2021 in the Netherlands

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14 January – Lodewijk Asscher resigns as Leader of the Labour Party following the childcare benefits scandal; Lilianne Ploumen succeeds him four days later.^[1]
15 January – The Third Rutte cabinet becomes a demissionary cabinet following the childcare benefits scandal.^[2]
23–26 January – Protests and riots take place across the country as a 9 pm curfew is put into effect in a context of COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]
15–17 March – A general election for the House of Representatives took place.

18–22 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was held in Rotterdam after the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy took the victory. ^[4]^[5]
9 June - In Noordwijk, the Museum of Comic Art, Noordwijk opens its doors to the general public. ^[6]^[7]^[8] ^[9]^[10]

^ "Asscher trekt zich terug als lijsttrekker PvdA". NOS (in Dutch). 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Dutch Rutte government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal". BBC. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Covid: Dutch curfew riots rage for third night". BBC. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Rotterdam returns as Eurovision Song Contest Host City in 2021". eurovision.tv. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ "Dates for Eurovision 2021 announced". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "Stripmuseum in Noordwijk opent in 2021: 'Voor toeristen, maar ook voor echte stripliefhebbers'". 20 July 2020.
^ Stripschrift #466, pg 18-19: "MoCA, een museum uit liefde voor de strip"
^ "Nieuw stripmuseum opent in het najaar de deuren". 10 July 2020.
^ "Alweer een nieuw stripmuseum?!? | 383 « Michael Minneboo".
^ "Winkel in Noordwijk wordt energieneutraal Museum of Comic Art". June 2021.

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