import datetime


def parse_date(dutch_date: str):
    # Create a dictionary to map Dutch month names to English
    dutch_to_english_months = {
        "januari": "January",
        "februari": "February",
        "maart": "March",
        "april": "April",
        "mei": "May",
        "juni": "June",
        "juli": "July",
        "augustus": "August",
        "september": "September",
        "oktober": "October",
        "november": "November",
        "december": "December",
    }

    # Split the date and replace the Dutch month with its English equivalent
    day, dutch_month, year = dutch_date.split()
    english_month = dutch_to_english_months[dutch_month]

    # Rebuild the date string in English format
    english_date = f"{day} {english_month} {year}"

    # Parse the date using strptime
    return datetime.datetime.strptime(english_date, "%d %B %Y").date()