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'''1579''' The southern provinces broke with the Pacification of Ghent; the northern provinces formed the Union of Utrecht. | '''1579''' The southern provinces broke with the Pacification of Ghent; the northern provinces formed the Union of Utrecht. | ||
'''1584''' Gregorian (New World) calendar adopted; William of Orange assassinated; succeeded by son, Maurice of Nassau. | |||
'''1588''' Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was founded. | '''1588''' Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was founded. | ||
'''early 17th c.''' Jewish refugees from Spain and Portugal begin to arrive in the Netherlands. | '''early 17th c.''' Jewish refugees from Spain and Portugal begin to arrive in the Netherlands. | ||
'''1606''' Birth of Rembrandt. | |||
'''1620''' Pilgrims left Netherlands, landed in Massachusetts. | |||
'''1624''' Dutchman Cornelius Drebbel created world's first submarine. | |||
'''1626''' Peter Minuit "purchases" Manhattan Island from the Manhattoes Native Americans for the equivalent of $24, legalizing the Nieuw Amsterdam settlement founded the previous year at the mouth of the Hudson River. In 1664 it was renamed New York by the English. | '''1626''' Peter Minuit "purchases" Manhattan Island from the Manhattoes Native Americans for the equivalent of $24, legalizing the Nieuw Amsterdam settlement founded the previous year at the mouth of the Hudson River. In 1664 it was renamed New York by the English. | ||
'''1630 - 1654''' Dutch conquered Brazil. | |||
'''1642-43''' Navigator Abel Tasman is the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand. | '''1642-43''' Navigator Abel Tasman is the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand. | ||
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'''1648''' The Peace of Munster ended the 80-year war for independence. The Dutch Republic was officially recognized as a nation. | '''1648''' The Peace of Munster ended the 80-year war for independence. The Dutch Republic was officially recognized as a nation. | ||
'''1652''' | '''1652''' Dutchman Jan van Riebeek founds Cape Town, South Africa. | ||
''' | '''1652''' War broke out between Netherlands and England. | ||
''' | '''1661''' Holland sold Brazil to Portugal | ||
'''1782''' | '''1665''' King Charles II of England declared war on Netherlands; British captured Banda Island of Run from Dutch. | ||
'''1667''' Dutch fleet sailed Thames, threatened London; burned three ships; William of Orange replaced James Stuart; Peace of Breda ended war; Suriname ceded to England by Dutch in exchange for New York. | |||
'''1672''' King Louis XIV of France invaded Netherlands; sluices opened in Holland to save Amsterdam from French. | |||
'''1685 ''' Edict of Nantes (a decree issued by Henry IV of France in 1598 that gave political equality to the Huguenots) was revoked. Consequently, there was a heavy influx of Huguenots into the Netherlands (by 1686 there were 75,000), resulting in the founding of many French Reformed Church congregations. | |||
'''1689''' Stadhouder William III and his wife, Mary, become king and queen of England. | |||
'''1782''' Dutch become first to officially recognize nationhood of the United States. | |||
'''1688''' King Louis XIV of France declared war on Netherlands; King James II of England fled London, abdicated throne; King William (of Orange) and Queen Mary became rulers | |||
'''1795''' The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was overthrown, and the Batavian Republic, patterned after the French republic, was established. Zeeuws Flanders, Flanders, and Dutch areas in Limburg were annexed to France. | '''1795''' The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands was overthrown, and the Batavian Republic, patterned after the French republic, was established. Zeeuws Flanders, Flanders, and Dutch areas in Limburg were annexed to France. | ||
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'''1840 '''The province of Noord–Holland was created by a division of the province of Holland. The remaining part of the province of Holland later came to be known as Zuid–Holland. | '''1840 '''The province of Noord–Holland was created by a division of the province of Holland. The remaining part of the province of Holland later came to be known as Zuid–Holland. | ||
'''1890''' Death by suicide of van Gogh. | |||
'''1917''' Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages. | '''1917''' Despite Dutch neutrality in World War I (1914-18), the Netherlands suffers from severe food shortages. | ||