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Marcel Boekhoorn

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Marcel Martinus Jacobus Johannes Boekhoorn is een Nederlands ondernemer en investeerder. Zijn fortuin maakte hij onder andere met de aan- en verkoop van Telfort. Hij is onder meer eigenaar van Ouwehands Dierenpark en is van 2018 tot 2020 eigenaar geweest van de noodlijdende winkelketen HEMA. Middels zijn investeringsma…

Hind Laroussi
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Hind Laroussi Tahiri, artiestennaam kortweg Hind is een Nederlands-Marokkaanse zangeres, vooral bekend geworden door haa…

Lutine (schip, 1779)
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Lutine (schip, 1779)
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De Lutine was een fregat met 38 kanonnen, waaronder 26 12-ponders, gebouwd in 1779 te Toulon. Op 9 oktober 1799 verging …

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2019
Santiago
Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
1993
Nihilism_(collection)
Nihilism, the first professional runway show from the British designer Alexander McQueen, was staged in London.
1968
1968_Summer_Olympics
At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon (pictured) achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years.
1967
Venera_4
The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).
1963
Félicette
The first cat in space, later known as Félicette, launched aboard a French Véronique rocket.
1906
Robert_Burns_Memorial_Statue_(Fredericton)
The Robert Burns Memorial Statue, the first public statue erected in New Brunswick, was dedicated in Fredericton.
1887
Johannes_Brahms
Johannes Brahms (pictured) conducted the premiere of his Double Concerto, composed for violinist Joseph Joachim and cellist Robert Hausmann.
1873
Renton_F.C.
Renton defeated Kilmarnock 2–0 in the opening match of the inaugural Scottish Cup.
1775
American_Revolutionary_War
American Revolutionary War: In an act of retaliation against ports that supported Patriot activities in the early stages of the war, the Royal Navy destroyed what is now Portland, Maine.
1748
War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

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