LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.utrecht.nl/

Population:
275,797 (2005)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Utrecht	1636

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Scantraxx Recordz	2002
Rabobank Group	1972

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pope Adrian VI	Religion	2-Mar-1459	14-Sep-1523	Roman Catholic Pope, 1522-23
Marco van Basten	Soccer	31-Oct-1964		Ajax, AC Milan striker
Jan Davidsz de Heem	Painter	1606	26-Apr-1684	17th c. Dutch still life painter
Gerrit van Honthorst	Painter	4-Nov-1590	27-Apr-1656	Dutch painter at Utrecht
Sylvia Kristel	Actor	28-Sep-1952	17-Oct-2012	Emmanuelle
Willem Mengelberg	Conductor	28-Mar-1871	21-Mar-1951	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 1895-1945
King Willem-Alexander	Royalty	27-Apr-1967		King of the Netherlands

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Prince Bernhard	Royalty	29-Jun-1911	1-Dec-2004	Prince of the Netherlands
Christiaan Eijkman	Scientist	11-Aug-1858	5-Nov-1930	Research led to discovery of vitamins
Gerrit van Honthorst	Painter	4-Nov-1590	27-Apr-1656	Dutch painter at Utrecht
Cornelius Janssen	Painter	14-Oct-1593	5-Aug-1661	Flemish-English painter
Marcel Minnaert	Astronomer	12-Feb-1893	26-Oct-1970	Solar spectrophotometry

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