1982 In Belgium
Events in the year 1982 in Belgium. Incumbents * Monarch: Baudouin * Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens Events * 8 May – Gilles Villeneuve dies in a crash at Circuit Zolder qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix * 30 September – Brabant killers shoot and kill a policeman while robbing a gun dealer in Wavre * 10 October – Municipal elections Publications * OECD, ''Economic Surveys, 1981–1982: Belgium, Luxembourg''. * H. Lemaitre, ''Les gouvernements belges de 1968 à 1980: processus de crise'' (Stavelot, J. Chauveheid) Births * 2 January – Hassan Mourhit, athlete * 4 January – Mélanie Cohl, singer * 26 February – Rose Berryl, writer * 15 April – Marie Kremer, actress * 30 April – Pascaline Crêvecoeur, actress * 1 June – Justine Henin, tennis player * 24 July – Élise Crombez, model * 28 July – Jonas Geirnaert, cartoonist * 6 August – Kevin van der Perren, figure skater * 31 August – Thomas van den Balck, hockey player * 18 Sept ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Justine Henin
Justine Henin (; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. She spent a total of 117 weeks as the world No. 1 and was the year-end No. 1 in 2003, 2006 and 2007. Henin, coming from a country with limited success in tennis, helped establish Belgium as a leading force in women's tennis with Kim Clijsters, and led the country to its first Fed Cup crown in 2001. She was known for her all-court style of play and for being one of the few female players to use a single-handed backhand. Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles: winning the French Open in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007, the US Open in 2003 and 2007 and the Australian Open in 2004. At Wimbledon, she was the runner-up in 2001 and 2006. She also won a gold medal in the women's singles at the 2004 Olympic Games and won the year-ending WTA Tour Championships in 2006 and 2007. In total, she won 43 WTA singles titles. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Max De Vaucorbeil
Max de Vaucorbeil (1901–1982) was a Belgian film director.Goble p.478 Selected filmography * ''The Road to Paradise'' (1930) * ''Captain Craddock'' (1932) * ''Princess, At Your Orders!'' (1931) * ''A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Mademoiselle Béatrice (film), Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * ''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (1947) References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1901 births 1982 deaths Belgian film directors Belgian emigrants to France Mass media people from Brussels {{Belgium-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wies Moens
Wies Moens (28 January 1898 – 5 February 1982) was a literary historian, poet and ''Flamingant'' activist from Flanders. He was also a founding member of the Verdinaso, but left the movement after its change of course in 1934. He was born in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde, the only child of baker Karel Moens and Johanna Moreels. Between 1916 and 1918 he studied German philology at Von Bissing University (the Flemish version of the University of Ghent set up during the German occupation). He was a member of the Flemish Movement, and after the First World War he was imprisoned for his activities during the war. The Flemish Literary Society requested his release through a petition signed by many, and in March 1921 Moens was set free. His expressionistic poetry was published in ''Ruimte'' magazine, which also published Paul van Ostaijen Paul van Ostaijen (22 February 1896 – 18 March 1928) was a Belgian Dutch-language poet and writer. Nickname Van Ostaijen was born in Antwerp ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virginie Claes
Virginie Claes (born 17 December 1982 in Herk-de-Stad, Limburg) is television and radio presenter and a former beauty pageant title-holder. Biography Claes was Miss Limburg 2006 and later that year she was crowned Miss Belgium. She later became a television and radio presenter, including for French-language channels RTL-TVI and Bel RTL Bel RTL is a commercial radio network broadcasting in Brussels and Wallonia (French-speaking Belgium). The station is owned by the Radio H holding company, which is part of the Luxembourg-based RTL Group. It is now owned by DPG Media and Groupe .... References External links Miss Limburg - Virginie Claes {{DEFAULTSORT:Claes, Virginie Living people People from Limburg (Belgium) Belgian female models 1982 births Miss World 2006 delegates Belgian beauty pageant winners Miss Belgium winners Flemish models ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nathalie De Vos
Nathalie De Vos (born 9 December 1982 in Ghent) is a Belgian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. At the 2006 European Championships she finished eleventh in the 5000 m and tenth in the 10,000 m. Then, in the 10,000 metres, she finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships and twenty-fourth at the 2008 Olympic Games. Personal bests *5000 metres – 15:22.68 min (2006) *10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ... – 31:22.80 min (2007) References * 1982 births Living people Belgian female long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Belgium Sportspeople from Ghent {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laurent Micheli
Laurent Micheli (born 9 October 1982) is a Belgian film and stage director, writer and actor. Career After developing an interest in acting, Micheli enrolled at the Institut Supérieur des Arts in Brussels and graduated from there in 2007. He began working in theatre appearing in productions from Belgium and France over the span of ten years. He later started directing his own stage productions, most notably with the theatrical company Madame Véro. Micheli made his feature-length debut in 2016 with '' Even Lovers Get the Blues'', a drama film he directed and produced while he was at La Fémis in Paris. The film was praised for its exploration of sexuality and earned Micheli a Magritte Award nomination in the category of Best First Feature Film. His followup, ''Lola'' (2019), starred Mya Bollaers, in her acting debut, as a 18-year-old transgender girl grieving the death of her mother. The film was released to critical acclaim and received seven nominations at the 10th Magritte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lola Danhaive
Lola Danhaive (born 4 October 1982) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the Belgium women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle .... References External links * Living people 1982 births Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Belgian female field hockey players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Axel Hirsoux
Axel Hirsoux (born 26 September 1982) is a Belgian singer. He represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Mother". In the final of the local pre-selection Eurosong, he received more than 50 percent of the televotes and 4 times the maximum of 12 points from the international jury. Career 2013: ''The Voice Belgique'' In 2013, he participated in Walloon TV-talent-contests: and 'The Voice Belgique' (being eliminated in the second round). 2014–present: Eurovision Song Contest In 2014 it was announced that Hirsoux would compete in '' Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, Eurosong 2014'', the Belgian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 organised by the Belgian broadcaster Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT). He performed the song "Mother" during the first Casting Show, the song progressed to the Semi-final. On 9 March 2014 he performed during the third Semi-final, he progressed to the Fin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maxime Luycx
Maxime Luycx (born 18 September 1982) is a Belgian field hockey player. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament. He played as a midfielder for Belgian hockey club Waterloo Ducks The Waterloo Ducks Hockey Club, also known as the Waterloo Ducks, is a Belgian field hockey club based in Waterloo, Walloon Brabant. Both the first men's and women's team play in the highest division of Belgian field hockey. In 2019 they became .... References External links * 1982 births Living people Belgian male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Waterloo Ducks H.C. players Men's Belgian Hockey League players {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |