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2002 In Belgium
Events from the year 2002 in Belgium Incumbents *Monarch: Albert II *Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt Events ;January * 1 January – Reform of Belgian local police territories into 28 "zones" comes into effect. ;April * World's first fetoscopic tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia carried out in UZ Leuven. ;June * 13 June – Peter Carmeliet awarded the Francqui Prize for his work in the biological and medical sciences. ;August * 3-4 August – 2002 Spa 24 Hours won by Larbre Compétition ;September * 1 September – 2002 Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps won by Michael Schumacher. * 21 September – Antwerp fashion museum opens. ;October * 30 October – Frank De Winne's first spaceflight begins. ;December * 4 December – Xavier Deutsch awarded the Prix Rossel for ''La Belle Étoile''. Art and architecture ;Buildings * Poelaert Elevators in Brussels inaugurated * Art Deco Flagey Building, former national broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ModeMuseum Provincie Antwerpen
MoMu (Mode Museum) is the fashion museum of the City of Antwerp, Belgium. Founded on 21 September 2002, the museum collects, conserves, studies and exhibits Belgian fashion. The museum is specifically focusing on Belgian contemporary fashion designers due to the arising of a group of Antwerp-trained fashion designers during the Eighties and Nineties (Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene, A.F. Vandevorst, etc.). The museum's first director was Linda Loppa who was also the founder and the director of the Fashion school of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp). The current director is Kaat Debo. The museum is known for its immersive scenography. Visitors are "immersed in the world of the designer or the theme", allowing for a unique experience with every exhibition. Exhibitions MoMu organises continually changing theme exhibitions about a designer or fashion-related theme in an exhibition space specifically adapted to ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Van Coetsem
Frans (Camille Cornelis) Van Coetsem (April 14, 1919 – February 11, 2002) was a Belgian ( Flemish) linguist. After an academic career in Flanders and the Netherlands he was appointed professor at Cornell University in 1968, and consequently he emigrated to the US, where, after a few years, he chose to become a naturalized American citizen. Life Coetsem was born on April 14, 1919, in Geraardsbergen, a small town in the southeastern part of the province of East Flanders, on the Franco-Dutch language border. His native language was the (Dutch) dialect of Geraardsbergen. At a very early age, he lost both his parents, and his aunt and uncle raised him and sent him to a French-language boarding school. After finishing high school in 1939, he attended a Nivelles "régendat" (a type of teacher training college below university level), yet another French-language school. However, he was so dissatisfied with the education that he was getting that in 1941, he ended it and switched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaaf Deloor
Gustaaf Deloor (24 June 1913 – 28 January 2002) was a Belgium, Belgian Bicycle road racing, road racing cyclist and the winner of the first two editions of the Vuelta a España in 1935 and 1936. The 1936 edition remains the longest winning finish time of the Vuelta in 150:07:54, the race consisted of 22 stages with a total length of 4,407 km. Gustaaf finished first and his older brother Alfons Deloor, Alfons finished second overall. Biography Deloor was professional from 1932 until 1939 when World War II caused the end of his career. Deloor was serving in the Belgium, Belgian army at Fort Eben-Emael near Maastricht when the German army invaded the fort on 10 May 1940, but Deloor together with some 1,200 Belgians were taken prisoner. In Stalag II-B or the prisoner-of-war camp II-B, Deloor was able to work in the kitchen due to a German officer that was interested in sports. When Deloor returned from the war, he came back to a plundered house and decided to start a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Dockx
Jean Baptiste Dockx (24 May 1941 – 15 January 2002) was a Belgian international footballer. He played for Mechelen, Racing White and Anderlecht, and for the Belgium national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship. He was later a manager, and was caretaker manager of Anderlecht in 1999. On 15 January 2002, Dockx died unexpectedly at the age of 60 from a traumatic aortic rupture. Anderlecht paid a lot of attention to his death and praised him as one of the most valuable players the club had ever had. In 2005 he was nominated for the title '' De Grootste Belg'' (The Greatest Belgian), but did not make it to the final nomination list. He ended up in place 401 of those who fell outside the final nomination list. Honours Club Mechelen * Belgian Second Division: 1962–63 Anderlecht * Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74 * Belgian Cup: Belgian Cup, 1971–72, Belgian Cup, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 * Belgian Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Asante
Isaac Asante (born 21 August 2002) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club KV Mechelen and their reserve squad Jong Mechelen. Club career Asante made his professional debut for OH Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it inherited, ''D ... on 15 August 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Genk. In July 2022, Asante was sent to the OH Leuven under-23 side in the Belgian third tier for the season. He scored his first goal for the under-23 in a 1–1 match against KSK Heist on 10 September. Personal life Born in Accra, Ghana, Asante moved to Belgium with his family at a young age. Career statistics Club References External links * * 2002 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Kana
Marco Kana (born 8 August 2002) is a footballer who currently plays as a defender for Kortrijk on loan from Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division A. Born in DR Congo, Kana represents Belgium internationally. Club career Kana was born in Kinshasa, DR Congo, and moved to Belgium at a young age. In 2019, he joined Anderlecht. On 20 October 2019, he scored his first goal in a 4–1 win over Sint-Truiden, to become the 7th youngest scorer at the club. On 1 September 2023, he extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2026, and was loaned out to Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; vls, Kortryk or ''Kortrik''; french: Courtrai ; la, Cortoriacum), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Regio .... International career He is a youth international for Belgium. He captained the Belgium U17 at the 2019 European Championship. Career statistics References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killian Sardella
Killian Sardella (born 2 May 2002) is a Belgian professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division A. Personal life Sardella was born in Belgium to an Italian father and Congolese Congolese or Kongolese may refer to: African peoples * Congolese people (other) * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by ... mother. Career statistics References External links * * 2002 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgian people of Italian descent Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent R.S.C. Anderlecht players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football defenders {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannes Van Hecke
Jannes Van Hecke (born 15 January 2002) is a Belgian footballer. Club career On 20 April 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex .... References External links * 2002 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.V. Mechelen players Belgian Pro League players {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Flagey
Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often implies a dead end (street) or cul-de-sac * Place, based on the Cornish word "plas" meaning mansion * Place, a populated place, an area of human settlement ** Incorporated place (see municipal corporation), a populated area with its own municipal government * Location (geography), an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space which has a name in an area Placenames * Placé, a commune in Pays de la Loire, Paris, France * Plače, a small settlement in Slovenia * Place (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, now in Turkey * Place, New Hampshire, a location in the United States * Place House, a 16th-century mansion largely remodelled in the 19th century, in Fowey, Cornwall * Place House, a 19th-century ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Deco
Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s and 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior and interior of anything from large structures to small objects, including how people look (clothing, fashion and jewelry), Art Deco has influenced bridges, buildings (from skyscrapers to cinemas), ships, ocean liners, trains, cars, trucks, buses, furniture, and everyday objects like radios and vacuum cleaners. It got its name after the 1925 Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris. Art Deco combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. During its heyday, it represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poelaert Elevators
The Poelaert Elevators (french: Ascenseurs Poelaert, nl, Poelaertliften), in popular language Elevators of the Marolles (french: Ascenseurs des Marolles, link=no, nl, Liften van de Marollen, link=no) is a public elevator in the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It connects the lower and upper town at the / with the /, in the vicinity of the Palace of Justice. The elevator consists of two independent elevators, hence the plural ''elevators'' (french: ascenseurs, link=no, nl, liften, link=no) sometimes used for its name. Construction The idea of building a means of transport connecting the Marolles/Marollen neighbourhood and the / is much older; in the 19th century, it was proposed to build a funicular for this purpose. In the early 1990s, the architect Patrice Neirinck of AVA Architects promoted the concept of building a vertical elevator. The proposal sought to "open up the Marolles district" and "revitalise the /", located at the bottom, making it a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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