1994 in the Netherlands

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Events in the year 1994 in the Netherlands.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Beatrix
• Prime Minister: Ruud Lubbers (until 22 August); Wim Kok (from 22 August)

Events

• 1 April - The Police Act of 1993 takes effect. The Rijkspolitie (English: National Police), which had existed since 1945, is replaced by the Korps landelijke politiediensten (KLPD), which would exist until 2013.
• 4 April – The KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashed during an emergency landing.
• 10 to 17 April – The 1994 European Badminton Championships were held in Den Bosch.
• 22 August – Wim Kok takes over as the new prime minister.

Births

Kelly Dulfer

Robin van Kampen

Sylvana IJsselmuiden

• 10 February – Roel Mannaart, kickboxer
• 13 February – Danzell Gravenberch, footballer
• 17 February – Yasmin Verheijen, designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• 2 March – NikkieTutorials, makeup artist and beauty vlogger
• 20 March – Joshua Brenet, footballer
• 21 March – Kelly Dulfer, handball player.
• 21 March – Arvid de Kleijn, cyclist.
• 22 March – Jean-Paul Boëtius, footballer
• 23 March – Jito Kok, basketball player
• 11 April – Duncan Laurence, singer-songwriter
• 29 April – Antwan Tolhoek, cyclist.
• 20 May – Abbey Hoes, film and television actress
• 22 May – Kira Toussaint, competitive swimmer.
• 2 June – Dennis van Aarssen, singer
• 15 June – Vincent Janssen, footballer
• 16 June – Rezar, wrestler
• 21 June – Vincent de Vries, badminton player
• 24 June – Janieck Devy, singer-songwriter, musician and actor
• 2 July – Jason van Dalen, cyclist.
• 22 July – Shane Hammink, basketball player
• 27 July – Boyan Slat, inventor and entrepreneur
• 28 July – Sven van Beek, footballer
• 1 August – Arjan Knipping, swimmer
• 17 August – Dai Dai Ntab, speed skater
• 6 September – D-Wayne, house music DJ and music producer
• 12 September – Jeffrey Herlings, motocross rider
• 17 September – Inger Smits, handball player.
• 23 September – Jesse Six Dijkstra, politician
• 25 September – Kai Verbij, speed skater
• 15 October – Lil' Kleine, musician
• 22 October – Carline van Breugel, politician
• 14 November – Robin van Kampen, chess player.
• 24 November – Sylvana IJsselmuiden, model, television presenter and actress
• 18 December – Roosmarijn de Kok, fashion model
• 31 December – Tamara van Vliet, swimmer

Full date missing

• Rahima Ayla Dirkse, model and beauty pageant titleholder
• Nora El Koussour, actress

Deaths

Joop Klant

• 30 January – Jan Schaefer, politician (b. 1940)
• 19 February – Renske Vellinga, speed skater (b. 1974)
• 21 May – Johan Hendrik Weidner, war hero (b. 1912)
• 24 July – Leo Brongersma, zoologist, herpetologist, author, and lecturer (b. 1907)
• 23 September – Johannes van Damme, engineer and businessman (b. 1935)
• c.9 September – Joop Wilhelmus, pornographer and entrepreneur (b. 1943)
• 14 September – David van de Kop, painter, draftsman and sculptor (b. 1937)
• 26 December – Joop Klant, economist, novelist and professor of political economy (b. 1915)