
Wim Kan
Birthday: January 15, 1911 in Scheveningen, Netherlands
Deathday: September 8, 1983
Willem Cornelis ‘Wim’ Kan (1911-1983) was a Dutch cabaret artist and actor. Together with Toon Hermans and Wim Sonneveld he is considered one of the ‘Big Three’ of Dutch cabaret. He is best known as the originator of the "Oudejaarsconference” (New Year’s Conference) — an annual Dutch tradition of po...litical cabaret performances on New Year's Eve, discussing the events of the past year.