* 1952 – Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, composer, and producer ( Kayak Camel, and Earth and Fire )

* 1911 – Jan Koetsier, Dutch composer and conductor ( d. 2006 )

* 1934 – Paul Panhuysen, Dutch composer

* 1927 – Piet Kee, Dutch pianist and composer

* 1918 – Eddy Christiani, Dutch singer, composer, and guitarist

* Theo Bruins ( 1929-1993 ), Dutch pianist and composer

* 1941 – Rogier van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer ( d. 1988 )

* 1907 – Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer ( d. 1978 )

* 1973 – Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch composer

* 1953 – Cornelis de Bondt, Dutch composer

Gerard Hengeveld ( 7 December 1910, Kampen-October 28, 2001, Bergen, North Holland ) was a Dutch classical pianist, music composer and educationalist.

* Richard Hol ( 1825 – 1904 ), Dutch composer and conductor

* 1964 – Patrick van Deurzen, Dutch composer

* 1907 – Henk Badings, Dutch composer ( d. 1987 )

* 1948 – Henny Vrienten, Dutch singer-songwriter, bass player, and composer ( Doe Maar )

Louis Andriessen ( born 6 June 1939 ) is a Dutch composer and pianist based in Amsterdam.

* 1854 – Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and music teacher ( d. 1924 )

* 1881 – Jan van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor ( d. 1944 )

* 1970 – Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch concert pianist and composer

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* 1970 – Michel van der Aa, Dutch composer

* 1862 – Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and organist ( d. 1941 )

* 1692 – Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer ( d. 1766 )

* 1458 – Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer ( d. 1505 )

* 1953 – Johan de Meij, Dutch conductor and composer

Adriaen van der Donck is the other possible Dutch leader.

* A second theory concerns the fact that Adriaen Block, during his expeditions in the 1610s, passed by Aquidneck, described in a 1625 account of his travels as " an island of reddish appearance " ( in 17th-century Dutch, " een rodlich Eylande ").

* November 12 – Adriaen van de Venne, Dutch painter ( b. 1589 )

* April – Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter and engraver whose subject matter included tavern scenes, peasants drinking and smoking, itinerant musicians, village festivities and quaint village characters ( b. 1610 )

* December 10 – Adriaen van Ostade, Dutch painter ( d. 1685 )

** Adriaen Block, Dutch fur trader and navigator ( d. 1624 )

The area was briefly visited by Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in 1614.

It was on this shoreline close to the intersection of Greenwich and the former Dey Street that Dutch explorer Adriaen Block's ship, the Tyger, burned to the waterline in November 1613, stranding Block and his crew and forcing them to overwinter on the island.

The Dutch explorer Adriaen Block explored coastal Connecticut in the Spring and early Summer of 1614 in the North American built vessel Onrust.

It is known for its pulpit and especially for the ornately decorated bronze-cast font, made by the Dutch artist Adriaen de Vries.

Among learners ' work, done for his own advantage, are to be counted some studies after the Dutch etchers such as Zeeman and Adriaen van de Velde.

The Dutch fleet of 75 ships and 30 fireships was commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter, with Lieutenant-Admirals Adriaen Banckert in charge of the van and Cornelis Tromp the rear.

Dutch genre painting is represented by Philips Wouwerman and Adriaen van Ostade.

Later, in 1614, the bay was explored and mapped by the Dutch navigator Adriaen Block, after whom nearby Block Island is named.

" A Dutch map of 1685 clearly shows Block Island, indicated as Adrian Block Island (" Adriaen Blocks Eylant ").

Another popular origin theory is based on the fact that Adriaen Block, during his 1614 expedition, passed by Aquidneck Island, described in a 1625 account of his travels as " an island of reddish appearance " ( in 17th century Dutch, " een rodlich Eylande ").

Historians have theorized that the island was named by the Dutch ( possibly by Adriaen Block himself ) for either the red autumn foliage or red clay on portions of the shore.

The Tyger was the ship used by the Dutch captain Adriaen Block during his 1613 voyage to explore the East Coast of North America and the present day Hudson River.

Adriaen ( Aerjan ) Block ( c. 1567 – April 27, 1627 ( buried )) was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614, following the 1609 expedition by Henry Hudson.

With the Providence River, the Blackstone was the northeastern border of Dutch claims for New Netherland from Adriaen Block's charting of Narragansett Bay in 1614 through the Hartford Treaty of 1650.

The Dutch explorer Adriaen Block named the uninhabited island " Noten Eylant ", meaning ' nut island ', in 1611, doubtless after the island's plentiful hickory, oak, and chestnut trees ; This became " Nutten Island " in pidgin English.

* Adriaen van Ostade ( Dutch, 1610 – 1685 ) Peasant scene artist, Haarlem School

* Adriaen van der Werff ( Dutch, 1659 – 1722 )

The strait was described in the journals of Dutch explorer Adriaen Block, who is the first European known to have navigated the strait, during his 1614 voyage aboard the Onrust.