2009 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2009.

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Incumbents

Events

January

February
  • 10: The Postbank completely mergers into the ING Bank.

March

April
  • 30: 2009 attack on the Dutch Royal Family

May

June

July
  • 1: The air-tax that was introduced on 1 July 2008 is abolished.
  • 30: 6 Dutch people die in a bus accident at Sant Pol de Mar, Spain. Dozens of other people are hurt.

August
  • 19: A family tragedy takes place in Kampen, Overijssel. During a fire in a house 4 young children die. The remaining family members, amongst them 10 other children, find a way out of the house in time.

September
  • 6: Dutch soldier Kevin van der Rijdt, corporal van het Corps Commando-troops, dies near Deh Rahwod. He's the 20th soldier to die since the beginning of the mission in Afghanistan.
  • 6:The HSL-Zuid is officially opened.
  • 7: The 21st soldier since the beginning of the mission in Afghanistan: Mark Leijsen, Sergeant-Major of the Pantsergenie, dies in Uruzgan in an assault with an improvised explosive.

October

November

December

Sport
  • March 5–23: The Netherlands participated at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The Netherlands lost to Puerto Rico in the Seeding game.[1]
  • March 25–29 Netherlands at the 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
  • July 1–5 Netherlands at the 2009 European Road Championships
The Netherlands won 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Ellen van Dijk won gold in the Women's time trial and Chantal Blaak in the Women's road race

See also

See also

References
  1. 2009 World Baseball Classic Results
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