Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital city of and most populous within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Its status as the Dutch capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands though it is not the seat of the Dutch government, which is The Hague.
Amsterdam has a population of 813,562 within the city-proper, 1,112,165 in the urban region and 1,575,263 in the greater metropolitan area.
The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country.
It comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, with a population of approximately 7 million.

Amsterdam's Notable Births

1900 March 18

AFC Ajax, Soccer team (born at Amsterdam, Netherlands) Pisces

1916 December 09

Kirk Douglas , actor(Issur Danielovitch Demsky) (born at Amsterdam, USA) Sagittarius

1938 July 18

Paul Verhoeven , movie director (born at Amsterdam) Cancer

Amsterdam's Notable Deaths

1669 October 04

Rembrandt, painter (dead at Amsterdam, Netherlands) (born 1606 July 15) Cancer

1988 May 13

Chet Baker , musician (dead at Amsterdam,Netherlands) (born 1929 December 23) Capricorn

2012 October 17

Sylvia Kristel , actress (dead at Amsterdam,Netherlands) (born 1952 September 28) Libra