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List of events
Events in the year 2017 in
Belgium .
January
February
14 February – Mayor of
Mechelen ,
Bart Somers , wins world mayor of the year award,
[5] for his efforts to promote integration and prevent crime.
[6]
May
June
August
October
November
July
François Van der Elst
5 January –
Luc Coene , economist (b. 1947).
[15]
11 January –
François Van der Elst , footballer (b. 1954).
[16]
21 January –
Marc Baecke , footballer (b. 1956).
[17]
1 February
8 February –
Jan Vansina , historian and anthropologist (b. 1929).
[20]
9 February –
Serge Baguet , cyclist (b. 1969).
[21]
20 February –
André Vlayen , cyclist (b. 1931).
[22]
27 February –
Marcel De Corte , footballer (b. 1929).
[23]
2 March –
Édouard Close , politician (b. 1929).
[24]
6 March –
Eddy Pauwels , cyclist (b. 1935).
[25]
12 March –
Patrick Nève , racing driver (b. 1949).
[26]
17 April –
Nicolle Van Den Broeck , cyclist (b. 1946).
[27]
30 April – Jean De Mesmaeker (
Jidéhem ), cartoonist (b. 1935).
[28]
15 May –
Ulrich Libbrecht , philosopher (b. 1928).
[29]
20 May –
Emile Degelin , filmmaker (b. 1926).
[30]
24 May –
Pierre Seron , cartoonist (b. 1942).
[31]
1 June –
Leon Lemmens , bishop (b. 1954).
[32]
6 June –
François Houtart , radical priest (b. 1925).
[33]
1 September –
Annette Wademant , screenwriter (b. 1928)
7 December –
Philippe Maystadt , politician (b. 1948).
[34]
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"Philippe, king of Belgium | king of Belgium" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 28 March 2019 .
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"Raciste, la nouvelle miss Belgique? Romanie Schotte se défend" .
La Libre Belgique (in French). 17 January 2017.
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"Racisme: Miss Belgique 2017 au coeur d'une polémique" .
Jeune Afrique (in French). 17 January 2017.
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"Betoging tegen Miss België in Brusselse straten" .
De Morgen (in Dutch). 31 January 2017.
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"Belgian mayor wins world prize for work on integrating immigrants" .
The Guardian . 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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World Mayor: Profile Mechelen Mayor Bart Somers , The World Mayor Project, 14 February 2017. Accessed 15 June 2017.
^ Daniel Boffey (24 May 2017).
" 'Trump not welcome': demonstrators take to the streets of Brussels" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ Daniel Boffey; Jennifer Rankin (25 May 2017).
"Trump rebukes Nato leaders for not paying defence bills" . The Guardian . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Brussels train station blast being treated as terror attack" .
Associated Press . 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Islamic State claims Brussels knife attack on soldiers" .
The Daily Telegraph . 27 August 2017.
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"Catalan leaders facing rebellion charges flee to Belgium" .
The Guardian . 31 October 2017.
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"Incidents dans le centre de Bruxelles après la qualification du Maroc pour le Mondial" .
RTBF (in French). 11 November 2017.
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"Emeutes à Bruxelles" .
RTBF (in French). 12 November 2017.
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"Team Sky's Froome and Thomas suffer a spill before Kittel wins Tour stage two" .
The Guardian . 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017 .
^ Xavier Counasse (6 January 2017).
"Luc Coene, ex-gouverneur de la Banque nationale de Belgique, est décédé" .
Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2017 .
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"Ex-international François 'Swat' Van der Elst overleden" .
Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017 .
^ Vergauwen, Michaël.
"Marc Baecke (60) overleden" .
Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 January 2017 .
^ Aaron Ross (2 February 2017).
"Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, dies" . Reuters . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Former bugler Antoon Verschoot dies at the age of 91" . Last Post Association. February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Jan Vansina (1929–2017)" .
University of Wisconsin–Madison . Archived from
the original on 2017-05-14. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ Frank Eeckhout (9 February 2017).
"Voormalig Belgisch kampioen wielrennen Serge Baguet (47) overleden" .
Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Oud-wielrenner André Vlayen overleden tijdens fietstocht" .
Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Ex-Anderlecht-aanvaller Marcel De Corte (87) overleden" (in Dutch).
Sporza . 27 February 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ Michel Gretry (2 March 2017).
"Edouard Close, ancien bourgmestre de Liège, est décédé" .
RTBF . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Ex-geletruidrager Eddy Pauwels (81) overleden" (in Dutch).
Sporza . 7 March 2017. Archived from
the original on 10 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Patrick Nève, ancien pilote belge de Formule 1, est décédé" .
RTBF . 13 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Nicole Van den Broeck, ancienne championne du monde de cyclisme sur route, est décédée" (in French).
RTBF . 20 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Décès de Jidéhem, auteur belge de BD et pilier du journal "Spirou" " .
La Libre Belgique (in French). 2 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ Peter Malaise (17 May 2017).
"Ereburger Ulrich Libbrecht overleden" .
Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Le cinéaste Emile Degelin est décédé à Louvain" (in French). RTLInfo. 20 May 2017. Archived from
the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
^ Jacques Schraûwen (24 May 2017).
"Les Petits Hommes perdent leur créateur" (in French).
RTBF . Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Hulpbisschop Leon Lemmens overleden" .
Gazet van Antwerpen . 2 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"François Houtart, prêtre, sociologue et militant" .
La Libre Belgique (in French). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017 .
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"Gewezen minister van Financiën overleden" . De Standaard .