2016 in the Netherlands
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This article lists some of the events from 2016 related to the Netherlands.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Willem-Alexander
- Prime Minister: Mark Rutte (VVD)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Khadija Arib (PvdA)
- President of the Senate: Ankie Broekers-Knol (VVD)
Events
- 13 January: Speaker of the House of Representatives election won by Khadija Arib
- February: Plastic contaminates chocolate manufactured at a Mars Nederland factory in Veghel
- 23 February: Dalfsen train crash, Overijssel
- 6 April: Dutch Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement referendum, 2016
- 15 May: Max Verstappen becomes the first Dutch F1-winner ever during the Spanish Grand Prix
- 26 August: opening of the Utrecht Vaartsche Rijn railway station
- 19–23 October: Amsterdam Dance Event
- 28 November–8 December: Labour Party leadership election won by Lodewijk Asscher
See also
- 2015–16 Eredivisie
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2016
- 2016 in Dutch television
- Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
References
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