2001 in Belgium
Events from the year 2001 in Belgium
Incumbents
Events
Births
Deaths
January
- January 1 - Remi Capoen (84), cyclist
- January 7 - Robert Hurbain (72), businessman
- January 8 - Paul Vanden Boeynants (81), politician
- January 11 - Maurits Goossens (86), actor
- January 19 - Pierre Soubry (69), businessman
- January 26 - Eric Rijckaert (57), doctor
- January 27 - Marie José of Belgium (94), Belgian princess and last Queen of Italy
- January 31 - Renaat Braem (90), architect
February
- February 22 - Piet Bergers (93), actor
March
- March 5 - Evrard de Limburg Stirum (73), mayor
- March 5 - Frans De Mulder (63), cyclist
- March 16 - Brasser (64), cartoonist
May
- May 3 - Ward Schroeven (88), athlete
- May 14 - Eugeen Uten (81), carilloneur and composer
June
- June 3 - Jean-Pierre De Decker (56), film director
- June 15 - Hurey (63), cartoonist
- June 29 - Donald Madder (32), actor
- June 30 - Pol Appeltants (79), soccer-player
July
- July 8 - Kees Brug (78), singer and comedian
- July 12 - Jacques Vercruysse (71), athlete
- July 16 - Morris (77), cartoonist
August
- August 3 - Leo De Kesel (97), cleric
- August 18 - Roland Cardon (72), composer and conductor
- August 19 - Henri-François Van Aal (68), journalist and politician
- August 21 - Alfred Scokaert (80), mayor
- August 24 - Bernard Heuvelmans (84), zoologist
- August 29 - Jacques Santkin (52), politician
September
- September 7 - Georges Mundeleer (80), politician
- September 8 - Paul Ooghe (102), last surviving Belgian soldier from World War 1
- September 26 - Albert Tiberghien (86), tax consultant
October
- October 1 - Alfons Borgers (82), mathematician
- October 15 - Lieve Baeten (46), children book writer
November
- November 15 - Robert Vanes (78), businessman and professor
- November 24 - Eddy Meeùs (75), entrepreneur, founder Walibi
December
- December 1 - Taf Wallet (99), painter and engraver
- December 15 - Paul Devlies (79), politician
- December 22 - Pierre Cosemyns (71), boxer
- December 22 - Angèle Durand (76), singer and actress
- December 26 - Staf Permentier (81), comedian
- December 29 - Louis Waltniel (76), politician
- December 30 - Chaim Kreiswirth (83), Polish-Belgian rabbi
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