Velsen (population: 66,798) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The municipality covers an area of 52.87 km² (of which 6.30 km² water).
The municipality of Velsen also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Driehuis, IJmuiden, Santpoort-Noord, Santpoort-Zuid, Velserbroek.
... November 30 - Clyfford Still, painter
Deaths:
January 20 - Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor of the Periodic table
May 19 - Auguste ...