Today in Dutch History 
Historical Events
Battle of Steenkerque
1692 Battle of Steenkerque: French defeat William III's combined English/Dutch army
Piet Moeskops Sprint Champion
1924 Dutch track cyclist Piet Moeskops wins his 4th consecutive UCI world sprint championship in Paris
Famous Birthdays
- 1847 Jan de Louter, Dutch lawyer and tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1932)
- 1850 Paulus Adrianus Daum, Dutch writer, founder and editor (Batavian Newspaper), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1898)
- 1892 Oscar van Hemel, Belgian-Dutch violinist and composer, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1981)
- 1894 Johan van Maarseveen, Dutch Minister of Justice and Internal minister, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1951)
- 1900 Arnold Struycken, Dutch lawyer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1955)
- 1906 Leonhard Huizinga, Dutch journalist and writer (Adriaan & Olivier), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1980)
- 1915 Sal Santen, Dutch writer (You Are Jewish People), born in Amsterdam (d. 1998)
- 1924 Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011)
- 1933 Thé Tjong-Khing, Dutch illustrator of children books (Miep Diekman), born in Purworedjo, Java
Famous Deaths
- 1720 Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)
- 1721 Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born British sculptor and woodcarver, dies at 73
- 1779 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
- 1811 Sebastiaan C. Nederburgh, Dutch director-general of East Indies Co, dies at 49
- 1823 Jacob Abraham de Mist, Dutch statesman, dies at 74
- 1833 Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies
- 1918 Albert Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), dies of tuberculosis at 41
- 1986 Paul de Groot, Dutch communist politician (CPN) and editor (The Truth), dies at 87
- 1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
- 1989 Antonia Brico, Dutch-American conductor and pianist, dies at 87
Charles V
Vincent van Gogh
Anne Frank
Mata Hari
William III
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands