2023 in the Netherlands
Events from the year 2023 in the Netherlands. Incumbents 

 Monarch: Willem-Alexander
 Prime Minister: Mark Rutte
 Speaker of the House of Representatives: Vera Bergkamp
 President of the Senate: Jan Anthonie Bruijn

Events 

 15 March  
 2023 Dutch provincial elections
 2023 Dutch water board elections
 2023 Dutch electoral college elections
 2023 Dutch island council elections
4 April 2023 Voorschoten train crash: One person is killed and 50 others are injured, nineteen of them hospitalized, when a train derails in Voorschoten, South Holland. 30 May2023 Dutch Senate election
 7 July  Dutch cabinet collapses because of disagreement over migration law. 10 July Prime Minister Mark Rutte announces his retirement from politics following the collapse of his cabinet. 16 AugustThe Netherland's statistics office reports the country has entered a recession after the economy declined by 0.3% in the second quarter with exports and household spending falling despite rising interest rates intended to lower inflation. 28 September:
 2023 Rotterdam shootings: Three people are killed in shootings and arson attacks at a teaching hospital and a nearby private home in Rotterdam. A bluetongue disease outbreak in the Netherlands has spread to 319 sheep and cattle farming companies. 3 October Former army officer Pierre-Claver Karangwa is arrested in the Netherlands for his role in the genocide in Mugina, Rwanda, where, in April 1994, thousands of people were killed. 15 OctoberProtesters in Amsterdam call on the EU to take a stand against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, condemning European leaders for their silence on the violence Israel is committing in Gaza. 18 OctoberDutch serial killer Joran van der Sloot confesses in a U.S. federal court that he killed Natalee Holloway. 23 October A new species of prehistoric millipedes named Lauravolsella willemeni is discovered in the Netherlands, of a new genus named Lauravolsella. 22 November2023 Dutch general election

Deaths 
1 January - Bob Jongen, 95, footballer
4 January - Manfred Krikke, 90, cycling team manager
8 January - Sietse Bosgra, 87, political activist
9 January - Simone Kramer, 83, author
12 January - Toos Grol-Overling, 91, politician
14 January - Lieuwe Westra, 40, cyclist
15 January - Jan Krol, 60, actor
15 January - Piet van Heusden, 93, cyclist
15 January - Fons Panis, 90, mayor
17 January - Cornelius Rogge, 90, artist
19 January - Rudy Englebert, 72, bassist
20 January - Arno van der Heyden, 61, comedian and actor
22 January - Lenie de Nijs, 83, swimmer
23 January - Peter Maas, 69, mayor
1 February - Hans Sleven, 86, footballer
4 February - Geert-Jan Laan, 79, journalist
6 February - Ger Thijs, 74, actor and director
9 February - Marijke Merckens, 83, actress
7 March - Harry de Winter, 73, television producer and presenter, mesothelioma. 4 May - Joop van den Berg, 81, politician, MP (1988–1994). 12 June - Meindert Fennema, 77, political scientist. 18 June - Jellie Brouwer, 59, journalist and radio presenter, cancer. 23 June - , 88, actor (Ciske de Rat, Havinck, Under the Palms) and singer. 29 June - , 81, television presenter. 30 June - , 87, composer, pianist and orchestra leader. 1 July - Dilano van 't Hoff, 18, racing driver, race collision. 2 July - Theo Pahlplatz, 76, footballer (Twente, national team). 4 July - Jan Sierhuis, 94, painter. 5 July - Rob Agerbeek, 85, pianist. 10 July - Marga Minco, 103, journalist and writer. 15 July - Leonard Retel Helmrich, 63, cinematographer, film director and screenwriter (Eye of the Day, Shape of the Moon, Position Among the Stars). 20 July - Theo Smit, 72, racing cyclist. 27 July - Margriet Heymans, 90, writer and illustrator. 3 August - Bram Moolenaar, 61–62, computer programmer (Vim). 9 August - Harrij Notenboom, 96, politician, MP (1963–1979) and MEP (1971–1984). 12 August - Henk Tiesinga, 73–74, politician, senator (2009–2011). 13 August - Theo Meijer, 76, politician, MP (1996–2003). 19 August - , 84, author, lyricist and columnist. 22 August - Mathilde van den Brink, 82, politician, MEP (1989–1994). 22 August - Chrisje Comvalius, 75, actress (In Oranje, Off Screen, Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet). 25 August - Rob Fruithof, 71, actor and television presenter. 31 August - Jan Jongbloed, 82, footballer (DWS, Amsterdam, national team). 31 August - Clairy Polak, 67, journalist and radio and television presenter. 16 September - Wimie Wilhelm, 62, actress (Baantjer). 17 September - Louis Gooren, 79, endocrinologist. 20 September - Erwin Olaf, 64, photographer, complications from a lung transplant and emphysema. 24 September - Reiky de Valk, 23, actor (Skam NL, Hunter Street). 25 September - Anneke Uittenbosch, 93, harpsichordist. 26 September - , 79, actor (De Schippers van de Kameleon). 6 October - , 78, footballer (Ajax, HFC Haarlem, Blauw Wit). 7 October - Tjerk Westerterp, 92, politician, four-time MP, minister of transport and water management (1973–1977), and MEP (1967–1971). 16 October - Toon Greebe, 35, darts player. 17 October - Kalle Oranen, 77, footballer (Sportclub Enschede, Twente, SC Heracles). References 

 
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