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Jan Terlouw
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Jan Terlouw

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Jan Cornelis Terlouw was een Nederlands politicus, schrijver en natuurkundige. Hij was onder meer lid van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, minister van Economische Zaken en commissaris van de Koningin in Gelderland, en was lid van Democraten 66 (D66). Als leider van deze politieke partij maakte hij een neergang, ee…

Eurovisiesongfestival 2025
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Eurovisiesongfestival 2025
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Het Eurovisiesongfestival 2025 werd gewonnen door de solozanger JJ voor Oostenrijk. Hij zong het deels door hemzelf gesc…

Vuurwerkramp in Enschede
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Vuurwerkramp in Enschede
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De vuurwerkramp in Enschede vond plaats op zaterdag 13 mei 2000 in de Nederlandse stad Enschede. Een opslagruimte met vu…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2014
Gikomba_bombings
At least 12 people were killed and 70 others injured when two bombs exploded in a market in Nairobi, Kenya.
1977
Chuck_E._Cheese
The first Chuck E. Cheese location, the first family restaurant to integrate food, animated entertainment (example pictured), and an indoor arcade, opened in San Jose, California.
1975
Kingdom_of_Sikkim
Based on the results of a referendum held about one month earlier, the Kingdom of Sikkim (flag pictured) abolished its monarchy and was annexed to become the 22nd state of India.
1975
Junko_Tabei
Japanese climber Junko Tabei (pictured) became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
1968
Gas_explosion
A gas explosion in Ronan Point (collapse pictured) causes a corner of the building to collapse, leading to a loss of public confidence in high-rise residential buildings.
1961
Park_Chung_Hee
Led by Park Chung Hee, the Military Revolution Committee carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Po-sun in Seoul, ending the Second Republic of Korea.
1960
Theodore_Maiman
American physicist Theodore Maiman operated the first working laser at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu.
1959
Tritons'_Fountain
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks, was turned on for the first time.
1958
Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a supersonic interceptor aircraft, set a world flight airspeed record of 1,404.012 mph (2,259.538 km/h).
1943
World_War_II
Second World War: The Royal Air Force's "Dambusters" squadron embarked on an attack on German dams using bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis.

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