This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2009.
Incumbents Monarch: Beatrix Prime Minister: Jan Peter Balkenende
Events
January February 10: The Postbank completely mergers into the ING Bank. 25: Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 crashed during its approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
March 29: KLM stops flying to Aruba. Subsidiary Martinair takes over the 4 flights a week.
April 30: 2009 attack on the Dutch royal family
May 1: Adolescence, a work of Salvador Dalí is stolen from the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art.
June 4: 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
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 19: The DSB Bank is declared bankrupt.
November December 13: The Thalys starts driving on the Highspeed-line Schiphol - Antwerp. 25: Northwest Airlines Flight 253, a passengers-flight Amsterdam to Detroit, is the target of a failed bombing attempt.
Sport March 5–23: The Netherlands participated at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The Netherlands lost to Puerto Rico in the Seeding game. 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 August 15–23 Netherlands at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics September 23–27 Netherlands at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships October 18: Gilbert Yegon wins the Amsterdam Marathon
See also 2008–09 Eredivisie 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 2008–09 KNVB Cup 2009 Johan Cruijff Schaal
See also Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 Netherlands in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2009 2009 in Dutch television
References
External links Results by country (2009)