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.
Jewish protesters make controversial performance impossible 18 November 1987 ROTTERDAM - A group of a hundred protesters tonight a try-out of the controversial play ...
Feyenoord against Sport7: 1-0 8 November 1996 ROTTERDAM – De rechtszaak die Feyenoord aanspande tegen de KNVB zou wel eens het einde kunnen betekenen van de...
Dead after riots beach party in Hoek van Holland 22 August 2009 Op 22 augustus 2009 on the Sunset Grooves party group officers cornered by rioters. It is aimed shot. A 19-year-old man comes in the crash.
Cityhopper Rotterdam killed in Moerdijk 6 October 1981 ZEVENBERGEN - A Cityhopper NLM which was en route from Rotterdam to Eindhoven crashed at ...
For millions stolen from Kunsthal 16 October 2012 ROTTERDAM - seven works tonight stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal. The works of famous ...
Plane Crash SLM at Zanderij; more than 170 doden 7 June 1989 ROTTERDAM - A unit of Surinam Airways (SLM) died in an accident near the town of Zanderij ....
Six killed in explosion at DSM in the Botlek 13 December 1991 ROTTERDAM - have at least six people were killed In an explosion at DSM in Rotterdam Botlek. Een...
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 ...
Rotterdam has its own version of Woodstock: the Holland Pop Festival 26 June 1970 Het wordt ook wel het Nederlandse antwoord op Woodstock genoemd worden: the Holland Pop Festival. Rond de 100.000 bezoekers in het Kralingse Bos kijken naar artiesten als Jefferson Airplane, Santana en Pink Floyd. Ook wordt softdrugsgebruik oogluikend toegestaan door de politie.
Henry Ford surprised Rotterdam: no foundation stone for Ford Factory 4 October 1930 ROTTERDAM - The arrival of the new Ford plant in Marconiplein jobs has become very uncertain. From...
Suddenly leaving Rotterdam Bishop Bär 13 March 1993 Rotterdam Bishop Bär has resigned. A month ago he called in sick. A spokesman for the Vatican in Netherlands, Pope John Paul granted dismissal.
Jewish protesters make controversial performance impossible 18 November 1987 ROTTERDAM - A group of a hundred protesters tonight a try-out of the controversial play ...
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.
Judge puts an end to weeks of strike of garbage service in Rotterdam 29 November 1983 ROTTERDAM - There is an end to the large amounts of garbage in Rotterdam are street heaped. From...
Ravage in Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse after 'Flop Pernis’ 20 January 1968 Spijkenisse and Hoogvliet are many thousands of diamonds killed by an explosion at Shell Pernis. With that blow two people died. Then came a huge blaze.
