2020 in the Netherlands
 |
| Other years |
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Events in the year 2020 in the Netherlands.
Incumbents
Events
- 19 March – Medical Care Minister Bruno Bruins (VVD) resigns because of exhaustion in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 30 April - Forum for Democracy (FvD) forms an coalition with Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in Noord-Brabant province. it is the first time FVD party, could be formally part of a regional authority.[2]
- 12 to 16 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was scheduled to be held in Rotterdam, but was cancelled because of COVID-19 outbreak.
- 16 May - Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light take place in Hilversum, instead of Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
- 22 May - Hooghalen train crash
Deaths
- 1 January – Jaap Schröder, violinist and conductor (b. 1925).[3]
- 9 January – Rudolf de Korte, politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1989), Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989) (b. 1936).[4]
- 12 January – Aart Staartjes, actor (De Stratemakeropzeeshow, Sesamstraat, Pinkeltje) and television presenter (b. 1938).[5]
- 24 January – Rob Rensenbrink, footballer (b. 1947).[6]
- 29 February – Herman Redemeijer, Dutch politician (b. 1930)[7]
References
- "President of the House". houseofrepresentatives.nl. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/04/cda-members-in-brabant-say-yes-to-alliance-with-far-right-fvd/
- "Violist, dirigent en pedagoog Jaap Schröder (94) Overleden". nporadio4.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Former VVD Deputy Prime Minister Rudolf de Korte (83) died
- Tv-maker en Sesamstraat-icoon Aart Staartjes na ongeluk overleden (in Dutch)
- "Netherlands legend Rob Rensenbrink passes away". Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- PvdA-voorman Herman Redemeijer uit Hengelo overleden (in Dutch)
| |
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.