Historical place archive

Madrid in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Madrid in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

10 records7 event labels9 people1561–2019

Historical events in Madrid

1561

1561
Netherlands Policy
Philip II · Spanish Netherlands

Philip governs the Netherlands from Spain through Margaret of Parma

1974

17 February 1974
Five Goal Clasico Victory
Johan Cruyff · Football

Orchestrates Barcelona's celebrated 5-0 league victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

1988

24 April 1988
Twenty-Third La Liga Title
Leo Beenhakker · Football

Coaches Real Madrid to their twenty-third Spanish league championship.

1992

6 November 1992
Treaty of Schengen
Hans van den Broek · Government of Netherlands

During the Schengen process, van den Broek endorses Greece's accession to the Schengen agreements at Madrid. The Hague also supports common visa rules and effective external controls.

6 November 1992
Treaty of Schengen
Rudolph Franz Marie Lubbers · Government of Netherlands

Lubbers helps represent Netherlands when Greece signs its Schengen accession instruments. Dutch policy stresses coordinated justice, policing and migration procedures.

1996

1996
Transfer to Real Madrid
Clarence Seedorf · Football

Joins Real Madrid after one season with Sampdoria.

2007

2007
Transfer to Real Madrid
Wesley Sneijder · Football

Joins Real Madrid from Ajax and wins the Spanish league in his first season.

2008

December 2008
Transfer to Real Madrid
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar · Football

Agrees a move from Ajax to Real Madrid during the winter transfer period.

2019

1 June 2019
Champions League Victory
Virgil van Dijk · Football

Starts as Liverpool defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to win the UEFA Champions League.

1 June 2019
van Dijk Champions League Final Player of the Match
Virgil van Dijk · Football

Receives UEFA's player-of-the-match award after anchoring Liverpool's defence.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Netherlands and Madrid. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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