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Historical Events
Results 1 - 83 of 83
1505-04-20 - Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg
1545-02-13 - Willem of Nassau becomes prince of Orange
1551-07-08 - Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond & Buren
1555-11-17 - William of Orange becomes member of Council of State
1556-01-27 - Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies
1559-08-09 - Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland/Zealand/Utrecht
1561-02-22 - William of Orange appointed viceroy of Burgundy/Charolais
1561-08-24 - Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxon
1564-12-31 - Willem van Orange demands freedom of conscience/religion
1567-04-11 - Dutch prince William of Orange flees from Antwerp to Breda
1568-01-24 - In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw
1572-07-18 - Willem van Orange recognized as viceroy of Holland/Friesland/Utrecht
1574-10-28 - Prince Willem van Orange installs university
1575-06-12 - William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
1575-07-12 - Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon
1580-03-15 - Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange
1580-03-17 - Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam
1581-07-24 - States of Holland/Zealand recognized by Willem van Orange
1582-03-18 - Prince Willem of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp
1582-07-22 - Willem van Orange moves from Antwerp to Delft
1583-04-12 - William of Orange marries Louise de Coligny
1584-07-10 - William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland by Balthasar Gérard.
1659-07-16 - Princess Henriette C of Orange-Nassau weds monarch Johan George II
1664-09-24 - Dutch Fort Orange (Albany NY) surrenders to English
1666-09-23 - Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius earl of Simmeren
1678-08-14 - Battle of Mons-French repulse William of Orange
1688-06-30 - Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism
1692-02-13 - Massacre of Glencoe : About 78 Macdonalds at Glen Coe, Scotland are killed early in the morning for not promptly pledging allegiance to the new king, William of Orange.
1713-04-12 - Dutch State-Gen signs peace with France: Neth loses Orange Princedom
1734-03-14 - Prince Willem KHF van Orange marries George II's daughter Mary Anne
1752-06-05 - Prince Willem van Orange becomes Knight of Garter
1784-06-16 - Holland forbids orange clothes
1786-09-04 - -5] Orange troops plunder Hattem/Elburg
1787-07-06 - Orange troops occupy Area at Duurstede
1793-05-21 - Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange
1849-05-31 - Last edition of Orange sheet "Journal de La Haye"
1851-11-13 - 1st meeting of anti-revolutionary "Netherlands & Orange"
1854-02-17 - British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa)
1854-02-23 - Great-Britain & Orange Free state sign Convention of Bloemfontein
1887-09-30 - Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)
1893-02-01 - Thomas Edison complete's worlds 1st movie studio (West Orange NJ)
1893-02-02 - 1st movie close-up (of a sneeze), Edison studio, West Orange, NJ
1899-10-02 - Orange Free state mobilizes
1900-03-12 - President Steyn of Orange Free state flees from Bloemfontein
1900-03-13 - British troops occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State
1900-10-06 - Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony)
1901-12-25 - Battle at Tweefontein Orange-Free state: Boers surprise attack Brits
1918-04-30 - Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen
1921-05-17 - President Harding opens (via telephone) 1st Valencia Orange Show
1934-01-04 - 1st Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange," premieres
1935-01-01 - 1st Sugar Bowl & 1st Orange Bowl
1940-07-28 - Radio Orange, London begins
1941-05-10 - Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason
1942-02-26 - Radio Orange calls for March 1 day of prayer in Dutch Indies
1942-05-01 - Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star"
1944-08-02 - Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts
1945-01-02 - Radio Orange ends cooperation at Liese-Aktion
1945-05-05 - Premier Gerbrandy on Radio Orange tells Dutch they are liberated
1953-01-05 - -6] Passenger ships Willem Ruys & Orange collide in the Red Sea
1955-07-17 - Disneyland opens its doors in rural Orange County
1967-03-19 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
1968-03-17 - Kathie Whitworth wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Blossom Golf Open
1969-03-17 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Open
1970-03-22 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1971-03-21 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1971-12-19 - Stanley Kubrick's X-rated "A Clockwork Orange" premieres
1972-03-19 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1973-03-18 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1974-03-03 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1975-02-23 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1976-02-15 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1977-02-20 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1978-02-20 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1979-02-25 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic
1979-11-24 - US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
1981-06-19 - Heaviest known orange (2.5 kg) exhibited, Nelspruit, S Africa
1982-01-01 - Clemson wins the Orange Bowl for college football championship
1984-01-02 - Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship
1984-05-07 - $180m out-of-court settlement reached in Agent Orange suit
1986-01-01 - Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship
1987-05-16 - Weird Al Yankovic performs live at 72nd National Orange Show
1994-12-06 - Orange County Calif files for bankruptcy
2004-11-22 - The Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine, resulting from the presidential elections.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 91 of 91
1533-04-24 - William I of Orange (d. 1584)
1544-12-23 - Anna, duchess of Saxson/wife of prince Willem of Orange (1561-71)
1550-10-15 - Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange
1554-12-19 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
1555-09-23 - Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange
1567-11-14 - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (d. 1625)
1569-04-10 - Emilia van Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange & Anna of Saxon
1578-07-31 - Catharina Belgica of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange
1579-08-18 - Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange
1580-09-17 - Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange
1581-12-09 - Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daughter of Willem of Orange
1584-01-29 - Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange
1626-05-27 - William II, prince of Orange/stadholder
1634-04-09 - Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau
1650-11-04 - William III of Orange, king of England (1689-1702)
1687-08-04 - Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]
1687-08-14 - Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/ruler (Nassau-Dietz) [NS]
1688-02-07 - Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange
1709-11-02 - Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (d. 1759)
1711-09-01 - Willem IV KH Friso, Dutch prince of Orange-Nassau
1748-03-08 - Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau
1748-03-08 - William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
1751-08-07 - Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V
1774-02-15 - W G Frederik, prince of Orange
1810-05-09 - WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I
1841-07-04 - Marie von Wied, Princess of Orange Nassau
1843-09-15 - Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III
1844-10-05 - Francis William Reitz, State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
1851-08-25 - [Willem] Alexander KHF, prince of Orange/Netherlands
1857-10-02 - Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902)
1876-04-20 - Gerard J Arbous, actor/publicist (Prince William of Orange)
1880-11-10 - Aart A van Schelven, Dutch church historian (Willem of Orange)
1887-09-29 - Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)
1891-08-10 - Henry O'Neill, Orange NJ, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble)
1898-07-11 - Herman de Man, [Salomon H Hamburger], Dutch writer/Radio Orange
1907-02-27 - Gerhard Alexander, [Veldheer], Dutch actor (Prince Willem of Orange)
1910-03-12 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)
1910-04-26 - Johan Doorn, Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper)
1916-01-12 - A P[ieter] W Botha, Orange Free State, president of South Africa
1917-02-25 - Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange)
1920-12-04 - Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton)
1921-03-12 - Gordon MacRae, East Orange NJ, singer/actor (Oklahoma, Carousel)
1922-03-31 - Patrick J G McGee, North Ireland, actor (Clockwork Orange)
1922-06-01 - Joan Caulfield, East Orange NJ, actress (Liz-My Favorite Husband)
1923-07-21 - Henny Alma, [Hendrika den Broek], Dutch actress (Soldier of Orange)
1931-12-26 - Thomas K "Tom" van Brook, actor/interpreter (Soldier of Orange)
1935-08-18 - Gail Fisher, Orange NJ, actress (Peggy-Mannix)
1935-11-10 - Roy Scheider, Orange NJ, actor (All That Jazz, Jaws, seaQuest DSV)
1938-12-20 - John Harris Harbison, Orange NJ, composer
1940-05-30 - David Ackroyd, Orange NJ, actor (I Come in Peace, Memories of Me)
1940-09-24 - Barbara Allbut, Orange NJ, rock vocalist (Angels)
1940-12-12 - Dionne Warwick, East Orange NJ, singer (Solid Gold, Way to San Jose)
1942-09-24 - Phyllis "Jiggs" Allbut Meister, Orange NJ, rocker (Angels)
1943-04-28 - John Oliver Creighton, Orange Tx, Capt USN/astronaut (STS 51G, 36, 48)
1943-06-13 - Malcolm McDowell, Leeds England, actor (Clockwork Orange, Caligula)
1946-06-05 - Gillian Hills, Cairo Egypt, actress (Blow-up, Clockwork Orange)
1946-09-06 - Bryan D O'Connor, Orange Cal, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 61B, STS 40)
1946-12-10 - Walter "Clyde" Orange, Florida, rocker (Commodores-Too Hot to Trot)
1947-06-21 - Lex van Delden, Dutch actor (Soldier of Orange)
1949-05-01 - Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers
1951-06-30 - Andre Hazes, Dutch barkeeper/singer (We Love Orange)
1952-07-14 - Joel Silver, South Orange NJ, producer (Warriors, Xanadu, Die Hard)
1953-03-09 - Henriette J Toll, actress (Soldier of Orange)
1956-11-25 - Ena Heese, South African costume designer (Willem of Orange)
1958-03-12 - Debra Jensen, Orange County Cal, playmate (January, 1978)
1959-07-26 - Kevin Spacey, South Orange NJ, actor (Dad, Henry & June, Darrow)
1960-01-23 - Misha Mck, East Orange NJ, actress (Gerri-Me & Mrs C)
1962-08-01 - Joetta Clark, East Orange NJ, 800m runner (Olympic-1992)
1963-04-27 - Schae Harrison, Orange Calif, actress (Darla-Bold & Beautiful)
1964-02-21 - Mark E Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
1964-02-21 - Scott J Kelly, Orange NJ, Lt USN/astronaut
1965-01-09 - Carin Garbarra, East Orange NJ, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1967-03-21 - Elaina Oden, Orange CA, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
1967-03-30 - Ian Ziering, West Orange NJ, actor (Steve Sanders-Beverly Hills 90210)
1967-06-23 - Laurie Wood, Orange Calif, playmate (March, 1989)
1967-08-09 - Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper
1967-09-26 - Martha Nix, Orange County Calif, actress (Serena-Waltons)
1968-09-09 - Thomas P Auth, Orange NJ, rower (Olympics-1996)
1968-09-25 - Johan Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, Netherlands
1968-10-05 - Sally Smith, Orange NSW, golfer (1993 T67 Alpine Aust Ladies Masters)
1970-02-14 - Elaine Youngs, Orange Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96)
1970-04-23 - Cristiano Caratti, Italy, tennis star (1987 Orange Bowl boys doubles)
1970-10-12 - Karen Courtland, Orange NJ, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994)
1971-01-16 - Scott Williams, Orange Calif, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
1971-07-05 - Donna Faber, East Orange NJ, tennis star
1973-05-29 - Tiffany M Sloan, Orange county Calif, playmate (Oct, 1992)
1974-04-11 - Alex Corretja, Barcelona Spain, tennis star (1990 Orange Bowl boys 16)
1974-06-04 - Lyndsay Kahler, Orange California, Miss America-California (1997)
1983-12-11 - Yoh Miyamori, Japanese musician (Orange Range)
2004-03-21 - Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg
2006-06-18 - Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 45 of 45
1418-09-02 - Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies
1463-12-03 - Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1502-04-15 - Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1530-08-03 - Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies
1544-07-21 - René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
1577-12-18 - Anna, duchess of Saxon/wife of prince Willem of Orange, dies at 32
1582-03-18 - Jean Jaurequi, Basque murderer of Willem of Orange, lynched
1582-05-05 - Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies
1584-07-10 - Willem I "the Silent", [Willem of Orange], earl of Nassau, dies at 51
1584-07-10 - William I of Orange (b. 1533)
1597-03-10 - Petrus Forestus, Dutch physician (Willem of Orange), dies
1618-02-20 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)
1618-02-28 - Filips Willem, Prince of Orange, dies at 63
1620-11-09 - Louise de Coligny, 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65
1620-11-13 - Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange, dies at 65
1625-04-23 - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, dies at 57
1629-03-16 - Emilia of Nassau, daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at 59
1647-03-14 - Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 63
1650-11-06 - Willem II, earl of Nassau/prince of Orange, dies at 24
1657-09-28 - Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, daugher of Willem of Orange, dies at 75
1660-12-24 - Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1631)
1696-05-24 - Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62
1711-07-14 - Johan Willem Friso, Prince of Orange/(Nassau-Dietz), drowns at 23
1751-10-22 - Willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40
1765-04-09 - Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 77
1799-01-06 - W G Frederik, prince of Orange/general, dies at 25
1806-04-09 - Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 58
1806-04-09 - William V of Orange, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic (b. 1748)
1820-06-09 - Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68
1850-06-04 - Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange, dies at 74
1879-06-11 - Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39
1883-05-29 - WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies
1910-06-22 - Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies
1916-11-28 - Marthinus T Steyn, pres of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), dies at 59
1931-10-18 - Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84
1934-03-27 - Francis William Reitz, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)
1946-11-14 - Herman de Man, [Salomon H Hamburger], author/Radio Orange, dies
1953-05-24 - Cor Hermus, actor (Bleeke Bet, William of Orange, Jantes), dies at 63
1954-05-19 - Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73
1978-01-11 - Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt & Pepper), dies at 57
1982-08-14 - Patrick Magee, Irish actor (Clockwork Orange, King Lear), dies at 58
1991-10-31 - Johan Schmitz, actor (Gysbregt van Aemstel/Soldat van Orange), dies
1992-06-15 - Leo Halle, soccer goalie (Go Ahead, Orange), dies
1993-11-25 - Anthony Burgess, novelist (Clockwork Orange), dies of cancer at 76
2007-01-18 - Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (b. 1963)
