Events in Enschede History
- 1862-05-07 Much of Enschede, Netherlands, destroyed by fire
- 1902-01-13 Textile workers strike in Enschede, Netherlands (until 1st June)
- 1910-06-01 Sportclub Enschede soccer club forms in Enschede, Netherlands; merge with Enschedese Boys to form FC Twente in 1965
- 1923-10-29 Textile strike against lower wages begins in Enschede, Netherlands
- 1943-10-10 US bombers accidentally strike Enschede, Netherlands, causing 151 deaths
- 1944-02-22 World War II: US Army Air Forces accidentally bomb Dutch town of Nijmegen, around 800 civilians die
- 1945-04-01 World War II: Canadian troops free the Dutch cities of Doetinchem, Enschede, Borculo and Eibergen
- 1965-07-01 Dutch soccer clubs Sportclub Enschede & Enschedese Boys merge to form FC Twente '65 FC (2009-10 Eredivisie champions)
- 2000-05-13 In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes, killing 22 people, wounding 950, and resulting in approximately €450 million in damage
- 2011-07-07 Roof of a stand in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede which was under construction collapses, one killed and 14 injured.
- 2017-08-06 UEFA Women's Euro Final: Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema scores 2 as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in Enschede, the Netherlands
Famous People from Enschede
- 1837-11-09 Gerrit Jan van Heek, Dutch textile manufacturer and politician, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1915)
- 1906-10-22 Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer (Willem Pijper), born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1970)
- 1907-12-12 Frederik van Heek, Dutch sociologist, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1987)
- 1924-04-05 Mart Kempers, Dutch graphic artist and sculptor, born in Enschede, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- 1933-03-06 Heiko Wierenga, Dutch politician (Mayor of Enschede, 1977-94), born in Borger, Netherlands (d. 2013)
- 1940-04-20 Jan Cremer, Dutch writer (I, John Cremer), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- 1947-06-30 Jasper van 't Hof, Dutch jazz pianist (Live in Montreux), born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
- 1948-04-05 Hans Theessink, Dutch blues guitarist, mandolin player, singer-songwriter, born in Enschede, Netherlands
- 1957-04-28 Wilma Landkroon, Dutch child pop singer ("Tulips From Amsterdam"), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- 1974-10-23 Sander Westerveld, Dutch soccer coach and player (FC Twente), born in Enschede, Netherlands
- 1983-11-08 Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer, born in Enschede, Netherlands
Famous Dutch People
Abel Tasman
Abraham Kuyper
Anne Frank
Anthony Fokker
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ard Schenk