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Princess Annemarie, Duchess of Parma

b. 1977

Born
18 Dec 1977, The Hague
Country of birth
Netherlands

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A life in time

  1. Born · The Hague

    Birth, The Hague

What was it like?

The world around The Hague, 1977: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Princess was born around the same time as Christina Aguilera, Chris Pine, and Ronaldinho.

Born around the same time

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  • Ronaldinho

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  • Kobe Bryant

    1978 · American basketball player (1978–2020)

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy

    1978 · President of Ukraine since 2019

  • Kim Kardashian

    1980 · American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980)

Fashion

Abundance in traditional wardrobes

Women who maintained traditional dress valued its ability to offer endless combinations, with one woman noting she owned 150 kraplappen (chest coverings).

Dyeing clothes for color variety

Indonesian-Dutch women frequently faced a lack of colorful fabrics in Dutch stores, sometimes resorting to dyeing white T-shirts themselves to achieve desired colors.

Music

Normaal band performance fees

Starting in the mid-1970s, the band Normaal performed at a farm dance hall for a fee of 250 guilders per show.

Accordion music in Dutch cafes

In Dutch cafes, performers often played the accordion to create a sense of gezelligheid, or togetherness, for patrons through singing and music.

Getting around
Around 1975–1975

Rapid growth in car ownership

In 1975, there were 260 passenger cars for every 1000 inhabitants in the Netherlands, a sharp increase from 53 cars per 1000 people in 1960.

Around 1980–1980

Reduced travel time between towns

By 1980, the average travel time between Amsterdam and one of its 59 surrounding towns was 61 minutes, down from 142 minutes in 1880.

Daily life
Around 1975–1975

Compulsory education extended to 17

The compulsory education age was raised to 17 years in 1975.

Bathroom and daily shower became normal

Around 1980, bathrooms became standard in almost all homes, and daily showering became the norm.

Food

Dutch-style elbow macaroni meals

Macaroni was frequently served as a 'Dutch-style' meal, consisting of elbow pasta mixed with cubes of bologna sausage, cheese, and a dollop of ketchup or tomato puree. By the late 1970s, instant sauce packets for pasta began to appear on supermarket shelves.

Risky home fondue dining rituals

Families often enjoyed fondue at home, cooking small pieces of meat in pots of boiling oil on the table. This risky ritual often involved a spirit burner and a candle in a bottle, which could easily tip over.

Prices and wages
Around 1975–1975

Grocery prices in 1975 Netherlands

In 1975, a loaf of brown bread cost 0.44 guilders, a liter of milk 0.33 guilders, and a kilogram of chicken 2.56 guilders.

Around 1980–1980

1980 train ticket prices

In 1980, a return train ticket between Amsterdam and Utrecht cost 3.80 guilders.

Work

Growth of service and part-time jobs

In the Netherlands during this period, the service sector became the primary employer, while many women increasingly opted for part-time work, making the country a leader in part-time employment within the European Union.

Rise of flexible and informal work

By the 1990s, approximately 1.2 million workers, or one-fifth of the workforce, held flexible contracts, and an extensive informal sector involved 55% of households paying for informal labor.

News and letters

Introduction of the postal code

To automate sorting, a postal code system was introduced in 1976 for bulk mail and became mandatory for all citizens by April 1, 1980.

Around 1969–1970

Post delivery reduced to once daily

By around 1970, the Dutch post office reduced deliveries from multiple times per day to only once a day. This change was implemented because the expanding telephone network made urgent communication faster and more efficient.

During their lifetime

  1. 1993

    Regulation of euthanasia by doctors

    The government officially regulated euthanasia, acknowledging a practice already estimated to account for 2% of deaths.

Family

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Spouses

Ancestors and children

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