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unusual facts about Den Haag



Adrianus de Jong

Adrianus Egbert Willem "Adriaan" "Arie" de Jong (born 21 June 1882 in Plantungan, Kendal Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, died 23 December 1966 in The Hague, Netherlands) was a Dutch artillery army officer who fenced at five Olympics between 1906 and 1928 and won five bronze medals.

Joseph Jaquet

In 1864, he secured his first commission in Amsterdam: The Victory for the Volksvlijt Palace (nl), then a second commission for the decoration of the national monument in The Hague Willemspark (nl).

Oscar van Rappard

Oscar Emile, Knight van Rappard (2 April 1896 in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in Den Haag) was an track and field athlete and football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.

Peter van Asbeck

Henrik Jan Peter van Asbeck (born December 26, 1954 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands.

Sergio Vento

After having served in various positions in Den Haag, Buenos Aires and Ankara, he had been diplomatic councillor to the following Italian Prime Ministers: Giuliano Amato, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Silvio Berlusconi, Lamberto Dini.


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2007 Kingdom Games

After Rotterdam in 2001 Den Haag was the second Dutch city since 1995 to host the Games.

Christian Kum

The next season with the club in the Europa League, the club played it first European match in a 3–2 win over FK Tauras when Kum took a credit when he made a pass, resulting an own goal for Kazimieras Gnedojus to make it 3–2 with a win for ADO Den Haag.

Danny Buijs

However, ADO Den Haag struggled in the Eredivisie in Bujis first season there and, on 14 April 2010, English Football League Championship side Derby County announced they had agreed a deal to sign Buijs for the start of the 2010–11 season.

Ernest Nys

Manfred Lachs: The Teacher in International Law: Teachings and Teaching. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Den Haag 1982, ISBN 90-247-2566-6, S.

Ernest van den Haag

Ernest van den Haag (September 15, 1914, The Hague – March 21, 2002, Mendham, New Jersey) was a Dutch-American sociologist, social critic, and John M. Olin Professor of Jurisprudence and Public Policy at Fordham University.

Günther Förg

Förg has had solo exhibitions at Essl Museum, Klosterneuburg, Austria, Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany, Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland; Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany; Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag, The Netherlands; Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv; Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz; and Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin.

Minny Pops

After opening for Joy Division in Eindhoven and Den Haag in January 1980, the band was brought to the attention of Factory Records by Rob Gretton, Joy Division's manager.

New European Ensemble

The group has performed in most of the Netherlands' major concert halls including Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ Amsterdam, Dr. Anton Philipszaal Den Haag and De Doelen Rotterdam.

Valentina Scaglia

She is regularly giving classes and workshops, most recently at the Dance Arts Faculty (Centro D.A.F) in Rome and in the Netherlands at Summerschool Den Haag directed by Mirella Simoncini.