2004 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 2004 List of years in Belgium

Events from the year 2004 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Albert II
• Prime Minister: Guy Verhofstadt

Events

• March 1 - The criminal trial against Marc Dutroux starts.
• March 22 - The criminal trial against Marc Dutroux ends. He's sentenced to a life time imprisonment.
• April 24 - Sporting Anderlecht wins the Belgian First Division
• July 30 - A gas pipe explodes in the industrial area of Gellingen, Hainaut. 24 people didn't survive the accident.
• August 21 - Justine Henin wins Olympic gold by winning the Olympic final against French tennis player Amélie Mauresmo.
• August 29 - The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix takes place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and is won by Kimi Räikkönen.^[1]
• November 14 - The Flemish political party Vlaams Blok ceases activity and after reforms restarts as Vlaams Belang.

Births

• February 6 – Princess Louise of Belgium, first child of Prince Laurent and Princess Claire of Belgium.

Deaths

January

• January 1 - Jean-Pierre Hallet anthropologist and human rights activist.
• January 7 - Leonce-Albert Van Peteghem bishop
• January 28 - André Van Lysebeth yoga teacher

February

• February 2 - Arthur Gilson politician
• February 7 - Leopold Maertens
• February 9 - Mechtilde van Mechelen actress
• February 11 - Ugo Prinsen actor
• February 13 - Jan De Laender psychologist and journalist
• February 21 - John Taylor mayor

March

• March 13 - Roger Nols mayor
• March 14 - Petrus Weemaels composer
• March 17 - Jan Van Der Auwera soccer player

April

• April 2 - Guillaume Marie van Zuylen bishop
• April 4 - Briek Schotte cyclist
• April 5 - Fernand Goyvaerts soccer player

May

• May 3 - Marc Mortier entrepreneur
• May 5 - Marc Scheers TV producer
• May 16 - Omer Grawet journalist and newsreporter
• May 18 - Rik Hamblok abstract painter
• May 26 - Frans Buyens film and TV-director

June

• June 7 - Karel Biddeloo comic book creator
• June 15 - Maurits Sabbe priest and theologian
• June 15 - Denise Zimmerman actress
• June 30 - Stive Vermaut cyclist

July

• July 3 - Freddy de Vree poet
• July 8 - Emile Brichard cyclist
• July 27 - Léon Hurez politician

August

• August 2 - François Craenhals comic book writer
• August 10 - Remi Piryns

September

• September 5 - Cecil de Strycker economist and banker
• September 9 - Hein Beniest film director
• September 16 - Cyrillus-Camillus Barbary soldier during WW1
• September 26 - Tim Pauwels cyclist
• September 30 - Fernand Terby conductor

References

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