"TODAY IN HISTORY" Freddy Heineken and his driver Ab Doderer were kidnapped in 1983 and released on a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders (around 15,800,000 euros). The kidnappers – Cor van Hout, Willem Holleeder, Jan Boellaard, Frans Meijer, and Martin Erkamps – were eventually caught and served prison terms. Heineken’s reputation as a raconteur survived the kidnapping, as he once joked to a friend: .*They tortured me. … They made me drink Carlsberg* !!! #thinkbigwithwalter #heineken #nbplc #nigerianbreweriesplc #nbambassador #gulder https://www.instagram.com/p/CWHKAbptA9h/?utm_medium=tumblr