Events in Breda History
William I Flees Antwerp
1567-04-11 Dutch Prince William I of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda
- 1579-09-13 Breda forms Union of Utrecht
- 1590-02-26 Mauritius of Nassaus sails to Breda
- 1590-03-04 Mauritius of Nassau's ship reaches Breda
- 1590-03-06 Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Nassau captures heavily protected city of Breda using a small assault force hidden in a peat barge
- 1625-06-05 Spanish troops under Spinola conquer Breda
Siege of Breda
1637-10-07 Prince of Orange Frederick Henry occupies Breda during the Eighty Years' War
Declaration of Breda
1660-04-04 English King Charles II issues the Declaration of Breda, promising a general pardon for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum and religious toleration for all those who accepted him as King
- 1667-07-31 Peace of Breda: Second Anglo-Dutch War ends with Suriname exchanged for New Netherland (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware)
- 1793-02-24 French troops conquer Breda
- 1863-10-01 Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens
- 1912-09-19 Soccer team NAC (Noad Advendo Combination) forms in Breda
- 1940-05-13 British bomb factory at Breda, Netherlands
- 1944-10-29 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda, Netherlands
- 1944-11-20 Dutch Prince Bernhard establishes staff in Breda, Netherlands
- 1972-02-16 German mass murderers "Three of Breda" freed
Famous People from Breda
- 1451-05-17 Engelbert II, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz and viceroy of Luxembourg, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1504)
- 1483-01-12 Count Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Stadholder of Holland and Zeeland 1515-1521 (d. 1538)
- 1563-11-05 Anna of Nassau, daughter of William I Prince of Orange and his second wife, Anna of Saxony, wife of William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1588)
- 1730-12-08 Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch-English physiologist (discovering photosynthesis) and personal physician of Maria Theresa, born in Breda, Staats-Brabant, Dutch Republic (d. 1799)
- 1834-07-16 Peter Leyten, Bishop of Breda (1885-1914), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1914)
- 1865-08-22 Pieter Hopmans Dutch Bishop of Breda (Eucharistic Crusade) (d. 1951)
- 1876-05-29 Jan Ingenhoven, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- 1884-05-28 Theo van Reijn, Dutch sculptor and lithographer, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1954)
- 1899-01-17 Roel Houwink, Dutch writer and poet (1 Man Without Character), born in Breda (d. 1987)
- 1901-12-10 Franz Fischer, German Gestapo official and war criminal (one of the Breda 4, last ex-Nazi held in Dutch prison) (d. 1989)
- 1906-12-27 Teun Struycken [Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken], Dutch Minister of Justice (1950-51) and Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1951-56), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1977)
- 1907-03-08 Charles Boost, Dutch film critic, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
- 1909-06-26 Colonel Tom Parker [Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk], Dutch-born talent manager (Elvis Presley), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1997)
- 1913-04-08 Hubertus Ernst, Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Breda, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2017)
- 1918-07-02 WiBo [Willem Boost], Dutch cartoonist, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1918-07-06 Bert Voeten, Dutch journalist and poet (Crossing), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- 1921-06-27 G. M. J. Veldkamp, Dutch politician (CDA), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1990)
- 1922-10-28 Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- 1932-12-03 Corry Brokken, Dutch pop singer (1957 Eurovision), born in Breda, The Netherlands (d. 2016)
- 1939-08-15 (Herman) Onno Ruding, Dutch politician (CDA) (Financial Minister, 1982-89), and businessman (Director of Amrobank, 1971-77), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1940-12-16 Dimitri van Toren, Dutch singer-songwriter, born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- 1951-09-09 Corry Konings, Dutch singer (Crying Is Too Late For You) and actress, born in Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- 1955-01-18 Hans van Tongeren, Dutch actor (Spetters), born in Breda, Netherlands (d. 1982)
- 1956-01-26 Lisa Boray [Schulte Nordholt], Dutch jazz singer ("Lovers Until the End"), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1959-12-25 Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer midfielder (3 caps; PSV, NAC) and manager (NAC Breda, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1965-04-05 Adrie Bogers, Dutch soccer defender (RKC Waalwijk) and manager (NEC Nijmegen, Sparta Rotterdam, NAC Breda), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1965-06-15 Annelies Bredael, Belgian rower
Tiësto (55 years old)
1969-01-17 Dutch DJ and record producer considered the "Godfather of EDM", born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1972-11-02 Alfred Schreuder, Dutch soccer midfielder and manager (NAC Breda; manager: 1899 Hoffenheim), born in Barneveld, Netherlands
- 1973-12-27 Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and contemporary classical composer (Pianophasing), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1975-10-13 Leo Koswal, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1976-08-24 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Breda, Netherlands
- 1984-11-12 Sepp De Roover, Belgian soccer right back (2 caps; FC Eindhoven, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Groningen, SC Lokeren, NAC Breda), born in Geel, Belgium
- 1991-07-08 Virgil van Dijk, Dutch soccer defender (Groningen, Celtic, Southampton, Liverpool FC, Netherlands national team captain), born in Breda, Netherlands
Abel Tasman
Abraham Kuyper
Anne Frank
Anthony Fokker
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ard Schenk