Utrecht History Timeline - Important Dates & People

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Events in Utrecht History

• 0918-03-01 Balderik becomes bishop of Utrecht
• 0949-06-30 Otto I the Great gives away bishopric of Utrecht "foreestrecht"
• 0953-04-21 Otto I the Great gives Utrecht fishing rights

• 1040-05-21 King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency
• 1046-08-23 King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese
• 1048-05-01 Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht, Netherlands

Henry IV Gives Away West Friesland

1064-04-30 German King Henry IV gives away Utrecht county of West Friesland

• 1077-10-30 Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV gives the district of Stavoren to the bishop of Utrecht (Conrad, his former tutor)
• 1100-05-30 Burchard becomes bishop of Utrecht
• 1140-07-02 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
• 1165-11-25 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa visits Utrecht
• 1230-08-31 Bishop Willebrand of Utrecht grants Swells state justice
• 1248-08-25 Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Archbishop of Utrecht Otto III
• 1253-04-28 -May 7th) Utrecht destroyed by fire
• 1317-11-21 Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht
• 1322-11-08 Pope John XXII names Jan van Diest as Bishop of Utrecht
• 1342-11-20 Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as bishop of Utrecht
• 1346-11-22 Street fights in Utrecht, Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen statements
• 1364-04-24 Pope Urban V names John V van Virneburg as Bishop of Utrecht
• 1371-06-30 Arnold II of Horne chosen bishop of Utrecht
• 1371-07-09 Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht
• 1395-08-14 Utrecht bishop Frederik of Blankenheim occupies Coevorden
• 1418-11-02 Utrecht conquers Ijsselstein
• 1448-12-20 Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal
• 1481-12-26 Battle at Westbroek: Dutch army beats Utrecht
• 1483-09-03 Utrecht surrenders to Habsburg army
• 1517-05-19 Philip van Bourgondie installed as bishop of Utrecht
• 1522-07-13 Hunger appeal by women of Utrecht
• 1528-03-05 Utrecht governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
• 1528-06-30 Burgundian army occupies Utrecht
• 1534-02-26 Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as bishop of Utrecht

Bishop of Utrecht

1534-10-26 Charles V names George van Egmond (Joris van Egmont) as Bishop of Utrecht

1st Archbishop of Utrecht

1560-09-25 Spanish King Philip II names Frederik V Schenck van Toutenburg as the first Archbishop of Utrecht

• 1566-08-25 Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht
• 1572-07-18 Provincial States of Holland recognize William I of Orange as Stadtholder of Holland, Friesland and Utrecht at a gathering in Dordrecht
• 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
• 1579-03-05 Betuwe joins Union of Utrecht
• 1579-03-06 Veluwe joins Union of Utrecht
• 1579-03-23 Friesland joins Union of Utrecht
• 1579-04-11 Venlo joins Union of Utrecht
• 1579-07-29 Antwerp request union with Utrecht
• 1579-09-13 Breda forms Union of Utrecht
• 1580-04-11 Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht
• 1580-06-18 States of Utrecht forbid Catholic worship
• 1590-04-02 States-General appoints earl Mauritius, viceroy of Utrecht
• 1618-07-30 Prince Maurits' troops pull into Utrecht
• 1636-03-26 University of Utrecht opening ceremony

• 1700-11-30 Utrecht, Overijssel, Buren, Leerdam and IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar

• 1712-10-04 Utrecht banishes poor Jews
• 1713-03-27 Spain loses Menorca and Gibraltar to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht
• 1713-04-11 Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Prussia, Savoy, Portugal & France agree the Treaty of Utrecht; France cedes Maritime provinces in North America to Britain
• 1723-04-23 Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht
• 1724-10-15 Cornelis Steenoven is 1st archbishop of Old Catholic church in Utrecht, The Netherlands
• 1747-05-03 William IV Prince of Orange appointed Stadtholder of Holland and Utrecht
• 1787-09-15 -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam
• 1795-01-16 French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1811-10-06 French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte visits Utrecht
• 1813-11-28 Cossacks occupy Utrecht
• 1822-12-06 Veterinary school in Utrecht opens
• 1838-09-05 Central Museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1843-12-06 Amsterdam-Utrecht railway opens
• 1845-05-14 Utrecht-Arnhem Railway opens
• 1855-07-20 1st train from Rotterdam to Utrecht in Netherlands
• 1863-07-16 Utrecht-Swells railway opens
• 1871-10-01 General Dutch Werkliedenverbond (ANWV), forms in Utrecht
• 1883-03-31 Utrecht, Belgium begins water pipe system
• 1883-07-01 ANWB forms in Utrecht, the Netherlands
• 1902-10-10 South Africa's President of Transvaal Paul Kruger visits Utrecht
• 1917-02-26 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)
• 1928-12-01 Railroad museum opens in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1931-12-14 1st assembly of Anton Musserts NSB in Utrecht
• 1938-12-17 Utrecht Central Station destroyed by fire
• 1941-02-26 Utrecht & Zaandam strike against raid on Jews
• 1944-10-07 Riots in Amersfoort/Utrecht/Strugle
• 1944-12-05 German troops steal all the silver coin in Utrecht
• 1945-02-21 Dutch Archbishop of Utrecht Johannes de Jong calls to the Allies for help with war casualties following the Nazi occupation of Netherlands
• 1945-05-07 World War II: British troops enter Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1945-12-22 Utrecht: Catholic People's party (KVP) established
• 1951-05-28 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Utrecht and Titular Archbishop of Tyana
• 1954-04-01 1st Dutch motorway, Amsterdam-Utrecht, opens
• 1955-10-31 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink installed as Archbishop of Utrecht
• 1970-07-01 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)

Willebrands Named Archbishop

1975-12-20 Pope Paul VI names Johannes Willebrands Archbishop of Utrecht

• 1976-02-21 Cardinal Willebrands installed as Archbishop of Utrecht
• 1977-09-22 West German Red Army Faction terrorist kills policeman in Utrecht
• 1979-01-26 Music Center Vredenburg opens in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1988-03-11 Utrecht conservatory destroyed by fire
• 2019-03-18 Suspected terrorist attack by shooter aboard a tram in Utrecht, Netherlands kills 3 and injures 5

Famous People from Utrecht

• 1487-02-14 Henry II of Bavaria, Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), Worms (1523-52) and Freising (1541-52), born in Heidelberg, Germany (d. 1552)
• 1504-06-02 George van Egmond, Dutch bishop of Utrecht (d. 1560)

• 1590-11-04 Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1656)
• 1599-01-12 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish still life painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1652)
• 1630-06-10 Willem van Bemmel, Dutch painter and etcher, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1708)
• 1647-10-03 Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1713)
• 1668-07-06 Pieter Burman the Elder, Dutch classical scholar, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1741)
• 1695-04-12 Caspar Burman, Dutch historian and Mayor of Utrecht, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1755)
• 1740-10-20 Belle van Zuylen, Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women), born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805)
• 1744-04-18 Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist and patriot (editor of f De Post van den Neder-Rhijn), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1828)
• 1774-10-14 Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck, Dutch lawyer and politician (Mayor of Utrecht,1827-1839), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1843)
• 1778-12-15 Godert van der Capellen, Dutch statesman (Governor-General of Dutch-Indies, 1819-26), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1848)
• 1794-08-28 Johannes Zwijsen, Dutch archbishop (Utrecht Netherlands), born in Kerkdriel, Netherlands (d. 1877)
• 1799-10-05 Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard, Dutch politician, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1869)
• 1815-09-04 Andreas Ignatius Schaepman, Archbishop of Utrecht (1868-82), born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1882)
• 1824-06-18 Johannes Heykamp, Dutch Catholic archbishop of Utrecht (The Declaration of Utrecht) (d. 1892)
• 1831-07-09 Johan Philip van der Kellen, Dutch stamp cutter, lithographer and writer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1906)
• 1839-07-16 Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1910)
• 1841-04-07 Jozef Neuhuys [Joseph Hendrikus Neuhuys], Dutch painter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1889)
• 1844-06-10 Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter of peasant families (Laren School), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1914)
• 1849-08-29 Titus van Asch van Wijck, Dutch governor Suriname (1891-97), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1902)
• 1850-11-26 Henricus van de Wetering, Archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929), born in Hoogland, Netherlands (d. 1929)
• 1858-08-02 Catharina van Rennes, Dutch composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1940)
• 1862-11-01 Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer (Cyrano de Bergerac), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1941)
• 1871-03-28 Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1895-1945; New York Philharmonic, 1922-30), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1951)
• 1875-03-13 Lizzy Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1959)
• 1876-11-26 Bart van der Leck, Dutch painter, and co-founder of the De Stijl movement, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1958)
• 1882-08-16 Pierre H. Ritter Jr, Dutch literary, writer and journalist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1962)
• 1883-01-04 Johanna Westerdijk, botanist and Netherlands 1st female professor (Utrecht, 1917-52), born in Nieuwer-Amste, Netherlands (d. 1917)
• 1883-08-30 Theo Van Doesburg [Christian Emil Marie Küpper], Dutch painter and architect (Style), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1931)
• 1883-11-03 Enny Peace [Maria Magdalena Müller], Dutch actress and wife of Eduard Verkade, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1919)
• 1885-09-10 Johannes de Jong, Dutch clergyman (Roman Catholic as Archbishop of Utrecht, 1936-55), born in Nes, Ameland, Netherlands (d. 1955)
• 1889-02-18 Sybold van Ravesteyn, Dutch architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
• 1889-04-28 Karel Doorman, Dutch rear admiral (Java Sea), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1942)
• 1893-06-19 Adriaan Franciscus Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor and co-founder (Union National Arubano), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1965)
• 1894-08-03 Johan van Maarseveen, Dutch Minister of Justice and Internal minister, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1951)
• 1897-04-16 Jaap Vranken, Dutch organist and composer (Stabat Mater), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1956)
• 1898-11-27 Nelly Wagenaar, Dutch pianist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1985)
• 1900-06-07 Jan Engelman, Dutch poet, translator and critic (Garden of Eros), born in Utrecht, the Netherlands (d. 1972)
• 1900-07-05 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands, born in Nijkerk, Netherlands (d. 1987)
• 1902-07-18 Karel Mengelberg, Dutch composer and conductor, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1984)
• 1906-04-18 Clara Eggink, Dutch poet (Life with J C Bloem), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1991)
• 1908-05-07 Wouter Paap, Dutch composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1981)
• 1909-01-06 Joop Moesman, Dutch surrealist painter (Rumor), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1988)
• 1911-08-14 Pieter Platteel, Dutch civil servant and last governor Dutch New Guinea, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1978)
• 1912-11-16 Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch author (Gekke Witte), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1992)
• 1917-06-28 Willem "Wim" Sonneveld, Dutch singer considered one of the 'Great Three' of Dutch cabaret (My Fair Lady), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1974)
• 1918-11-19 Hendrik Christoffel Van de Hulst, Dutch astronomer (correctly predicted the existence of the 21 cm hyper-fine line of neutral atomic hydrogen in interstellar space), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2000)
• 1922-11-19 Stanley Keith Runcorn, British geophysicist (pioneering studies of paleomagnetism provided early evidence in support of the theory of continental drift), born in Southport, Lancashire, England (d. 1995)
• 1925-12-17 Rijk de Gooyer, Dutch actor, comedian and singer (Black Rider; Rififi in Amsterdam), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2011)
• 1927-08-23 Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator (Miffy books), born in Utrecht (d. 2017)
• 1929-04-02 Frans Andriessen, Dutch politician (KVP/CDA; European Commissioner, 1981-93), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2019)
• 1930-06-12 Hans Koetsier, Dutch sculptor artist (KLM-Schiphol), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1991)
• 1931-11-26 Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Dutch clergyman, Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Utrecht (1983-2007), born in Lisse, Netherlands (d. 2020)
• 1934-04-06 Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka (first non-Japanese world champion, Olympic gold 1964), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2010)
• 1938-01-31 Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, former Queen of the Netherlands (1980-2013), born in Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1939-06-06 Louis Andriessen, Dutch composer (Reconstruction), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2021)
• 1943-06-25 Gerrit "Ger" Zijlstra, Dutch sculptor, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1945-07-16 Jos Stelling, Dutch film director (Pointsman), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1951-12-07 Henk Temming, Dutch vocalist and keyboardist (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1952-02-27 Henk Westbroek, Dutch singer (Good Cause), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1954-06-12 Tineke Schouten, Dutch TV host and comedian, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1956-10-04 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (73 caps; PSV Eindhoven; technical director KNVB), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1957-07-16 Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish soccer wing/midfield (60 caps; RTS Widzew Łódź, FC Utrecht, Eintracht Frankfurt, Feyenoord), born in Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland (d. 2012)
• 1958-07-18 Margo Vliegenthart, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (PvdA), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1960-07-17 Jan Wouters, Dutch football player (Ajax, Bayern Munich, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1963-04-13 Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, PSV), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1963-07-06 Edwin Gorter, Dutch soccer player (Lommel/FC Utrecht), born inDen Haag, Netherlands

• 1964-12-24 Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands

• 1967-07-07 Erik van der More, football player (FC Utrecht) and coach, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1968-04-17 Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, eldest son of Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Pieter van Vollenhoven, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1968-09-25 Friso, Prince of Orange-Nassau, second son of Queen Beatrix, born at University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 2013)
• 1969-04-20 Jan van Halst, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born inUtrecht, Netherlands
• 1969-06-29 Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1969-10-11 Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, youngest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1970-02-02 Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player (FC Twente) and coach (Manchester United), born in Haaksbergen, Netherlands
• 1970-10-17 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1970-10-30 Suvat Karadag, Turkish soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Mazgirt, Turkey
• 1971-05-27 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1971-09-27 Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1971-10-21 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1971-11-20 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1972-06-12 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands
• 1973-04-01 Ferdy Vierklau, Dutch soccer left back (2 caps; FC Utrecht; Ajax), born in Bilthoven, Netherlands
• 1973-11-29 Dick van Burik, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/NAC), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
• 1975-02-19 Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname-Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
• 1981-10-08 Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia Guillermo, daughter of Princess Christina of the Netherland, born in Utrecht, Netherlands

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