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Dirk Stikker

Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO (died 1979)

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Born
February 5, 1897
Died
December 23, 1979
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1897

About Dirk Stikker

Dirk Uipko Stikker was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and businessman. Stikker was known for his abilities as a manager and negotiator. Stikker continued to comment on political affairs as a statesman until his death. He holds the distinction as the first Secretary General of NATO from the Netherlands. Following the end of World War II, Queen Wilhelmina ordered a Recall of Parliament and Stikker became a Member of the Senate taking the place of the deceased Samuel van den Bergh, on 20 November 1945. Stikker was one of the co-founders and became the Leader of the Freedom Party and Chairman.

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The world when Dirk Stikker was born

Dirk Stikker was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dirk Stikker's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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