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1795 - 18 January: Utrecht "acquired by the French." [14] 1807 - Genootschap Kunstliefde (art society) formed. 1808 - Jewish cemetery, Utrecht established. [15] 1813 - Jan van den Velden becomes mayor. 1816 - Utrechtsch Studenten Corps (student society) founded. 1823 Abstede, Catharijne, Lauwerecht, and Tolsteeg become part of city. [citation ...
14 April: Arnhem (Liberation of Arnhem), Zwolle; 15 April: Zutphen, Leeuwarden, Zoutkamp; 16 April: Groningen (Battle of Groningen) 17 April: Otterlo (Battle of Otterlo) 17 April: Apeldoorn; 5 May: Capitulation of the remaining German forces; 5 May: Amsterdam; 7 May: Utrecht; 9 May: De Klomp; 20 May: Texel (Georgian uprising on Texel) 11 June ...
Ubica while occupied by squatters in 2010. The two buildings were squatted in February 1992. The squatters repaired the buildings and lived there in a group of 15 people. They organised various activities such as the PUSCII hacklab, infoshop Schism, art collective De Wilde Ganzen, freeshop Tranendaal, the Black Lentil cafe, cargo bike hire and a venue for concerts and art exhibit
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 78 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1066 ...
Utrecht (or Wapen van Utrecht) ( Dutch Republic Navy): Battle of Beachy Head: The third rate sank due to damage sustained in the battle. [ 227 ] [ 230 ] 8 August — Elisabeth ( Dutch East India Company ): The galjoot was lost off Palau Rakit , while out of Makassar , Sulawesi .
As a result, Utrecht University remained one of only three Dutch universities. During the French occupation, King Louis Napoleon ordered the construction of a palace in the centre of Utrecht, which eventually became the University Library City Centre. [7] Utrecht University played a prominent role in the golden age of Dutch science.
Cuba closed schools and told non-essential workers to stay home on Friday as its electrical grid faltered following the failure of a major power plant, causing widespread blackouts across the ...
Willem Blaeu's 1652 map of Utrecht. Although there is some evidence of earlier inhabitation in the region of Utrecht, dating back to the Stone Age (app. 2200 BCE) and settling in the Bronze Age (app. 1800–800 BCE), [11] the founding date of the city is usually related to the construction of a Roman fortification (), probably built in around 50 CE.