This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Incumbents

*Monarch: Beatrix *Prime Minister: Wim Kok

Events

* February 25: A legionellosis outbreak occurs in

Bovenkarspel Bovenkarspel is a town in the municipality of Stede Broec in the Dutch province of North Holland. Until 1979, it was a separate municipality. Legionella outbreak In March 1999 an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease occurred during a flower exhibit ...

. * March 25: Political party

Livable Netherlands Livable Netherlands ( nl, Leefbaar Nederland, LN) was a Dutch political party. Pim Fortuyn began his political career in the party. History Historically there have always been parties in States Provincial (provincial legislatures) and municipa ...

is founded. * May 1: Marianne Vaatstra is murdered in

Veenklooster Feankleaster is a small village in Noardeast-Fryslân municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands, with a population of around 97 in January 2017. Before 2019, the village was part of the Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland municipality. ...

* May 22: The European Soundmix Show 1999 takes place in Amsterdam. * June 10: The European Parliament election takes place. * June 21: Free newspaper

Spits ''Spits'' (; en, Peak/Rush Hour; stylized as ''Sp!ts'') was a tabloid format newspaper freely distributed in trains, trams and buses in the Netherlands from 1999 to 2014. Its competitor was ''Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: ...

is founded. * July 1: The

Dutch Transport Safety Board The Dutch Transport Safety Board (Raad voor de Transportveiligheid, RvTV) was an agency of the government of the Netherlands. Its head office was originally on the fifth floor of the Bruggebouw West in The Hague. It later moved to Anna van Saksenl ...

is founded. * July 1: Europol is founded. * September 23: A widow is murdered in her house in

Deventer Deventer (; Sallands: ) is a city and municipality in the Salland historical region of the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. In 2020, Deventer had a population of 100,913. The city is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, bu ...

, this is the beginning of the Deventer murder case. * November 1: Two laboratories merge into the

Netherlands Forensic Institute The Netherlands Forensic Institute (Dutch ''Nederlands Forensisch Instituut'') is the national forensics institute of the Netherlands, located in the Ypenburg quarter of The Hague. It is an autonomous division of the Dutch Ministry of Security ...

. * November 19: Wie is de Mol? was first broadcast on Dutch television.

Music

List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1999 These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 1999 (see 1999 in music). See also *1999 in music References

{{Dutch Top 40 1999 in the Netherlands 1999 record charts Lists of number-one songs in the Netherlands, 1999 ...

Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Netherlands participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "One Good Reason" written by Tjeerd van Zanen and Alan Michael. The song was performed by Marlayne. The Dutch broadcaster Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) organised ...

Sport

1998–99 in Dutch football The 1998/1999 season in Dutch football was the 43rd season in the Eredivisie, where Feyenoord Rotterdam claimed the title, for the first time since 1993. Ajax Amsterdam won the Dutch National Cup. Johan Cruijff-schaal Eredivisie * * * * * T ...

1999 Dutch Open (tennis) The 1999 Grolsch Open, also known as the Dutch Open, was an ATP men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Amsterdam, Netherlands that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament an ...

1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The 1999 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the 27th edition of the event known that year as the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, and was part of the ATP International Series ...

1999 Heineken Trophy The 1999 Heineken Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Autotron park in Rosmalen, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. Th ...

1999 World Table Tennis Championships The 1999 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Eindhoven from August 2 to August 8, 1999. The Championships were originally scheduled from April 26 to May 9 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but were postponed after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ...

1999 Amstel Gold Race The 1999 Amstel Gold Race was the 34th edition of the annual road bicycle race " Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 24, 1999, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 253 kilometres, with the start and finish in Maastricht Ma ...

1999 Ronde van Nederland These are the results for the 39th edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 24 to August 28, 1999. The race started in Gouda (South Holland) and finished in Landgraaf (Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: ...

1999 Dutch TT The 1999 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 June 1999 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands. 500 cc classification 250 cc classification 125 cc classification ...

1999 Masters of Formula 3 The 1999 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the ninth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 8 August 1999. It was won by Marc Hynes, for Manor Motorsport. This was the first Masters event held on the extended layout, having ...

References

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