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Jacques Brel. Jacques Romain Georges Brel ( French: [ʒɑk ʁɔmɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ bʁɛl] ⓘ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world.
The Herkenrode beers were launched in 2009. [1] The name refers to Herkenrode Abbey, a former Cistercian nunnery (founded in 1192) at Kuringen, part of Hasselt, where beer was brewed until the abbey's suppression in the 1790s as a result of the French Revolution. The brief, obtained from Wim Van Lishout, president of Herkenrode vzw, the company ...
The Belgian Shepherd is a medium-sized athletic breed with a body built for endurance. Dogs typically stand between 56 and 66 cm (22 and 26 in), with bitches being on average 4 cm (2 in) shorter than dogs. They usually weigh between 20 and 30 kg (45 and 65 lb); the breed standard states the ideal height is 62 cm (24 in) for dogs and 58 cm (23 ...
The aircraft was by now over Belgium, and Manser ordered the crew to bail out but refused the offer of a parachute for himself. He remained at the controls and sacrificed himself in order to save his crew. As the crew parachuted down they saw the bomber crash in flames into a dyke at Bree, Belgium,13 mi (21 km) north east of Genk.
Guido de Bres (also known as Guido de Bray, [1] Guy de Bray and Guido de Brès, 1522 – 31 May 1567) was a Walloon pastor, Protestant reformer and theologian, a student of John Calvin and Theodore Beza in Geneva. He was born in Mons, County of Hainaut, Southern Netherlands, and was executed at Valenciennes. De Bres compiled and published the ...
Apr 18, 2021 · The Sint-Maartensheide nature reserve is an excellent place for a good walk in the nature. It’s a 40-hectare area of ponds, reedbeds, copses, streams, and the excellent valley of the Abeek, a tributary of the Maas. You will bump into more than one watermill. And you will experience invigorating open landscapes.
The Artist's studio in Rome. Philippe-Jacques van Bree, was a Belgian painter and scholar of his brother Mattheus, was born at Antwerp in 1786. He studied at Antwerp, in Paris (where he became a scholar of Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson ), and at Rome; and also visited Germany and England. He employed himself on historical, fancy, and architectural ...
