1991 in the Netherlands explained

Events in the year 1991 in the Netherlands.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Beatrix
• Prime Minister: Ruud Lubbers

Events

• 14 February – Culemborg fireworks disaster
• 16 to 20 July – The 1991 European Women's Cricket Championship was held in Haarlem

Births

• 5 January – Anne Terpstra, cross-country cyclist
• 24 January – Jett Rebel, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist
• 29 January – Rachel de Haze, handball player.^[1]
• 31 January – Nicole Koolhaas, volleyball player
• 13 February – Glenn Coldenhoff, motocross racer
• 23 February – Chatilla van Grinsven, basketball player
• 16 March – Catharina van der Sloot, water polo player
• 12 April – Rozanne Slik, racing cyclist.^[2]
• 14 April – Melisa Aslı Pamuk, beauty pageant titleholder, actress and model
• 5 May – Robin de Kruijf, volleyball player
• 7 May – Wouter ter Maat, volleyball player
• 13 June – Ricardo van Rhijn, footballer
• 28 July – Isabelle Jongenelen, handball player.^[3]
• 5 August – Daniëlle van de Donk, footballer
• 21 August Tess Gaerthé, singer
• 27 August – Robbert de Greef, cyclist (d. 2019).^[4]
• 8 September – Luis Tavares, kickboxer
• 19 September – Michael Kok, basketball player
• 8 October – Bakermat, DJ and music producer
• 13 November – Jeffrey Bruma, footballer
• 20 November – Jeanine Stoeten, volleyball player
• 24 November - Ted Heijckmann, footballer
• 19 December – Steven Berghuis, footballer
• 25 December – Gaite Jansen, actress

Full date missing

• Mano Bouzamour, novelist and columnist

Deaths

• 24 March – Adrie Zwartepoorte, cyclist (b. 1917).^[5]
• 5 June – Frederik Belinfante, physicist (b. 1913)
• 27 June – Klaas Bruinsma, drug lord (b. 1953)
• 1 July – Joost Baljeu, painter, sculptor and writer (b. 1925)
• 5 September – Peter Slaghuis, DJ and music producer (b. 1961)
• 11 September – Jan van Gemert, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, glass artist and ceramist (b. 1921)
• 22 September – Fons Steuten, cyclist (b. 1938).^[6]

Full date missing

• Jan Kagie, painter (b. 1907)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rachel de Haze . eurohandball.com . 19 December 2019.
2. Web site: Rozanne Slik . cyclingarchives.com . 19 December 2019.
3. Web site: Isabelle Jongenelen . eurohandball.com . 19 December 2019.
4. Web site: Robbert de Greef . procyclingstats.com . 19 December 2019.
5. Adrie Zwartepoorte . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002128/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zw/adrie-zwartepoorte-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 December 2019.
6. Web site: Fons Steuten . procyclingstats.com . 19 December 2019.