Events from the year 1972 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

Baudouin Baudouin (;, ; nl, Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf, ; german: Balduin Albrecht Karl Leopold Axel Maria Gustav. 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993), Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his dea ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

: Gaston Eyskens

Events

* 8 May – Sabena Flight 571 hijacking * 18 June –

UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament The final tournament of UEFA Euro 1972 was a single-elimination tournament involving the four teams that qualified from the quarter-finals. There were two rounds of matches: a semi-final stage leading to the final to decide the champions. The final ...

Heysel Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium (french: Stade Roi Baudouin , nl, Koning Boudewijnstadion ) is a sports ground in north-west Brussels, Belgium. Located in the Heysel district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel Plateau in v ...

* 12 to 14 November –

Cyclone Quimburga Cyclone Quimburga, also referred to as the Lower Saxony Storm, was a deadly European windstorm that struck northern and central Europe between 12 and 14 November, 1972. The storm has been described as one of the most devastating storm events ...

Publications

* '' Biographie Nationale de Belgique'', vol. 37 (supplement 9). *

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...

, ''Economic Surveys: Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union'' * David Owen Kieft, ''Belgium's Return to Neutrality: An Essay in the Frustration of Small Power Diplomacy'' (Oxford, Clarendon Press) *

Robert Senelle Robert Senelle (8 September 1918 – 13 February 2013) was a Belgian academic and constitutionalist. Biography Senelle was born in the at that time still quite Flemish north Brussels suburb of Schaerbeek, and grew up in nearby Vilvoorde. He stu ...

, ''La révision de la Constitution, 1967-1971'' (Brussels, Ministère des affaires étrangères) * P. de Stexhe, ''La révision de la Constitution belge, 1968-1971'' (Brussels and Namur, Larcier and Société d’études morales, sociales et juridiques) * P. Wigny, ''La troisième révision de la Constitution'' (Brussels, Bruylant)

Births

* 1 February –

Johan Walem Johan Walem (born 1 February 1972) is a Belgian football manager and former player. He previously worked as head coach of the Kortrijk. Walem was considered one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation. He gained 36 caps for the natio ...

, footballer * 28 March – Anja Lenaers, cyclist * 29 March – Jef Desmedt, equestrian * 6 May –

Alain Maron Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation u ...

, politician * 13 May – Stefaan Maene, swimmer * 24 May – Mimount Bousakla, politician * 26 May – Jef Aerts, author * 30 May –

Swen Vincke Larian Studios is a Belgian video game developer and publisher founded in 1996 by Swen Vincke. It focuses on developing role-playing video games and has previously worked on educational games and a number of casino games. It is best known for dev ...

, video game designer * 23 September – Sam Bettens, musician * 15 October – Sandra Kim, singer * 27 October –

Anke Van dermeersch Anke Maria Flor Van dermeersch (born 27 October 1972) is a Belgian politician, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 1991 and represented Belgium at Miss World 1991 and Miss Universe 1992. Pageantry Anke Van ...

, beauty queen * 6 December – Alex Callier, musician

Deaths

* 5 January – Gérard Devos, footballer * 21 January – André Fierens, footballer * 17 February –

François Devries François De Vries , also named ''Sooi'' or ''Frans'' (born 21 August 1913 in Antwerp — died 17 February 1972) was a Belgian footballer. Biography He played for Royal Antwerp FC as a striker. He played with the Belgium team at the World ...

, footballer * 30 March –

Raymond Decorte Raymond Decorte ( Waarschoot, 17 March 1898 — Waarschoot, 30 March 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won two stages and finished 11th in the general classification. Major results ;1927 :1927 ...

, cyclist * 17 April –

Jan Engels Jan Engels or Jean Engels (11 May 1922, Sint-Genesius-Rode – 17 April 1972, Heverlee) was a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1945 to 1952 and won 7 victories. He wore the yellow jersey in the 1948 Tour ...

, cyclist * 5 June –

Louis Mottiat Louis Mottiat (6 July 1889 – 5 June 1972) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Mottiat was born in Bouffioulx, and because of his endurance was nicknamed 'the iron man'. His career was interrupted by World War I. He died in Gilly, ...

, cyclist * 7 July –

Camille Tihon Camille Tihon (1890–1972) was a Belgian archivist and historian. Life Tihon was born in Remicourt, Belgium, on 25 June 1890. He studied at the University of Liège under Eugène Hubert and Karl Hanquet, graduating with a doctorate for a thesis o ...

, archivist * 20 December –

Karel Kaers Karel Kaers (3 June 1914 – 20 December 1972) was a Belgian professional cyclist with 30 wins. Kaers was born in Vosselaar. In 1934 he became the youngest world road champion, winning in Leipzig at 20. It was the first time he had ridden the ...

, cyclist

References

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