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Dutch television Television in the Netherlands was officially Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks, such as RTL Nederland, and a sys ...

related events from 1966.

Events

*5 February -

Milly Scott Marion Henriëtte Louise Molly (born 29 December 1933), known professionally as Milly Scott, is a Dutch singer and actress of Surinamese origin, best known for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966. She is recognised as the fir ...

is selected to represent Netherlands at the

1966 Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the 11th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall. Or ...

with her song "

Fernando en Filippo The Netherlands was represented by Milly Scott, with the song "Fernando en Filippo", at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City. Five acts participated in the Dutch preselection, which consisted of five qua ...

". She is selected to be the eleventh Dutch Eurovision entry during Nationaal Songfestival held at Tivoli in Utrecht.

Debuts

Television shows

1950s

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NOS Journaal NOS Journaal is the umbrella name for the news broadcasts of the Dutch public broadcaster NOS on radio and television. The division of the NOS responsible for gathering and broadcasting the news is known as ''NOS Nieuws'', and is based at the Med ...

'' (1956–present) *''

Pipo de Clown Pipo de Clown is a character created by writer and artist Wim Meuldijk, which became famous as the lead character of a popular early Dutch television series also written by Meuldijk, and which was subsequently popularized in movies and on records. ...

'' (1958-1980)

1960s

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Stiefbeen en Zoon Stiefbeen en zoon is a Dutch sitcom television series that ran on the NCRV television network from January 14, 1963, to March 25, 1977. It is based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son ''Steptoe and Son'' is a British sitcom written by Ray ...

'' (1964-1971)

Ending this year

Births

*19 November - Esther Duller, TV presenter

Deaths

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