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1940 In Belgium
Events in the year 1940 in Belgium Incumbents * Monarch: Leopold III (prisoner of war from 28 May) * Prime Minister: Hubert Pierlot (in exile from 28 May) *Head of the occupying Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France: Alexander von Falkenhausen *Head of the administrative staff of the Occupation: Eggert Reeder Events * 10 January – Mechelen incident: German military plane crashes near Maasmechelen.Alain de Gueldre et al., ''Kroniek van België'' (Antwerp and Zaventem, 1987). * 26 April – King Leopold III rejects the government's resignation. * 10 to 28 May – Battle of Belgium ** 10 to 11 May – Battle of Fort Eben-Emael ** 12 to 14 May – Battle of Hannut ** 14 to 15 May – Battle of Gembloux ** 22 May – Alexander von Falkenhausen appointed to the head of the Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France ** 23 to 28 May – Battle of the Lys ** 25 May – Leopold III declares that he will remain with his troops and share their fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC; french: Comité international de la Croix-Rouge) is a humanitarian organization which is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and it is also a three-time Nobel Prize Laureate. State parties (signatories) to the Geneva Convention of 1949 and its Additional Protocols of 1977 ( Protocol I, Protocol II) and 2005 have given the ICRC a mandate to protect victims of international and internal armed conflicts. Such victims include war wounded persons, prisoners, refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants. The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and 192 National Societies. It is the oldest and most honoured organization within the movement and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes (in 1917, 1944, and 1963). History Solferino, Henry Dunant and the foundat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvan Covent
Yvan Covent (12 October 1940 – 19 November 2011) was a Belgian cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * 1940 births 2011 deaths Belgian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Belgium Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Cyclists from East Flanders People from Nazareth, Belgium {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Luc Dehaene
Jean Luc Joseph Marie "Jean-Luc" Dehaene (; 7 August 1940 – 15 May 2014) was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. During his political career, he was nicknamed "The Plumber" and "The Minesweeper" for his ability to negotiate political deadlocks. A member of the ''Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams'' (CD&V) party and its antecedents, Dehaene gained his first ministerial appointment in 1981. Dehaene's first government (1992–1995) included both Christian and Social Democrats and presided over the creation of a new constitution, effectively transforming Belgium into a Federalism, federal state. His second government (1995–1999) coincided with a number of crises in Belgium including the Marc Dutroux, Dutroux scandal. The Dioxin Affair, occurring shortly before the 1999 election, led to a swing against the major parties and Dehaene's government fell. Following his final term as Prime Minister he was active in both Belgian and Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irène Sweyd
Irène Sweyd (born 7 July 1940) is a Belgian former swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Olympic swimmers for Belgium Swimmers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Swimmers from Antwerp Belgian female freestyle swimmers {{Belgium-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolas Dumont (water Polo)
Nicolas Dumont (born 6 June 1940) is a Belgian water polo player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1940 births Living people Belgian male water polo players Olympic water polo players for Belgium Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brussels 20th-century Belgian people {{Belgium-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Houben-Bertrand
Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born Genk, 24 May 1940) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V). She is best known for being a former governor of the Belgian province Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in .... References 1940 births Living people Governors of Limburg (Belgium) Women governors of provinces of Belgium Christian Democratic and Flemish politicians {{Flanders-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remi Vermeiren
Remi Vermeiren (born 23 February 1940 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian banker and businessman. Education He went to high school at the Royal Athenaeum of Dendermonde and graduated as licentiate in commercial and financial sciences at the Hoger instituut voor Handels- en Bestuurswetenschapen in Brussels (evening education). Career He started his career at the Kredietbank (KBC), and became President of the board of directors of the KBC Group at the merger of KBC, ABB and CERA in 1998. He is a leading member of the business club De Warande. He is a member of the board of Cumerio and since 2005 non-executive, independent director of DevGen. Remi Vermeiren is one of the authors of ''The manifesto for the separation of Belgium'' (Dutch: Het Manifest voor de opsplitsing van België) which was drafted by the think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panamarenko
Henri Van Herwegen (5 February 1940 – 14 December 2019), known by the pseudonym Panamarenko, was a prominent assemblagist Belgian sculptor. Famous for his work with aeroplanes as theme; none of which are able nor constructed to actually leave the ground. Life and Work Panamarenko was born in Antwerp, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts from 1955 to 1960. Before 1968, his art was inspired by pop-art, but early on he became interested in aeroplanes and human powered flight. This interest is also reflected in his name, which supposedly is an acronym for "Pan American Airlines and Company". The name Panamarenko may also be influenced by Panteleimon Ponomarenko, a politician-ambassador from the former Soviet Union. Starting in 1970, he developed his first models of imaginary vehicles, aeroplanes, balloons or helicopters, in original and surprising appearances. Many of his sculptures are modern variants of the myth of Icarus. The question of whether his creations ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élisabeth Burdot
Élisabeth Burdot (18 January 1940 – 22 January 2021) was a Belgian journalist. She worked for RTBF and specialized in investigative reporting. Biography Burdot took an early interest in journalism, enrolling in the Maison de la Presse in Liège after secondary school. However, her career was halted when she met her husband, and spent several years abroad raising their two boys. She returned to journalism when she separated from him, and became first secretary of the International Association of Women and Home Page Journalists from 1971 to 1974. In 1976, she began working for radio, working on world broadcasts to Africa. On 23 August 1978, she first appeared on television. Later in her career, she did many reports both in Belgium and abroad, including Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo. She also published reports in the RBTF magazines ''À suivre'', ''La Rue d’à côté'', ''C’est à voir'', ''Ce soir'', ''Plein cadre'', ''L’Hebdo'', and ''Actuel'' for 25 years. She hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Léon Semmeling
Léon Joseph Semmeling (Moelingen (Mouland), 4 January 1940) is a retired Belgian footballer. During his career he played for R. Standard de Liège. He earned 35 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1972. Honours Player Standard Liege * Belgian First Division: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 * Belgian Cup: 1965–66, 1966–67 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1971 International Belgium * UEFA Euro 1972: Third place In sociology, the third place refers to the social surroundings that are separate from the two usual social environments of home ("first place") and the workplace ("second place"). Examples of third places include churches, cafes, clubs, public ... References * *Profile at Standard de Liège 1940 births Living people Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1972 players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florent Bessemans
Florent Bessemans (born 2 January 1940) is a Belgian fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1940 births Living people Belgian male fencers Belgian épée fencers Belgian foil fencers Olympic fencers for Belgium Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
