2019 in Belgium
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Events of the year 2019 in Belgium.
Incumbents
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- Monarch: Philippe[1]
- Prime Minister: Charles Michel (to 27 October); Sophie Wilmès (from 27 October)[2]
Events
- 1 January – Fifteen Flemish municipalities merge into seven, the first such merges for several decades
- January – A ban on
- 26 May – European elections, regional elections and federal election
- 29 May – King Philippe held an official meeting with the leader of the nationalist Vlaams Belang party, Tom Van Grieken. According to Belgian media, 1936 was the last time a far-right leader had had an official meeting with the king.[4]
- 25 July – The hottest day on record in Belgium, with a temperature of 39.7 °C measured at the Royal Meteorological Institute in Uccle and of 41.8 °C in Begijnendijk.[5]
- 27 October – Sophie Wilmès appointed head of caretaker government: Belgium's first female prime minister.[2]
- 27 November – bishop of Ghent in succession to Lucas Van Looy.[6]
Culture
- 20 May – Best Director award.[8]
- 21 May – Plans to build microbrewery inside Grimbergen Abbey publicised.[9]
Deaths
- January
- 1 January – Wilfried Verleyen, 87, monastic historian[10]
- 4 January – Wiet Van Broeckhoven, 69, radio presenter and writer.[11]
- 18 January – Etienne Vermeersch, 84, moral philosopher.[12]
- February
- 13 February – Willy Willy, rock musician with The Scabs, dies at age 59.[13][14]
- 17 February – Claude Renard, 72, comics artist (Ivan Casablanca, 1914-1918, Les Anges de Mons) and teacher (founder of Atelier R).[15]
- 18 February – Bob Van Der Veken, TV actor (De Collega's), dies at age 95.[16]
- March
- 14 March –
- April
- 19 April – Patrick Sercu, 74, cyclist.[19]
- May
- 26 May – Alexis Dragonetti, 50, publisher.[20]
- July
- 17 July – Robert Waseige, 79, association football trainer.[21]
- August
- 4 August – André Goosse, 93, linguist.
- 5 August – Bjorg Lambrecht, 22, cyclist.
- 9 August – José Desmarets, 93, politician.[22]
- September
- 5 September – Charles Jarry, 66, comics artist (Élodie d'Avray, Costa).[23]
- October
- 5 October
- Rik Pareit, 66, journalist and writer.[24]
- 22 October – Marieke Vervoort, 40, athlete.[26]
- 23 October – Michel Nihoul, Belgian criminal (Dutroux affair), dies at age 78.[27]
- November
- 22 November – Gaston Durnez, 91, journalist, poet, writer and comics writer (De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia,[28][29] came up with the name of the comics character Detective Van Zwam by Marc Sleen).[30]
- December
- 7 December – Dani Dacquin, 84, comics artist (Adam en Eva, De Lotgevallen van Lotje, Yoeko).[31]
- 14 December – Panamarenko, 79, sculptor.[32]
- 22 December – Freek Neirynck, 70, theatre director, journalist, actor, writer and comics writer.[33]
- 30 December – André Smets, 76, politician.[34]
See also
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References
- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Qui est Sophie Wilmès, la nouvelle Première ministre?". Le Vif/L'Express. 27 Oct 2019.
- ^ Ella Wills (7 January 2019). "Belgium ban on kosher and halal slaughter methods comes into effect". Evening Standard.
- ^ Jennifer Rankin (29 May 2019). "Belgian king's meeting with far-right leader sparks controversy". The Guardian.
- VRT Nieuws.
- ^ "Lode Van Hecke nieuwe bisschop van Gent". De Standaard. 27 November 2019.
- ^ Peter Bradshaw (20 May 2019). "Young Ahmed review: subtle and timely tale of radicalisation". The Guardian.
- ^ Peter Debruge (25 May 2019). "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety.
- ^ Daniel Boffey (21 May 2019). "Belgian monks resurrect 220-year-old beer after finding recipe". The Guardian.
- ^ Wim De Smet (9 January 2019). "Afscheid van dom Wilfried: Abdij Affligem telt nu maar 6 monniken meer". Het Laatste Nieuws.
- ^ "Wiet van Broeckhoven is niet meer (audio) – RadioVisie".
- ^ "Filosoof, ethicus en opiniemaker Etienne Vermeersch overleden". De Standaard.
- ^ "Willy Willy (59) overleden, doorgroefde gitarist van onder meer The Scabs". Vrtnws.be. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Willy Willy (59), gitarist van The Scabs, is gestorven". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Claude Renard". lambiek.net.
- ^ NWS, VRT (20 February 2019). "Acteur Bob Van Der Veken overleden, directeur Thienpondt uit "De collega's"". vrtnws.be.
- ^ "Kardinal Godfried Danneels ist tot" (in German). Catholic News Agency. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Kardinaal Godfried Danneels overleden" (in Dutch). 14 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "L'ex-cycliste Patrick Sercu est décédé à l'âge de 74 ans". RTBF (in French).
- ^ "'Alexis Dragonetti zorgde altijd voor peper in de reet': Boekenvak in rouw na dood van Boekenbeurs-baas". De Morgen (in Dutch). 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Ex-bondscoach Robert Waseige op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden". De Standaard.
- La Libre. 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Charles Jarry". lambiek.net.
- ^ NWS, VRT (October 5, 2019). "Gewezen VTM-journalist en stripkenner Rik Pareit overleden". vrtnws.be.
- ^ "Philippe Tome". lambiek.net.
- ^ Sage ian Marieke Vervoort ends her life through euthanasia (23 October 2019). "Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends her life through euthanasia". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Drug trafficker associated with infamous Belgian paedophile Dutroux dies at the age of 78". The Brussels Times. 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Marc Sleen". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Eduard De Rop". lambiek.net.
- ^ NWS, VRT (November 22, 2019). "Schrijver en oud-journalist Gaston Durnez is overleden". vrtnws.be.
- ^ "Dani Dacquin". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Kunstenaar Panamarenko (79) is overleden". De Standaard.
- ^ NWS, VRT (December 19, 2019). ""Professor van het Gents" Freek Neirynck (70) is overleden". vrtnws.be.
- ^ André Smets, ex-bourgmestre de Herve, est décédé durant la nuit, sudinfo.be 30 Dec 2019
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