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1987 In Belgium
Events in the year 1987 in Belgium. Incumbents * Monarch: Baudouin * Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens Events * 6 March – Herald of Free Enterprise disaster off Zeebrugge * 30 March – Nicole Van Goethem's ''A Greek Tragedy'' wins Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Academy Awards * 1 September – Royal order prohibiting smoking in roofed public spaces comes into force. * 21 October – Government falls over Voeren crisis * 13 December – 1987 Belgian general election Publications * Geert Bekaert, ''Landschap van kerken: 10 eeuwen bouwen in Vlaanderen'' (Leuven, Davidsfonds), with photographs by Lieve Blancquaert * Bettie Vanhoudt, ''Éléments de Description du Leke: Langue Bantoue de Zone C'' (Tervuren, Royal Museum for Central Africa) Births * 24 May – Déborah François, actress Deaths * 16 July – Pierre Lardinois Pierre Joseph Lardinois (13 August 1924 – 16 July 1987) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic Peopl ... [...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] |
Voeren
Voeren (; ) is a Flanders, Flemish Dutch language, Dutch-speaking Municipalities of Belgium, municipality with Municipalities with language facilities, facilities for the Walloons, French-speaking minority, located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. Bordering the Netherlands to the north and the Wallonia region's Liège Province () to the south, it is geographically detached from the rest of Flanders, making Voeren an Enclave and exclave, exclave of Flanders. Voeren's name is derived from that of a small right-bank tributary of the Meuse, the Voer, which flows through the municipality. The current municipality of Voeren was established by the municipal reform of 1977. On 1 January 2008, Voeren had a total population of 4,207. Its total area is , giving a population density of . About 25% of the population is made up of foreign nationals, most of whom have Dutch people, Dutch nationality. Villages The municipality consists of the six villages of 's-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s In Belgium
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Belgium
Events in the year 1987 in Belgium. Incumbents * Monarch: Baudouin * Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens Events * 6 March – Herald of Free Enterprise disaster off Zeebrugge * 30 March – Nicole Van Goethem's ''A Greek Tragedy'' wins Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Academy Awards * 1 September – Royal order prohibiting smoking in roofed public spaces comes into force. * 21 October – Government falls over Voeren crisis * 13 December – 1987 Belgian general election Publications * Geert Bekaert, ''Landschap van kerken: 10 eeuwen bouwen in Vlaanderen'' (Leuven, Davidsfonds), with photographs by Lieve Blancquaert * Bettie Vanhoudt, ''Éléments de Description du Leke: Langue Bantoue de Zone C'' (Tervuren, Royal Museum for Central Africa) Births * 24 May – Déborah François, actress Deaths * 16 July – Pierre Lardinois Pierre Joseph Lardinois (13 August 1924 – 16 July 1987) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Lardinois
Pierre Joseph Lardinois (13 August 1924 – 16 July 1987) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and agronomist. Lardinois applied at the Wageningen Agricultural College in June 1942 majoring in Agronomy. During the German occupation Lardinois continued his study but in March 1943 the refused to sign a loyalty oath to the German occupation authority but to escape prosecution he was forced to enlist in the Arbeitslager in the German armored production industry. Following the end of World War II Lardinois returned to the Wageningen Agricultural College and obtaining an Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree in June 1947 before graduating with a Master of Science in Engineering degree in on 23 January 1951. Lardinois worked as an agronomist from October 1951 until February 1960 for the municipality of Purmerend from October 1951 until November 1952 and for the municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déborah François
Déborah François (; born 24 May 1987) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her starring role in the Palme d'Or-winning film, '' The Child'' (2005), directed by the Dardenne brothers. In 2009, she won a César Award for Most Promising Actress for ''The First Day of the Rest of Your Life''. Early life Déborah François was born in Rocourt, Liège, a provincial town of Belgium. She is the daughter of a policeman and a social worker, and the second of their three children. Career François grew up in Liège, which is in the French-speaking area of Belgium, and in 2005 she was discovered by two film producers ( Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) who gave her the principal female part in their film entitled '' L'Enfant – The Child''. The film takes place not far from François's home town in the run-down industrial town of Seraing, features a young couple, Bruno and Sonia. The couple live off social security benefits and the proceeds of Bruno's robberies – he is the head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Museum For Central Africa
The Royal Museum for Central Africa or RMCA ( nl, Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika or KMMA; french: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale or MRAC; german: Königliches Museum für Zentralafrika or KMZA), also officially known as the AfricaMuseum, is an ethnography and natural history museum situated in Tervuren in Flemish Brabant, Belgium, just outside Brussels. It was built to showcase King Leopold II's Congo Free State in the International Exposition of 1897. The museum focuses on the Congo, a former Belgian colony. The sphere of interest, however, especially in biological research, extends to the whole Congo River basin, Middle Africa, East Africa, and West Africa, attempting to integrate "Africa" as a whole. Intended originally as a colonial museum, from 1960 onwards it has focused more on ethnography and anthropology. Like most museums, it houses a research department in addition to its public exhibit department. Not all research pertains to Africa (e.g. research on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieve Blancquaert
Lieve is a Dutch language feminine name derived from the Godelieve ("dear to God"), a female 11th-century Flemish saint. The masculine given name is probably a form of Lieven. at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. Both names contain the Germanic element "lief-" ("dear") and ''lief'' and ''lieve'' still retain that meaning in Dutch. People with the name include: ;Feminine * Lieve Fransen (born 1950), Belgian HIV/AIDS activist * Lieve Joris (born 1953), Belgian non-fiction writer * Lieve van Kessel (born 1977), Dutch field hockey player * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidsfonds
The Davidsfonds is a Catholic organisation in Flanders, Belgium with the purpose of promoting the Flemish culture in the areas of literature, history and art. The Davidsfonds was founded in Leuven, Belgium on 15 January 1875, with the motto ''Voor Godsdienst, taal en volk'' (E: For religion, language and people). It was named after canon and professor Jean-Baptist David. Together with the Vermeylenfonds (socialist) and the Willemsfonds (liberal), it promoted the Flemish culture, resulting in a growing feeling of Flemish identity. In the 20th century, the activities of the Davidsfonds, Vermeylenfonds and Willemsfonds reflected a divided society, based upon political ideology. Called "pillarization" (Dutch: verzuiling), Catholic, socialist, and liberal interests formed parallel organizations (political parties, trade unions, banks, newspapers, cultural, and social circles) to promote their interests. While sometimes leading to wasteful re-duplication the pillars also supported each ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert Bekaert
Geert Bekaert (1928–2016) was a Belgian architectural critic and writer on art and design. He was one of the most prolific non-fiction writers in the Dutch language of the late 20th-century. As a young man he was for some years a member of the Society of Jesus. Bekaert's collected essays were published in nine volumes, 1985–2012. A selection of his essays has been published in English translation under the title ''Rooted in the Real'' (Ghent, 2008). In 2006 Ghent University Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when th ... acquired his library for its Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Belgian General Election
General elections were held in Belgium on 13 December 1987 to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate. Elections to the nine provincial councils were also held. The snap elections were called after the government led by Wilfried Martens (CVP) fell due to the Voeren issue. Following the election, the King appointed Jean-Luc Dehaene (CVP) as informateur; Dehaene famously replied "Sire, give me one hundred days". 106 days later a new government was formed, again led by Wilfried Martens. Chamber of Representatives , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" , Parties — ''Original name'' ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="5" , Total seats , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="text-align:center;" , Votes ! style="text-align:center;" , % ! style="text-align:center;" , +/− ! style="text-align:center;" , Seats ! style="text-align:center;" , +/− , - style="text-align:right;" , , style="te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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