2013 in the Netherlands

This article lists some of the events that took place in the Netherlands in 2013.

Incumbents

1: During New Year's Eve 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 Year's 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 the first marathon on natural ice of 2013 in Noordlaren. Mariska Huisman is the fastest in the woman's division.
28: Beatrix, incumbent Queen of the Netherlands, announces that on 30 April, she will abdicate in favour of her son William-Alexander.

13: Prayer day for crops and labor.
16: Poker player Ruben Visser wins in season 9 of the European Poker Tour in London; the prize money is £595,000.

21: RTL News exposes a large scale fraud committed by Bulgarians criminals.
30: Willem-Alexander becomes the new King of the Netherlands, the first male monarch in over 123 years, after his mother's abdication.

6: After two brothers are reported 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

8: Journalist Judith Spiegel and her husband Boudewijn Berendsen are abducted in Yemen. They are released on 10 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.

23: In amusement park Walibi Holland, a 10-year-old Israeli girl gets badly injured in a water attraction and loses her foot.
25: In both The Netherlands and Belgium, a heatwave breaks out, the first of its kind since July 2006.

4: A 23-year-old Polish man drowns near Callantsoog.
12: Prince Friso is announced dead due to complications from his skiing accident in 2012.
23: A 32-year-old Polish man drowns in the Piusharbor, Tilburg.

8: A family tragedy takes place in Schoonloo: A father kills his three sons and himself.

13: DierenPark Amersfoort closes its gates for the second time in its history after a 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 strengths are measured on the island of Vlieland and at Lauwersoog; the heaviest wind thrust is recorded at 152 km/h.

12: The rare northern hawk-owl is spotted in Zwolle. The owl was last seen in 2005. In 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 two public broadcasters. Starting 1 January 2014, both will continue as AVROTROS.