2013 in the Netherlands

Incumbents

• Monarch: Beatrix, William-Alexander
• Prime Minister: Mark Rutte

  Events

January

• 1: During new years night in Raard a woman drives into a group of people leaving 17 people injured. One of the victims later succumbs to his injuries.
• 10: During the new years reception of the umbrella organization of independent financial advisers, 477 attendees pledge the bankers oath for the first time in the presence of minister Dijsselbloem.
• 13: Sven Kramer becomes European ice-skating champion in the man's division and Ireen Wüst becomes champion in the woman's division.
• 15: Bob de Vries wins in Noordlaren the first marathon on natural ice of 2013. Mariska Huisman is the fastest in the woman's division.
• 28: Beatrix, incumbent Queen of the Netherlands, announces that on the 30th of April she will abdicate and hand the reign over to her son William-Alexander.

  February

• 5: The Sint-Clemenskerk in Nes is destroyed in a fire.

  March

• 13: Prayer-day for crops and labor.
• 16: poker player Ruben Visser wins in season 9 of the European Poker Tour in London and gains £595.000.

  April

• 21: RTL News exposes large scale fraud committed by Bulgarians.
• 30: Willem-Alexander becomes the new king of the Netherlands in over 123 years after his mothers abdication.

  May

• 6: Two brothers are missing, their father is found dead a day later. The bodies of the two brothers are found on May 19 near a drainage tube in Cothen

  June

• 8: Journalist Judith Spiegel and her husband Boudewijn Berendsen are abducted in Yemen. They ar released on the 10th of December.
• 11: Led by the SER an energy deal on the main lines comes to fruition between the political establishment, business community and environmental organizations.

  July

• 23: In amusement-park Walibi Holland a 10-year-old Israeli girl gets heavily injured in a water attraction and loses her foot.
• 25: In both The Netherlands as in Belgium an official heatwave breaks out, it's the first heatwave since July 2006.

  August

• 4: A 23-year-old Polish man drowns near Callantsoog.
• 12: Prince Friso is announced dead due to complications from his skiing accident.
• 23: A 32-year-old Polish man drowns in the Piusharbor, Tilburg.

  September

• 8: A family tragedy takes place in Schoonloo.

  October

• 13: DierenPark Amersfoort closes its gates for the second time in its history after severe rainfall.
• 15: Michel van Egmond's book Gijp wins the NS Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek. The book is about former soccer-player and pundit René van der Gijp.
• 28: Hurricane wind strength are measured on the island of Vlieland and at Lauwersoog the heaviest wind thrust is recorded at 152 km/h.

  November

• 12: The rare northern hawk-owl is spotted in Zwolle. The owl was last seen in 2005. the previous 100 years it had only been spotted 3 times.
• 30: The Association Council of the AVRO and the Member Council of the TROS approve the merger proposition of the 2 public broadcasters. Starting 1 January 2014 both will continue as AVROTROS.

  December

• 2-7: Dutch bishops of the Roman Catholic Church make an ad limina visit to Pope Francis.

  Sports

• April 3–7: Ellen van Dijk wins the 2013 Energiewacht Tour
• July 18–21 Netherlands at the 2013 European Road Championships
• July 19 - August 4 Netherlands at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships
• August 10–18 Netherlands at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics
• September 3–8: Ellen van Dijk wins the 2013 Boels Rental Ladies Tour
• September 22–29 Netherlands at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships
• October 18–20 Netherlands at the 2013 UEC European Track Championships
• October 20, Wilson Chebet wins the Amsterdam Marathon for the 2nd time in a row.

  Deaths

• 15 February - Giovanni Narcis Hakkenberg, war hero