Dutch People
Armin van Buuren: number one DJ of the world
Did you know that Dutch trance DJ and producer Armin van Buuren (born 1976) has been voted number one DJ of the world by...
Patricia Paay: Playboy’s oldest model ever
Did you know that Patricia Paay is the oldest model ever to pose for Playboy? The singer and glamour personality posed for the Dutch...
Growth of the Dutch population
Yesterday the world population hit 7 billion. Did you know there are 16,633,863 people in the Netherlands? The Dutch population is growing by 21...
The Netherlands; the third best country to live in
Did you know that the Netherlands is the third best country in the world to live in? The UN's 2011 Human Development Index was...
Dutchman tackles underwear bomber on Northwest flight
Did you know that Jasper Schuringa (born 1977) from the Netherlands helped subdue a terrorist on board a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit in...
Elvis Presley’s Dutch manager
Did you know that Elvis Presley's manager Colonel Tom Parker (1909-1997) was born in the Netherlands? In 1927, at the age of 18, he...
Football legend Johan Cruijff passes away at the age 68
Did you know that today football legend Johan Cruijff passed away at the age of 68 after losing the battle with cancer?
Cruijff is considered...
Herman Brood 10th death anniversary
Today marks the 10th anniversary of painter and rock'n'roll-junkie Herman Brood commiting suicide by jumping from the roof of Hilton Amsterdam.
Widow Xandra, their three daughters...
73,000 weddings in the Netherlands in 2010
Did you know that 73,000 couples got married in the Netherlands in 2010?
Dutch queen of cosmetic surgery
Did you know that celebrity Marijke van Helwegen is considered the Dutch queen of cosmetic surgery? This 62-year old lady is a living advertisement...