Eindhoven History Timeline
Today in Dutch History Events in Eindhoven History
- 1554-01-05 Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1866-10-01 Dutch Eindhoven-Venlo railway opens
- 1909-11-16 Dutch football club FC Eindhoven is founded in southern part of the city; Eredivisie 1954; KNVB Cup 1937
- 1913-08-31 Soccer club PSV forms in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1914-01-02 Philips installs research department in Eindhoven
- 1929-04-01 Doorne's trailer factory in Eindhoven Netherlands opens
- 1944-09-18 WWII: Eindhoven, Netherlands freed by American and British troops (Lightly Day)
- 1944-09-19 Luftwaffe bombs Eindhoven: 200 killed
- 1945-01-01 German air raid on allied airports at Eindhoven/Saint-Trond/Brussels
- 1953-02-17 DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven (now PSV Eindhoven), Netherlands
- 1988-05-25 32nd European Cup: PSV Eindhoven beats Benfica (0-0, 6-5 on penalties) at Stuttgart
- 1996-07-15 A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport
- 2019-07-24 Second heatwave of the summer in Western Europe sets record temperatures in Belgium in Kleine Brogel 39.9C (102F), for Netherlands in Eindhoven 39.3C (102F) and Germany at Geilenkirchen 40.5C (104F)
Famous People from Eindhoven
- 1897-07-24 Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian-Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven Theatre), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1967)
- 1905-04-16 Frits Philips, Dutch engineer and CEO (Philips), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2005)
- 1930-02-22 Jules van Neerven, Dutch economist, journalist, and editor (Limbourg Daily), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2010)
- 1935-08-29 Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch essayist and mathematician, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2014)
- 1940-12-29 Peter Koelewijn, Dutch rock musician and songwriter ("Get Off That Roof"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1945-01-16 Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2020)
- 1946-04-10 Armand [Herman van Loenhout], Dutch folk singer ("Ben ik te min" -"Am I Not Good Enough?"; "Blommenkinders" - "Flower Children"), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2015)
- 1950-02-22 Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1951-06-04 Yvonne van Rooy, Dutch State Secretary for Economic Affairs, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1956-05-05 Dick Kemper, Dutch rock vocalist and bassist (Vandenberg), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1956-10-04 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; PSV Eindhoven; technical director KNVB), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
- 1957-07-30 Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch cyclist, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1961-10-30 Hans Segers, Dutch soccer goalkeeper and coach (Wimbledon), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1966-02-19 Paul Haarhuis, Dutch tennis star (1994 US/Austral doubles), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1966-08-23 Rik Smits, NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1967-02-21 Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1970-01-06 Geert Brusselers, Dutch football player and coach (NAC), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1970-10-25 Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist (International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight C'ship 1990; 3 x K-1 World Grand Prix), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1975-02-15 Robert Fuchs, Dutch footballer (PSV, DESK Kaatsheuvel), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- 1976-07-01 Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch soccer striker (70 caps; PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid) and manager (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oss, Netherlands
- 1979-04-16 Christijan Albers, Dutch Formula One driver, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
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