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General Henri Winkelman announces the surrender of the Dutch army (outside Zeeland) to German forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368818987#May", "title": "1940", "revid": 1368818987, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 19", "text": "March 19 – At age 48, Dutch boxer Bep van Klaveren contests his last match in Rotterdam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#March", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1982, "year_label": "1982 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 26", "text": "May 26 – English club Aston Villa F.C. wins the European Cup, beating Bayern Munich 1–0 after a 69th-minute goal by Peter Withe in Rotterdam.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#May", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 10", "text": "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.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1304700408#Events", "title": "1984 in the Netherlands", "revid": 1304700408, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "September 22", "text": "September 22: Shipyard P. Smit Jr. in Rotterdam is declared bankrupt.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326393889#Events", "title": "1987 in the Netherlands", "revid": 1326393889, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 16", "text": "October 16 – Seven paintings worth $25 million are stolen from the Kunsthal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#October", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "May 18", "text": "May 18–May 22 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, after the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The contest is won by Italian entrants Måneskin with the song \"Zitti e buoni\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372689859#May", "title": "2021", "revid": 1372689859, "section": "Events › May"}}]}