Deaths and injuries in fireworks show in Rotterdam 16 August 1945 ROTTERDAM - In an accident during a fireworks show tonight in downtown Rotterdam definitely come five people dead. Flares ...
Ravage after train disaster Station Sliedrecht; several dead 27 November 1942 It is one of the more unknown major train disasters in our country. Like a train on 27 november 1942 drives into a stationary slow train at Sliedrecht, come 18 mensen om het leven.
Centrum Rotterdam destroyed by German bombing 14 May 1940 German planes bombed the city center of Rotterdam. Bombs landed in the center of the city and parts of Kralingen. A ...
Dead in plane crash Waalhaven 28 September 1928 Op 24 juli 1928 Fokker apparatus increases for a flight to from airfield. But a fall wind drops the phone and hit the mast of a ship. The bulk of the water; One passenger is killed.
Record wind gust measured in Hoek van Holland during hurricane 6 November 1921 Op 6 november 1921 In the event of a hurricane over the Netherlands, a wind gust of . is measured at Hoek van Holland 162 kilometer per uur. In the event of a hurricane over the Netherlands, a wind gust of . is measured at Hoek van Holland.
Spanish Flu strikes hard; in Rotterdam alone for sure 40 kill a day 3 November 1918 De Spaansche Griep ontwikkelde zich aanvankelijk als een milde griep, maar in het najaar gingen plots duizenden mensen dood aan een mogelijke variant. Alleen al in Rotterdam gingen gemiddeld 40 mensen per dag dood aan de ziekte.
Great havoc after explosion on ship in North Island jobs 9 August 1911 ROTTERDAM - On the Prins Hendrikkade on the Noordereiland this morning there was an explosion on board the German passenger ship Gutenberg ....
Steamship perishes in Hoek van Holland; death toll unclear 21 February 1907 CORNER OF HOLLAND - Just outside the port of Hook of Holland passenger ship SS Berlin largely destroyed. The ferry broke in two and the ...
Leiden partly wiped out by gunpowder explosion 12 January 1807 LEIDEN - Several blocks in Leiden destroyed by an explosion on a ship with gunpowder. Volgens de eerste berichten zijn er...
Prince Johan Willem Friso missing after ferry accident at Strijensas 14 July 1711 In Strijensas comes 14 juli 1711 Prince Johan Willem Friso killed in an accident involving a ferry.
