kralingse Bos watch artists such as Jefferson Airplane, Santana and Pink Floyd. Soft drug use is also turned a blind eye by the police.
Structure makes promise by world boxing in Ahoy 24 September 1994 Regilio Tuur on 24 september 1994 World heavy featherweight by at Ahoy defeating the American Eugene Speed.
'Rotterdam masterpiece probably fake’ 17 July 1945 ROTTERDAM - The "Emmaus' work in the Boijmans van Beuningen is possible forgery. From...
On stilts (VVD) new mayor of Rotterdam 11 January 1999 After nearly Rotterdam 50 year 'red' (PvdA) has been mayor, goes in 1999 the helm. Ivo Opstelten (VVD) is mayor of the Maasstad.
Large police search for weapons in Moluccan housing camp 15 October 1970 Op 15 oktober 1970 Hundreds of police officers and marechaussees attack the Moluccan housing camp IJsseloord (Capelle) binnen. They are looking for suspects of an occupation of the ambassador's residence of Indonesia. Er worden 15 people arrested.
These are the most remarkable history stories of Dag van Toen about Rotterdam 26 February 1000 Dag van Toen has been writing stories about the history of South Holland for more than three years. Sometimes these are unexpected,...
Part of IMAX theater Rotterdam collapses during demolition work 13 January 2011 Part of the building will come down during demolition work on the IMAX theater in Rotterdam. Fragments of up to half a meter end up on cars.
Rotterdam City Council sees nothing in place for "hideous."’ image of "Gnome Buttplug’ 6 March 2003 The municipality of Rotterdam wants to come in 2003 place the statue of the gnome Buttplug in the public outdoor space, but many Rotterdammers find the image offensive.
