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1956–57 in English football

They began on a high note by eliminating Belgian champions Anderlecht, confirming qualification for the first knockout round by beating the Belgian side 10-0 in the premilinary round second leg at Old Trafford.

Alphonse Six

During this manoeuvre, the Belgian troops were surrounded by the Germans near Boutersem.

Antoine Vergote

He was the founder, along with Jacques Schotte and Alphonse de Waelhens, of the Belgian School of psychoanalysis.

Barcelona Traction

The company was developed by Belgian-American engineer Dannie Heineman.

Belgian Cancer Registry Foundation

The Belgian Cancer Registry Foundation, a joint initiative of the national, Brussels, Flemish and Wallonian governments, was founded on 28 June 2005 and officially inaugurated on 17 May 2006 in the presence of the ministers Rudy Demotte, Catherine Fonck and Inge Vervotte.

Berendrecht Lock

In July 2009, it was announced that the Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul, together with a consortium of contractors consisting of the Spanish Sacyr Vallehermoso, the Italian Impregilo and the Panamanian company Grupo Cusa, had been awarded the contract to build the six new locks on the enlarged Panama Canal to accommodate larger Post-Panamax vessels.

Bommer

Elisa Caroline Bommer (1832–1910), Belgian botanist specialising in mycology

Brenda Dean Paul

Her mother was the Belgian-born pianist and composer known as Poldowski, the daughter of the Polish violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski; and her father was Sir Aubrey Dean Paul.

Canal de la Basse Colme

The Canal de la Basse Colme is a canal in northern France from Bergues to Hondschoote on the Belgian border.

Christian Brüls

Partly because of his strong performances for the young Red Devils, he attracted the interest of some Belgian top-clubs, including Club Brugge, Germinal Beerschot and Gent.

Cockx

Jan Cockx (1891–1976), Belgian painter perhaps best known for landscapes, still life and harbor scenes

Damir Lesjak

Damir Lesjak (born 31 March 1967) is a former Croatian footballer who played for Dinamo Zagreb, Israeli side Hapoel Haifa and Belgian club Mouscron.

David Dusa

He is also developing a TV-series, Paradise Institute, in collaboration with Mike Sens, and works as a playwright for Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus, on the creation of his next show, Radical Wrong.

E314

European route E314, a European route class B road connecting the Belgian city of Leuven with the German city of Aachen

Elie Hobeika

Josy Dubié, a Belgian senator, was quoted as saying that Hobeika had told him several days before his death that he had "revelations" to disclose about the massacres and felt "threatened".

Émile Masson Jr.

Masson was Belgian road race champion twice, and won important races such as La Flèche Wallonne, Paris–Roubaix and Bordeaux–Paris.

Faisal II of Iraq

King Faisal was the model used by Belgian comic writer Hergé for his character Prince Abdullah of Khemed in The Adventures of Tintin.

Filip Claus

He also made portraits of Belgian politicians such as former Prime Ministers of Belgium Jean-Luc Dehaene and Guy Verhofstadt.

Frasnes

Frasnes-lez-Anvaing a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut

Gigi D'Alessio

D'Alessio achieved international success with his recent single "Un cuore malato", a duet with Belgian-Sicilian singer Lara Fabian.

History of the Jews in Belgium

Also he described an increase of 30% in the number of anti-Semitic incidents including physical assaults and vandalism of Jewish institutions, and a suggestion of the Belgian Justice Minister Stefaan De Clerck of the ruling Christian Democratic Party of an amnesty for Nazi collaborators in 2011.

Hostin

Countries like Brazil, Canada and USA had received Belgian and French immigrants with that last name.In Brazil the family Hostin arrived with other families at the Belgium settlement of Ilhota in the state of Santa Catharina in the first half of the 19th century.

IJzertoren

The museum houses the large painting The Golden Canvass of Flanders (“Het Gulden Doek van Vlaanderen”) by Dutch-born Belgian painter Henry Luyten.

Islam in Belgium

The majority of Belgian Muslims live in the major cities, such as Antwerp, Brussels and Charleroi.

Janssens

Frans Alfons Janssens, (1865-1924), Belgian biologist who first described chromosomal crossover

Joshua Fineberg

He worked on an evening-length modern dance/theatre piece with the Belgian choreographer Johanne Saunier and founding member of the Wooster Group Jim Clayburgh based on Nabokov’s Lolita.

Józef Warszewicz

In 1844, upon recommendation of Alexander von Humboldt, he was sent by Messrs. Van Houtte, a horticulturalist of Ghent, to join a Belgian colony in Guatemala, where he soon became an independent collector and wholesale supplier of plants to European horticulturalists and botanical gardens.

Laurensberg

Beyond the German border, the district borders the Belgian town of Kelmis, in the Province of Liège, as well as the Dutch communities of Vaals, Wittem and Simpelveld, all contained with the Dutch Province of Limburg.

Le drapeau belge

”Le drapeau belge” ("The Belgian Flag") is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917.

Linx

David Linx (born 1965), Belgian jazz singer, composer, and songwriter

Marc Goossens

Marc Goossens nicknamed The Goose (born 30 November 1969 in Geel) is a Belgian racecar driver who drove in Formula 3000 from 1994 to 1996 and part-time from 1999 to 2001.

Maurice Seynaeve

Maurice Seynaeve (Heule (near Kortrijk) Belgium, 31 January 1907 - Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Argentina, 28 November 1998) was a Belgian Cyclo-cross rider in the years 1928-1940.

Mpenza

Mbo Mpenza, Belgian international footballer of DR Congo descent, brother of Émile

Neil Galanter

Neil Galanter is an American pianist in Los Angeles, California, who is a leading specialist in researching and performing the works of Iberian/Spanish, Catalan, Belgian, and other European composers including Mompou, Montsalvatge, Granados, Albeniz, Mompou, Blancafort, Espla, and Poot.

Pierre Goldschmidt

Mr. Pierre Goldschmidt, a Belgian nuclear scientist, retired June, 2005, as Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency, (IAEA), succeeded by Olli Heinonen.

Piet Vanthemsche

From July 2006 until April 2007, he was General Administrator of the Belgian Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products after which he was succeeded by Xavier De Cuyper.

Plop

Kabouter Plop, the eponymous hero of the Belgian children's TV and comic strip series

Princess Mathilde Fund

The fund was created from the donations the princess received on her wedding with Prince Philippe, and is aimed towards the most vulnerable people in Belgian society.

Psyko Punkz

The two are signed to the Belgian record label Dirty Workz, where they have been regularly releasing tracks since the year 2008.

Pump It Up!

"Pump It Up!" is the title of a song recorded by Belgian artist Danzel.

Qibao

The town was also once the residence of the famous painter Zhang Chongren, a friend of the Belgian cartoonist Hergé, on whom the character Chang Chong-Chen from "The Adventures of Tintin" was based.

Royal Observatory of Belgium

The first Belgian astronomical expedition was sent to Santiago and San Antonio to observe the transit of Venus in 1882.

Schalkse Ruiters

They dressed up as airpilots, wearing fake uniforms and forged badges, and were able to pass all security controls of the Belgian airport Zaventem.

Søren Marinus Jensen

Following a victory against the German, he faced and defeated the Belgian Debouis and then Bauer from Austria in order to win the gold medal in the heavyweight class, at which point King George I of Greece called out to him in congratulation.

Stefan Šćepović

In July 2010 he signed a contract with Belgian club Club Brugge, as he immediately wanted to play.

Synaptic noise

To understand the future of synaptic noise research, it would be essential to discuss the work of Alain Destexhe, a Belgian doctor who has greatly studied the importance of synaptic noise in neuronal connections.

The Mystery of the Blue Diamond

Tintin in India: The Mystery of the Blue Diamond, is a 1941 Belgian theatre piece in three acts written by Hergé and Jacques Van Melkebeke.

Tom Vanstiphout

Tom Vanstiphout (born 29 April 1975) is a Belgian musician who has made two solo albums and has toured with Clouseau, Jan Leyers and Milow.

VZW

Association without lucrative purpose, from the Belgian vereniging zonder winstoogmerk


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