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Events in Leiden History

1574-10-01 -2] Storm breaks Leiden dike; drowns 20,000 Spanish soldiers
1574-10-03 The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen and the forces of Admiral Boisot

1575-02-08 University of Leiden established by William I of Orange, given the motto "Praesidium Libertatis" (oldest university in Netherlands)

1581-08-02 Leiden University names Rudolph Snellius as math professor
1587-10-31 Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575
1595-05-24 Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library
1620-07-31 Pilgrim Fathers depart Leiden, Netherlands for England on their way to America
1807-01-12 Gunpowder-ship explodes in Leiden, Netherlands, 150 die

1561-06-24 Rombout Hogerbeets, Dutch lawyer and City Solicitor of Leiden, born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1625)
1592-04-14 Abraham Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1652)

1606-07-15 Dutch painter (Night Watch), born in Leiden, Netherlands

1607-10-24 John Lievens, Dutch painter, etcher and wood carver, born in Leiden, Dutch Republic (d. 1674)
1626-08-14 Daniel Elsevier, Dutch book publisher, born in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherland (d. 1680)
1629-04-23 Jan Commelin, Dutch botanist and director of Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1692)
1631-04-08 Cornelis de Heem, Dutch painter, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1695)
1635-04-16 Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1681)
1664-08-25 Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1755)
1665-09-20 Johannes van der Hagen, Dutch vicar and genealogist, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1739)
1689-12-24 Frans van Mieris the Younger, Dutch painter and historian, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1763)
1700-05-07 Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician (Austrian Empress Maria Theresa's personal physician), born in Leiden, Netherlaands (d. 1772)
1751-01-12 Jacob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Baltic German poet and dramatist (The Soldiers), born in Sesswegen, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1792)
1764-04-12 Dirk van den Boetzelaer, Regent of Holland, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1819)
1786-08-01 Louis C Luzac, Dutch minister of Internal Affairs, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1861)
1801-01-12 Louise Sophie Blussé, Dutch author, born in Leiden, Holland (d. 1896)

1837-11-23 Dutch physicist (Nobel 1910, Liquid and Gas States), born in Leiden, Netherlands

1871-03-27 Piet Aalberse, Dutch minister of Labor (1918-25), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1948)
1871-05-17 Henk Bremmer, Dutch art historian (Modern Kunstwerken), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1956)
1884-07-04 Alexander Byvanck, Dutch art historian and archaeologist, born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1970)
1894-04-02 Rudolph Cleveringa, Dutch anti-nazi lawyer and professor of Law at Leiden University, born in Appingedam, Netherlands (d. 1980)
1902-10-12 Dick Binnendijk, Dutch poet and literary critic (Authoritarian Regimes in Transition), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1984)
1924-04-20 Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments; Spartacus; An American in Paris), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 2008)
1944-07-23 Judith Bosch, Dutch radio and TV-hostess (Tweekamp, Zeskamp), born in Leiden, Netherlands
1966-05-25 Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, wife of Prince Constantijn and sister-in-law of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1976-12-20 Ramon Stoppelenburg, Dutch traveler and author, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1976-12-25 Armin van Buuren, Dutch DJ and producer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
1978-11-08 Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands