Events in the year 1990 in

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 th ...

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 *

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 ...

Wilfried Martens Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian People's Party, during his premiership ...

Events

* 4 to 5 April – Constitutional crisis: King Baudouin suspended as king for 36 hours after refusing to sign a law legalising abortion * 26 June – City of Antwerp adopts the ''Globaal structuurplan'', a first attempt at structured urban planning for the whole city and regeneration of dockland neighbourhoods.Steven Sterkx, "Antwerp", in ''Cities as Engines of Sustainable Competitiveness: European Urban Policy in Practice'', edited by Leo van den Berg, Jan van der Meer and Luis Carvalho (Routledge, 2016). * 28 October – German-speaking Community Council election

Publications

* Brian Bond, ''Britain, France, and Belgium, 1939-1940'' (Brassey's) * B. Francq and D. Lapeyronnie, ''Les deux morts de la Wallonie sidérurgique'' * Donald Flanell Friedman, ''The Symbolist Dead City: A Landscape of Poesis'' (Garland) * Leen Van Molle, ''Ieder voor allen: De Belgische Boerenbond, 1890–1990'' (

Leuven University Press Leuven University Press ( nl, Universitaire Pers Leuven) is a university press located in Leuven, Belgium. It was established in 1971 in association with KU Leuven KU Leuven (or Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) is a Catholic research univ ...

, Kadoc Studies 9) ;Drama *

Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also l ...

, ''Four Works for the Theatre'', translated by David Willinger, Luk Truyts and Luc Deneulin

Art and architecture

;Cinema releases * ''

Koko Flanel ''Koko Flanel'' is a Belgian comedy movie directed by Stijn Coninx starring Urbanus, Bea Van Der Maat, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Herbert Flack and Ann Petersen. The movie was released in 1990 and was until 18 February 2009 the most successful F ...

'', directed by Stijn Coninx ;Visual arts *

Jan Fabre Jan Fabre (born 14 December 1958) is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist, playwright, stage director, choreographer and designer. Conviction for sexual assault and harassment In September 2018, twenty former members of Fabre's performing ar ...

, ''Tivoli'' *

Luc Tuymans Luc Tuymans (born 14 June 1958) is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it. World War II is a recurring theme in his work. He is a key figure ...

, ''Body''

Births

* 1 January – Fazlı Kocabaş, footballer * 10 January – Jeroen D'hoedt, athlete * 13 March –

Anne Zagré Anne Zagré (born 13 March 1990) is a Belgian sprint athlete. In 2009 she became European youth champion in the 100m hurdles. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Biography Just like Élodie Ouédraogo, Zagré has her roots in Burkina Fa ...

, athlete * 18 May – Dimitri Daeseleire, footballer * 31 May –

Amelie Lens Amelie Lens (, ; born 31 May 1990) is a Belgian electronic music DJ, record producer, and owner of the Lenske record label. Her debut release came on Italian imprint Lyase, and soon after a trio of releases on Pan-Pot's Second State. As a resident ...

, DJ * 23 March – Raffaele Chiarelli, footballer * 21 June – Nadine Khouzam, hockey player * 12 July –

Yassine El Ghanassy Yassine El Ghanassy (born 12 July 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Club career Yassine El Ghanassy was born on 12 July 1990 as the only son of the former football player Hajjaj El Ghanassy. He started playi ...

, footballer * 18 July –

Laurine Delforge Laurine Delforge (born 18 July 1990) is an international field hockey umpire and a Belgian field hockey player. She was the winner of the 2016 FIH umpire award and was one of the two first women to umpire at the Euro Hockey League. Playing ca ...

, hockey umpire * 19 July – Laurens Paulussen, footballer * 21 July – Evelyn Arys, cyclist * 12 August – Danira Boukhriss, newscaster * 28 August –

Louis Verhelst Louis Verhelst (born 28 August 1990 in Menin) is a Belgian former professional cyclist. Major results ;2008 : 1st Grand Prix Bati-Metallo ;2011 : 6th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs : 9th Dwars door de Antwerpse Kempen : 9th GP van de stad Geel ;2012 ...

, cyclist * 26 September – Jade Foret, model * 6 October – François D'Onofrio, footballer * 16 October – Antoine Demoitié, athlete (died 2016) * 28 November –

Dedryck Boyata Dedryck Anga Boyata (born 28 November 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. He made his senior debut with Manchester City i ...

, footballer * 22 December –

Juliette Van Dormael Juliette Van Dormael (born 22 December 1990 in Brussels) is a Belgian cinematographer. Her mother is Laurette Vankeerberghen and father Jaco Van Dormael. She is known for the feature film "Mon ange" (2016). Earlier she worked with the short"Jay p ...

, cinematographer * 24 December – Thomas Van der Plaetsen, athlete

Deaths

* 11 February –

Léopold Anoul Léopold "Pol" Anoul (19 August 1922 – 11 February 1990) was a Belgian footballer. During his club career he played for Royal FC Liégeois (1942–1957) and Standard Liège (1957–1960). From 1947 to 1954, he earned 48 caps and scored ...

(born 1922), footballer * 12 February – Gustaaf Hulstaert (born 1900), entomologist * 5 March –

Karel Thijs Karel Thijs (5 May 1918 – 5 March 1990) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1942 edition of La Flèche Wallonne La Flèche Wallonne (, French for "The Walloon Arrow") is a men's professional cycle road race held in April each yea ...

(born 1918), cyclist * 14 March –

Léo Souris Léo Souris (18 July 1911 — 14 March 1990) was a Belgian composer, arranger, planner and conductor. He was mostly known for conducting Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1956. In 1928, at the age of 17, he was foun ...

(born 1911), composer * 7 June – Max Loreau (born 1928), philosopher * 8 June –

Remy Van Lierde Colonel Remy Van Lierde, (14 August 1915 – 8 June 1990) was a Belgian pilot and fighter ace who served in the aviation branch of the Belgian Army and the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, shooting down six enemy ...

(born 1915), fighter pilot * 9 June –

Charles Paul de Cumont Baron Charles Paul de Cumont (31 May 1902 – 9 June 1990) was a Belgian general, and served as chairman of the Belgian joint chiefs of staff between 1959 and 1963, and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1962 to 1963 and again in 196 ...

(born 1902), general * 19 June –

Karel Sys Karel Sys (14 February 1914 – 19 June 1990) was a Belgian boxer who having started his professional career at welterweight went on to become heavyweight champion of Europe on two occasions, winning the title in both 1943 and 1952. Career Sys m ...

(born 1914), boxer * 29 June –

René Boël Count René Boël (1899-1990) was a Belgian industrialist and Director of the '' Usine Gustave Boël''. He was married to Yvonne Solvay (1896-1930), granddaughter of Ernest Solvay. They have two sons Yves Boël and Pol Boël and one daughter An ...

(born 1899), industrialist * 5 July – Simona Noorenbergh (born 1907), missionary * 13 August – André Canonne (born 1937), writer and librarian * 27 August –

Gérard Garitte Gérard Garitte (1914–1990) was a Belgian historian and an academic at the Catholic University of Leuven and later the French-speaking University of Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He raised the study of Georgian ecclesiastical li ...

(born 1914), Orientalist * 28 August –

Robert Jan Verbelen Robert Jan Verbelen (5 April 1911, Herent, Belgium – 28 October 1990, Vienna, Austria) was a Belgian Nazi collaborator. During the last years of World War II, Verbelen was head of the '' De Vlag Veiligheidscorps'', a Nazi SS security force ...

(born 1911), collaborator * 30 August –

Jacques Grippa Jacques Grippa (Grivegnée, 30 March 1913– Forest, August 30, 1990) was a Belgian politician, member of the resistance during World War II and communist. Biography Grippa was the son of the Italian immigrant Jean Grippa (1886-1945) and the B ...

(born 1913), politician * 2 September –

Léon Van Hove Léon Charles Prudent Van Hove (10 February 1924 – 2 September 1990) was a Belgian physicist and a Director General of CERN. He developed a scientific career spanning mathematics, solid state physics, elementary particle and nuclear physics t ...

(born 1924), scientist * 14 September – Wim De Craene (born 1950), singer * 30 October –

Germaine Van Dievoet Germaine van Dievoet (, 26 September 1899 – 30 October 1990) was a Belgian competitive and olympic swimmer. Career Germaine Van Dievoet was the Belgian champion for the 100m women's freestyle in 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923. She was one o ...

(born 1899), Olympic swimmer * 3 December –

André Vlerick André, Baron Vlerick (1919–1990) was a Belgian politician, businessman, professor and founder of the Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. He graduated in economy at the University of Ghent and was appointed at the University of Leuven as well ...

(born 1919) economist and politician * 11 December –

Fernand Collin Fernand Collin ( Antwerp, 18 December 1897 – 11 December 1990), was a Belgian businessman. He was president of the Kredietbank from 1938 to 1973 and was also a professor at the Catholic University of Leuven. At the start of World War II, Fernand ...

(born 1897), banker

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