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

• 17 February – Government of Belgium and Government of Morocco sign a convention for the recruitment of guest workers. ^[2]
• 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 ^[3]
• 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
• 3 July – Frederik Vansina, pilot
• 6 July – Thierry Warmoes, politician ^[4]
• 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. Bosco d'Otreppe (17 February 2024). "En 1964, personne n'imaginait que les travailleurs marocains resteraient en Belgique". La Libre . p. 8.
3. "Les Députés: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives . Retrieved 9 September 2024.
4. "Les Députés: Marco Van Hees" (in French). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives . Retrieved 9 September 2024.