1 January - New Year's celebrations all over the Netherlands fall silent for two minutes as mark of respect for Dutch memorial service for those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
31: A storage tank explodes in Warffum, Groningen killing 2 men and severely injuring another.[1]
Juneedit
1: The Dutch electorate reject in a referendum the Constitutional Treaty for Europe.
28: The stockholders of Koninklijke Olie and Shell agree to a complete merger. The new enterprise is called Royal Dutch Shell, is designed after English law and has her headquarters in The Hague.
Julyedit
Augustedit
13: Talpa begins with the broadcasting of TV programs[2]
25: Severe weather creates the longest evening peak traffic jam in The Netherlands ever: there is 802 kilometer traffic jam at 18.00 o'clock. Only at 05.20 o'clock, the next morning, all traffic jams are resolved. Hundreds of travelers (also by train) spend the night in shelters.
Decemberedit
5: Start of the trail against the members of the Hofstad Network.