Events in Netherlands Antilles History
- 1863-07-01 Slavery abolished in Dutch territories including Sint Maarten, Suriname and the Dutch Antilles, (now marked as Keti Koti Day in Suriname and the Netherlands)
- 1940-06-05 Governor of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles refuse entry to Jewish refugees
- 1954-12-15 Netherlands Antilles becomes co-equal part of Kingdom of Netherlands
- 1954-12-29 Kingdom of Netherlands, with Netherlands & Netherlands Antilles as autonomous parts, comes into being
- 1976-01-08 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles
- 1985-07-20 The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles
- 2010-10-10 The Netherlands Antilles are dissolved
Famous People from Netherlands Antilles
- 1883-10-05 Charles Maduro, Antillean composer, born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (d. 1947)
- 1896-12-05 Willem Frederik Meinhardt Lampe, Dutch ambassador of the Dutch Antilles, born in the Netherlands Antilles (d. 1973)
- 1902-05-04 (Nicolaas) "Cola" Debrot, Dutch lawyer, doctor.author and politician (Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, 1962-70), born in Kralendijk, Netherlands (d. 1981)
- 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)
- 1930-01-26 Wim Statius Muller, Curaçaoa conductor, pianist, and composer, born in Curaçao (d. 2019)
- 1951-01-18 Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and communist advocate, born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (d. 1982)
- 1955-04-15 Enith Salle Brigitha, Dutch 100m/200m swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976), born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
Famous Dutch People
Abel Tasman
Abraham Kuyper
Anne Frank
Anthony Fokker
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ard Schenk