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"person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/andre-doms", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 94, "death_date": "2026-06-12", "reported_date": "2026-06-12", "published_at": "2026-06-12T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "belgian essayist", "poet and writer", "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "France" ], "description": "André Doms, Belgian essayist, poet and writer.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/06/Andr_Doms_p1632526.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Doms" }, { "name": "Margriet Hermans dead at age 72, Belgian singer, presenter, and politician", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/margriet-hermans", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-06-03", "reported_date": "2026-06-03", "published_at": "2026-06-03T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "belgian singer", "presenter", "and politician", "journalists", 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"https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Marie-Jo_Lafontaine.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Jo_Lafontaine" }, { "name": "Martine Prenen dead at age 62, journalist", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/martine-prenen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 62, "death_date": "2026-05-26", "reported_date": "2026-05-26", "published_at": "2026-05-26T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalist", "journalists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Martine Prenen, journalist.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Martine_Prenen.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Prenen", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Pancreatic cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-pancreatic-cancer" } }, { "name": "Philippe Samyn dead at age 77, Belgian architect, engineer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/philippe-samyn", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-05-24", "reported_date": "2026-05-24", "published_at": "2026-05-24T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "belgian architect", "engineer", "other" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Philippe Samyn, Belgian architect, engineer.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/05/Philippe_Samyn.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Samyn" }, { "name": "Étienne Davignon dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/etienne-davignon", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-05-18", "reported_date": "2026-05-18", "published_at": "2026-05-18T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Étienne Davignon, Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985, died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4, 1932, he received a doctorate in law from the Catholic University of Louvain before joining the Belgian Foreign Ministry in 1959. Within two years, he had become an attaché under Paul-Henri Spaak, then Belgium’s foreign minister, and remained in government until 1965. In 1970, he chaired the committee of experts that produced the Davignon report on foreign policy for Europe. 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Born in Schaerbeek on January 29, 1955, Maene was an MP from 2004 to 2007 and a Walloon deputy from 2009 to 2014.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Claude_Maene" }, { "name": "Jean Harlez dead at age 101, Belgian film director", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-harlez", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 101, "death_date": "2026-05-15", "reported_date": "2026-05-15", "published_at": "2026-05-15T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "filmmaker", "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "France" ], "description": "Jean Harlez, the Belgian film director, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 101. Born in Erquelinnes, Belgium, on December 31, 1924, he worked as a filmmaker from 1955 to 2026. He was the first assistant to Charles Dekeukeleire from 1947 to 1950 before becoming a filmmaker himself. Harlez made films in French and was known for Le Chantier des Gosses, filmed in 1956 and eventually released in 1970.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Harlez" }, { "name": "Jilke Michielsen dead at age 19, Ewing sarcoma", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jilke-michielsen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 19, "death_date": "2026-05-15", "reported_date": "2026-05-15", "published_at": "2026-05-15T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Jilke Michielsen, a Belgian racing cyclist, died on May 15, 2026, after being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma. Born on January 5, 2007, she won the Belgian National Road Race Championships in the rookie category in 2022 and the second-year category in 2023. She also finished eighth in the youth Tour of Flanders in 2022. After her diagnosis at the end of 2023, she continued studying at the University of Antwerp while undergoing chemotherapy, before announcing in May 2026 that she was ending treatment as the cancer had returned and her body was no longer producing enough red blood cells.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jilke_Michielsen", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Ewing sarcoma", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-ewing-sarcoma" } }, { "name": "Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond dead at age 95, Congolese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Luiza and archbishop of Kananga", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/godefroid-mukenga-kalond", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 95, "death_date": "2026-05-14", "reported_date": "2026-05-14", "published_at": "2026-05-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Godefroid Mukeng'a Kalond, a Congolese Roman Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Luiza from 1971 to 1997 and archbishop of Kananga from 1997 to 2006, died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 95. Born on August 31, 1930, in Tshibingu-Mukese in what was then the Belgian Congo, he joined the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and was ordained a priest on March 2, 1958. Pope Paul VI appointed him Bishop of Luiza on August 30, 1971, and he received episcopal consecration on December 5, 1971. 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He began his career with 1. FC Köln, where he won two championships, before moving to Belgian club Standard Liège in 1964. After one season in Belgium, he returned to Germany and went on to play for Bayer Leverkusen, Viktoria Köln and Fortuna Köln. Ripkens was born in Cologne on December 9, 1937, and died there.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Heinz_Ripkens" }, { "name": "Olivier Dupuis dead at age 68, MEP", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/olivier-dupuis", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-05-04", "reported_date": "2026-05-04", "published_at": "2026-05-04T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "Italy" ], "description": "Olivier Dupuis, a Belgian politician and member of the European Parliament from 1996 to 2004, died on May 4, 2026. He was 68. 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Born in Kortrijk in 1934, she studied law and economics at Leuven University and was the only female editor of the student newspaper, writing on women’s issues. She wrote for De nieuwe maand and helped establish the Vrouwen Overleg Komitee, while also taking part in Belgium’s women’s liberation movement. Mulier worked at Katholieke Arbeidersvrouwen and published De vrouw nu: Een nieuw statuut in 1966, arguing for greater support for women returning to work after having children. She later held a post in the Flemish Community from 1991 to 1996.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Mulier" }, { "name": "Sophie Flamand Belgian writer and journalist dead at age 61", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/sophie-flamand", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 61, "death_date": "2026-04-14", "reported_date": "2026-04-14", "published_at": "2026-04-14T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists", "journalists", "politicians", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Sophie Flamand, a Belgian writer and journalist, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Liège on November 6, 1964, she studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles and later became deputy director of the cultural center in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert at the request of mayor Georges Désir. She also led the nonprofit organization Le pied de la Lettre until 2009 and wrote for magazines including BoDoï, Casemate and ActuaBD. In 2022 and 2023, she published the two-part series Les Mantes religieuses with Bernard Swynsen and illustrator Christian Paty.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Flamand" }, { "name": "Delphine Noels Belgian film director dead at age 52", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/delphine-noels", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 52, "death_date": "2026-04-12", "reported_date": "2026-04-12", "published_at": "2026-04-12T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Delphine Noels, a Belgian film director, died on April 12, 2026. Born in 1973 in Liège, Belgium, she was 52 or 53. Noels was noted for winning a special mention in the short film category at the IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival for \"1 Clé Pour 2.\"", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphine_Noels" }, { "name": "Charles Delhez Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist dead at age 74", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/charles-delhez", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 74, "death_date": "2026-04-08", "reported_date": "2026-04-08", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Charles Delhez, a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and sociologist, died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Uccle on October 30, 1951, he was ordained a priest in 1982 and served at the Paroisse de Blocry in Louvain-la-Neuve. Delhez took part in the Christian and citizen forum RivEspérance and was a Catholic voice in the media, including Dimanche, where he served as editor-in-chief, as well as France 2 and RTBF. From 2011 to 2019, he taught religious sciences at the Université de Namur.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/04/Charles_Delhez.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Delhez" }, { "name": "Hermann Huppen Belgian comic book creator dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/hermann-huppen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-03-22", "reported_date": "2026-03-22", "published_at": "2026-03-22T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Hermann Huppen, the Belgian comic book creator known for Jeremiah, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Better known by the pen name Hermann, he was born on July 17, 1938, in Bévercé, now part of Malmedy, in Liège Province. He made his debut as a comic book artist in 1964 in Spirou and later began working on Bernard Prince. In 1977, he started writing his own stories with Jeremiah, his best-known post-apocalyptic series, which was adapted into a television series. He also created Nick and Les Tours de Bois-Maury.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Hermann_Huppen.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Huppen" }, { "name": "Steve Houben Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist dead at age 76", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/steve-houben", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-03-20", "reported_date": "2026-03-20", "published_at": "2026-03-20T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Steve Houben, a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist, died on March 20, 2026. Born in Liège, Belgium, on March 19, 1950, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston in the mid-1970s. After returning to Belgium, he established the jazz seminar at the Liège conservatory with Henri Pousseur. Over a long career, he performed with Joe Newman, Bill Frisell, Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Mike Stern, George Coleman, and Gerry Mulligan. He received the Belgian Golden Django in 2000 for best Belgian artist, the first winner in that category, and later taught jazz saxophone at the Brussels conservatory.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Houben" }, { "name": "Luc Van der Kelen Journalist dead at age 77", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/luc-van-der-kelen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-03-10", "reported_date": "2026-03-10", "published_at": "2026-03-10T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalist", "journalists", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Luc Van der Kelen, a Belgian journalist, died on March 10, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in June 1948 in Boom, Belgium, he studied at Ghent University, where he was a member and president of the Vlaamse Geschiedkundige Kring. He joined De Nieuwe Gazet in 1972 and served as editor-in-chief from 1991 to 1995.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Luc_Van_der_Kelen.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Van_der_Kelen" }, { "name": "Guy Fontaine", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/guy-fontaine", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-03-01", "reported_date": "2026-03-01", "published_at": "2026-03-01T03:10:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian journalist and Orthodox priest", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fontaine" }, { "name": "Lucien Ghellynck Belgian footballer", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lucien-ghellynck", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 82, "death_date": "2026-02-23", "reported_date": "2026-02-23", "published_at": "2026-02-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Lucien Ghellynck, a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder, died on February 23, 2026. He played almost his entire career with Gent and won the Belgian Cup with the club in 1964. Ghellynck received one call-up to the Belgian national team but did not play, and he was later pre-selected for the 1970 FIFA World Cup before being left out of the final squad. He was 82.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Lucien_Ghellynck.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Ghellynck" }, { "name": "Herman Suykerbuyk Civil servant dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/herman-suykerbuyk", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-21", "reported_date": "2026-02-21", "published_at": "2026-02-21T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "civil servant", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Herman Suykerbuyk, a Belgian politician and civil servant, died on February 21, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Kapellen on January 5, 1934, he studied law at the Catholic University of Leuven from 1952 to 1957. A member of the Christian People's Party (CVP), he was first elected to the Chamber of Representatives in 1968 and served until 1987. Suykerbuyk also served on the Cultural Council for the Dutch Cultural Community from 1971 to 1981, later the Flemish Council. In the Flemish Parliament, he was associated with the controversial “Suykerbuyk decree,” which was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Herman_Suykerbuyk.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Suykerbuyk" }, { "name": "José van Dam Operatic bass-baritone dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jose-van-dam", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-02-17", "reported_date": "2026-02-17", "published_at": "2026-02-17T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "operatic bass-baritone", "actors", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "France" ], "description": "José van Dam, the Belgian bass-baritone known internationally for his work in opera, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Joseph Van Damme in Ixelles, part of Brussels, on August 25, 1940, he studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and made his opera debut in 1960 as Don Basilio in Rossini’s \"Il barbiere di Siviglia\" at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie. He began his career at the Paris Opera and went on to appear at major houses and festivals including La Scala, the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, the Vienna State Opera and the Salzburg Festival. He also served as master of the singing section at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel from 2004 to 2023.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Jos_van_Dam.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_van_Dam" }, { "name": "Gérard Mathieu Schoolteacher dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/gerard-mathieu", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-02-16", "reported_date": "2026-02-16", "published_at": "2026-02-16T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "schoolteacher", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Gérard Mathieu, a Belgian politician and schoolteacher, died on February 16, 2026, in Arlon, Belgium, at the age of 78. A member of the Reformist Movement (MR), he taught Latin and Greek at the secondary school level and served in the Parliament of Wallonia from 1995 to 2004. Born in Habay on September 21, 1947, Mathieu was identified in the available record as a Belgian politician of the Reformist Movement.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9rard_Mathieu" }, { "name": "Jacques Dubois Belgian literary theorist and academic dead at age 92", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jacques-dubois-literary-theorist", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 92, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "journalists", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Jacques Dubois, the Belgian literary theorist and academic, died on February 13, 2026. He was Professor Emeritus of Literature at the Université de Liège and was born in Liège in 1933. Dubois developed the concept of the Literary Institution, following the work of Pierre Bourdieu and drawing an analogy with other social institutions such as the military, medical and political fields. He was also a member of the Groupe μ and, in 1983, was the main editor of the Manifesto for Walloon culture. As president of the Center for Georges Simenon Studies, he helped select the Simenon novels included in La Pléiade in 2003.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Dubois_(literary_theorist)" }, { "name": "Frans Van Vlierberghe Belgian racing cyclist dead at age 71", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frans-van-vlierberghe", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 71, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Frans Van Vlierberghe, a Belgian professional racing cyclist, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on March 28, 1954, in Belsele, Belgium, he rode in two editions of the Tour de France and won a stage of the 1979 Vuelta a España.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Frans_Van_Vlierberghe.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Van_Vlierberghe" }, { "name": "Brahim Bahrir French convicted terrorist dead at age -1", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brahim-bahrir", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "french convicted terrorist", "criminals" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "France" ], "description": "Brahim Bahrir, a French convicted terrorist, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 47. Born in Mantes-la-Jolie in 1978, he was convicted of terrorist-related offences. In the early 2000s, he regularly travelled to Belgium and became close to the organisation Sharia4Belgium. In 2006, he regularly communicated with the Belgian terrorists Malika El Aroud and Mohammed Merah. A year later, he aimed to wage jihad in Somalia.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahim_Bahrir" }, { "name": "Paulette Collet Belgian essayist and academic dead at age 99", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/paulette-collet", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 99, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Paulette Collet, a Belgian essayist and academic, died on February 13, 2026, at the age of 99. Born in Verviers in 1926, she fled to London at the onset of World War II and earned a bachelor’s degree from King’s College London before completing a master’s degree and doctorate at Université Laval in Quebec City. She taught at the Lycée de Londres from 1950 to 1952 and later held professorships at Kansas State Teachers College, Saint Peter’s College and the University of St. Michael’s College, where she mainly taught literature and theatre. In 1966, she received the Prix Raymond-Casgrain for her essay L’Hiver dans le roman canadien-français.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Paulette_Collet.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulette_Collet" }, { "name": "Frans Verhaegen Belgian racing cyclist dead at age 78", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/frans-verhaegen", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 78, "death_date": "2026-02-08", "reported_date": "2026-02-08", "published_at": "2026-02-08T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Frans Verhaegen, a Belgian professional racing cyclist, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Pulle, Belgium, on January 22, 1948, he rode in the 1976 Tour de France.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Verhaegen" }, { "name": "François Beukelaers Belgian actor and stage director dead at age 88", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/francois-beukelaers", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-02-04", "reported_date": "2026-02-04", "published_at": "2026-02-04T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "François Beukelaers, the Belgian actor and stage director, died on February 4, 2026. Born in Vilvoorde on February 2, 1938, he was also a singer and educator whose career ran from 1965 to 2026. Herman Teirlinck encouraged him to study theatre at the studio of the National Theatre in Antwerp, later called the Studio Herman Teirlinck. 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In 1965, he made his debut as a professional director at the Antwerp KNS with Thornton Wilder’s \"Our Town\".", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/02/Fran_ois_Beukelaers.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Beukelaers" }, { "name": "Rita Smets", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/rita-smets", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 96, "death_date": "2026-01-31", "reported_date": "2026-01-31", "published_at": "2026-01-31T22:10:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian actress (De Kotmadam", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Smets" }, { "name": "Monique Freres", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/monique-freres", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2026-01-22", "reported_date": "2026-01-22", "published_at": "2026-01-22T17:10:03+01:00", "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian gymnast", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Freres" }, { "name": "Dino Attanasio", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dino-attanasio", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 100, "death_date": "2026-01-17", "reported_date": "2026-01-17", "published_at": "2026-01-17T19:50:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "artists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium", "Italy" ], "description": "Italian-born Belgian cartoonist", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Attanasio" }, { "name": "Marceau Mairesse", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marceau-mairesse", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 80, "death_date": "2026-01-17", "reported_date": "2026-01-17", "published_at": "2026-01-17T02:15:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marceau_Mairesse" }, { "name": "Edgar Salvé", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/edgar-salve", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2026-01-16", "reported_date": "2026-01-16", "published_at": "2026-01-16T08:00:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian middle-distance runner", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Salv%C3%A9" }, { "name": "Jean Rossier", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-rossier", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-01-15", "reported_date": "2026-01-15", "published_at": "2026-01-15T17:35:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian biologist and academic", "image_url": null, 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"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Van_Belleghem" }, { "name": "Herman Wouters", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/herman-wouters", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-01-12", "reported_date": "2026-01-12", "published_at": "2026-01-12T05:20:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian politician and mayor of Grobbendonk (1989–1997)", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Wouters" }, { "name": "Jean-Louis Duplat", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/jean-louis-duplat", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-01-11", "reported_date": "2026-01-11", "published_at": "2026-01-11T08:05:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian magistrate", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": 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"person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/geert-versnick", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 68, "death_date": "2025-11-11", "reported_date": "2025-11-11", "published_at": "2025-11-11T17:21:33+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geert_Versnick" }, { "name": "André De Nul", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/andre-de-nul", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 79, "death_date": "2025-11-11", "reported_date": "2025-11-11", "published_at": "2025-11-11T17:21:33+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Belgium" ], "description": "Belgian footballer (Lierse", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_De_Nul" }, { "name": "Victor Ginsburgh", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/victor-ginsburgh", 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