January 19: Nijmegen is faced with turmoil when squatters are evicted to make way for a parking garage.
January 23: Heavy riots occur in Nijmegen with the eviction of squatters in the Piersonstraat. The area was proposed as a parking garage that would be canceled.
March 22: HGC is the first hockey club that has its men and women team members play in their highest divisions. This happened with the ascension of the women during the 75th anniversary of the club.
May 31: The final two parts of the Schiphol-line are officially opened.
June 1: Football club N.E.C. is established in Nijmegen as a team expansion of SC NEC.
August 10: Inland skippers block the waterways for 5 days in order to force a better arrangement on cargo-sharing. Police and navy lay on with an iron fist; the skippers end their actions without any results.
September 6: The Gouwe-aqueduct is opened This viaduct enables a better traffic flow from the A12 state highway.
