Today in Dutch History Events in Tilburg History
- 1863-10-01 Dutch Breda-Tilburg railway opens
- 1896-08-12 Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg
- 1944-10-27 Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation
Famous People from Tilburg
- 1809-04-14 George Willem Vreede, Dutch lawyer and politician, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1880)
- 1809-10-27 Peter Donders, Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1887)
- 1892-10-28 Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis, Dutch historian of science (biography of Archimedes), born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1965)
- 1916-07-30 Robert van Spaendonck, Dutch resistance fighter, born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1944)
- 1934-03-01 Riet [M. J. J.] Roosen-van Pelt, Dutch politician, 2nd Chamber member (CDA), born in Tilburg, the Netherlands
- 1950-05-04 René van Asten, Dutch actor (Herenstraat 10), born in Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
- 1950-05-05 Maggie MacNeal, Dutch singer (Mouth & MacNeal - "I See A Star"), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 1972-01-23 Marcel Wouda, Dutch swimmer, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 1975-08-07 Jimmy van Fessem, Dutch football goalkeeper (Willem II), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 1975-12-11 Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
- 1976-04-19 Ruud Jolie, Dutch symphonic metal guitarist (Within Temptation), born in Tilburg, Netherlands
Famous Dutch People
Abel Tasman
Abraham Kuyper
Anne Frank
Anthony Fokker
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ard Schenk