Netherlands
Queen Beatrix
Queen Beatrix: Netherlander Queen of the Netherlands
Eddie Van Halen
Eddie Van Halen: Netherlander guitarist
Rutger Hauer
Rutger Hauer: Netherlander actor
Jeroen Krabbe
Jeroen Krabbe: Netherlands actor
Jan De Bont
Jan De Bont: The Netherlands director
Rik Smits
Rik Smits: basketball player
Louis Van Amstel
Louis Van Amstel: profession dancer, television personality
Netherlands: National Windmill Day
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Annually:
Second Saturday in May
Type:
International About 950 windmills still survive, and some 300 still are used occasionally and have been designated national monuments by the government. As many windmills as possible are in operation on National Windmill Day for the benefit of tourists.
Netherlands: Liberation Day
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Annually:
May 5
Type:
International In the Netherlands, Liberation Day is celebrated each year on 5 May, to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II.
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius: Dutch philosopher and writer
