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124 Notable deaths
in Brussels
Joseph Poelaert
Architect (1817–1879).
Born March 21st, 1817 in Brussels.
Died November 3rd, 1879 at 62 years old in Brussels.
Jean Graton
French cartoonist and comics writer (1923–2021).
Born August 10th, 1923 in Nantes.
Died January 21st, 2021 at 97 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Yvan Delporte
Writer (1928–2007).
Born June 24th, 1928 in Saint-Gilles.
Died March 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Jacques Van Melkebeke
Painter, comic strip writer, journalist (1904-1983).
Born December 12th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 8th, 1983 at 78 years old in Brussels.
Louis Dollo
Belgian paleontologist and engineer (1857–1931).
Born December 7th, 1857 in Lille. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1931 at 73 years old in Brussels.
Jean Van Houtte
Belgian politician (1907–1991).
Born March 17th, 1907 in Ghent.
Died May 23rd, 1991 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Georges Theunis
Belgian former prime minister (1873-1966).
Born February 28th, 1873 in Montegnée.
Died January 4th, 1966 at 92 years old in Brussels.
Gerard Mortier
Belgian opera director (1943–2014).
Born November 24th, 1943 in Ghent.
Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in Brussels (pancreatic cancer).
Élie Reclus
French ethnologist and anarchist (1827-1904).
Born June 16th, 1827 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande.
Died February 11th, 1904 at 76 years old in Brussels.
Josep Carner
Spanish poet (1884-1970).
Born February 9th, 1884 in Barcelona.
Died June 4th, 1970 at 86 years old in Brussels.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner