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2004 in Netherlands

Explore 6 historical events and records for Netherlands in 2004.

Historical records for Netherlands in 2004

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June

European Championship Semi-Final

Advocaat, Dick ยท Lisbon ยท Football Manager ยท Sport / Football

Guides the Netherlands to the European Championship semi-final against Portugal.

Other events (month unknown)

Ajax Captain's Creative League Contribution

van der Vaart, Rafael ยท Amsterdam ยท Midfielder ยท Sport / Football

Rafael van der Vaart supplies penetrating passes and goals as Ajax win the 2003โ€“04 Eredivisie before the captain later leaves for Germany.

Graphene Isolated At Manchester University

Geim, Andre ยท Manchester ยท Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov demonstrated a practical technique for obtaining single layer graphene. Its consequences influenced later approaches to production or experimentation.

Premier League Championship

Bergkamp, Dennis ยท London ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Dennis Bergkamp wins the 2003/04 Premier League championship with Arsenal and uses his vision and close control to connect midfield with the title-winning attack.

Transfer to Arsenal

van Persie, Robin ยท London ยท Footballer ยท Sport / Football

Joins Arsenal from Feyenoord and develops into the club's leading striker and captain.

Transfer to Chelsea

Robben, Arjen ยท London ยท Footballer ยท Sport / Football

Joins Chelsea and contributes to consecutive Premier League title-winning teams.

How these records were prepared

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