1964 in Belgium

← 1963 1962 1961 1964 in Belgium → 1965 1966 1967
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1964 List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1964 in Belgium.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Théo Lefèvre

Events

• 11 May – Front Démocratique des Francophones political party founded.
• 11 October – Municipal elections
• 27 October – Hostage crisis begins in Stanleyville, Republic of the Congo.
• 24 November – Operation Dragon Rouge ends hostage crisis in Stanleyville.

Art and architecture

• René Magritte, Le fils de l'homme

Births

• 4 February – Steven Vanackere, politician
• 15 March – Marco Van Hees, politician ^[2]
• 26 March – Godelieve Jansens, cyclist
• 17 April
  • Sonja Vermeylen, cyclist
  • Bart Van den Bossche, entertainer (died 2013)
• 4 May – Peter Roes, cyclist
• 12 May – Bart Somers, politician
• 18 May – Luc Suplis, judoka
• 9 June – Bart Moeyaert, writer
• 14 June – Pieter Timmermans, businessman
• 21 June – Claude Verspaille, footballer
• 6 July – Thierry Warmoes, politician ^[3]
• 26 July – Anne Provoost, writer
• 23 August - Johan Bruyneel, cyclist
• 2 October – Hilde Quintens, cyclist
• 31 October – Dimitri Mbuyu, footballer
• 8 November – Dominique Leroy, businesswoman

Deaths

• 7 January – Jean Verbrugge (born 1896), orthopedic surgeon
• 26 February – Léon Vanderstuyft (born 1890), cyclist
• 29 February – Victor van Straelen (born 1889), conservationist
• 27 March – Roger Motz (born 1904), politician
• 21 June – Jan Mertens (born 1904), cyclist
• 27 June – Georges Brausch (born 1915), ethnographer
• 13 July – Achille Delattre (born 1879), trade unionist
• 30 July – Alfred Verdyck (born 1882), footballer
• 2 September – Henri Hanlet (born 1888), cyclist
• 17 September – Jean Ray (born 1887), writer
• 28 September – Henri Grégoire (born 1881), scholar
• 5 October – Jean-Baptiste Janssens (born 1889), Jesuit
• 16 November – Lucien Dehoux (born 1890), gymnast
• 7 December – Aloïs Simon (born 1897), historian

References

1. "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
2. "Les Députés: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives . Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. "Les Députés: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives . Retrieved 9 September 2024.