January 13: In
Amsterdam and
Utrecht a large number of people are infected with
dysentery, after eating
shrimps from
Southeast Asia. 14 people in total don't survive the ordeal due to causes of the infection. So called 'home peeling' of shrimps, that guarantees too little hygiene becomes prohibited after this incident.
February 10:
Bram Peper the
mayor of Rotterdam installs Jan van Dorp as new chief Commissioner of the
Rotterdam police corps as successor of Albert Vermeij.
May 31: The northern
provinces,
Overijssel and parts of
Gelderland are struck by a large power outage at night that last for 2.5 hours. An exploding transformer in
Ens is the cause of the outage. Stores in several places throughout the stricken zone are looted.
October 12: Residents of 4 tower blocks in
The Hague have to move. The cause of this forced removal is concrete decay. 20 flats have to be demolished in
Zaandijk because of the same problem.
November 1:
Abortion is legalized through a new law.