Events in Zeeland History
- 1134-10-02 Storm flood ravages Zeeland county
- 1323-03-06 Treaty of Paris - Flemish relinquish claims over the County of Zeeland
- 1574-02-18 Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels
- 1579-01-23 Union of Utrecht signed by Northern Habsburg counties of Holland and Zeeland, and provinces of Utrecht and Groningen, marking the beginning of protestant Dutch Republic
- 1617-07-01 Dutch expedition of Jacques Le Maire and Willem Corneliszoon Schouten returns to Zeeland after two years - discovered Cape Horn route around South America (Le Maire died on return voyage) [1]
Stadtholder Frederick Henry
1625-04-23 Prince Frederick Henry appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel
- 1661-04-30 Tsjeng Tsj'eng-Kung begins siege of Dutch fort Zeelandia, Formosa
- 1667-02-27 Abraham Crijnssen conquers Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname
Event of Interest
1965-12-15 Dutch Queen Juliana opens Zeeland Bridge to Oosterschelde
- 1988-06-01 Train crash kills two in Zeeland, Netherlands
Famous People from Zeeland
- 1483-01-12 Count Henry III of Nassau-Breda, Stadholder of Holland and Zeeland 1515-1521 (d. 1538)
- 1514-07-28 Maximilian of Burgundy, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, born in Bergen op Zoom, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1558)
- 1548-12-23 Pieter C. Bockenberg, Dutch historian (Annales Hollandiae et Zeelandiae), born in Gouda (d. 1617)
Frederick Henry (1584-1647)
1584-01-29 Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel (1625-47), born in Delft, Dutch Republic
- 1642-11-16 Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, Dutch admiral and buccaneer of Zeeland, born in Vlissingen, Netherlands (d. 1706)
- 1736-01-19 Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel, Dutch Grand Pensionary of Zeeland and Holland (1787-95) (d. 1800)
- 1744-12-19 Jacobus Cramer, Dutch priest (Archpriest of Holland and Zeeland, chaplain to King Louis Napoleon) (d. 1824)
- 1827-07-23 Pieter Caland, Dutch hydraulic engineer (New Waterway), born in Zierikzee, Zeeland, Netherlands (d. 1902)
Abel Tasman
Abraham Kuyper
Anne Frank
Anthony Fokker
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Ard Schenk