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Events on Saturday 28 May 1932 2
1932Afsluitdijk completedDam closes off the ZuiderzeeThe last gap in the Afsluitdijk was closed, sealing the Zuiderzee off from the North Sea and turning it into the freshwater IJsselmeer. The dam was central to Dutch land reclamation and flood defence.
1932The AfsluitdijkTaming the ZuiderzeeThe 32-km Afsluitdijk is completed, closing off the Zuiderzee to create the freshwater IJsselmeer and vast new polders — a landmark of Dutch hydraulic engineering.