Events in the year 1964 in Belgium.
Incumbents Monarch: Baudouin Prime Minister: Théo Lefèvre
Events 17 February – Government of Belgium and Government of Morocco sign a convention for the recruitment of guest workers. 11 May – Front Démocratique des Francophones political party founded. 11 October – Municipal elections 27 October – Hostage crisis begins in Stanleyville, Republic of the Congo. 24 November – Operation Dragon Rouge ends hostage crisis in Stanleyville.
Art and architecture René Magritte, Le fils de l'homme
Births 4 February – Steven Vanackere, politician 15 March – Marco Van Hees, politician 26 March – Godelieve Jansens, cyclist 17 April Sonja Vermeylen, cyclist Bart Van den Bossche, entertainer (died 2013) 4 May – Peter Roes, cyclist 12 May – Bart Somers, politician 18 May – Luc Suplis, judoka 9 June – Bart Moeyaert, writer 14 June – Pieter Timmermans, businessman 21 June – Claude Verspaille, footballer 3 July – Frederik Vansina, pilot 6 July – Thierry Warmoes, politician 26 July – Anne Provoost, writer 23 August - Johan Bruyneel, cyclist 2 October – Hilde Quintens, cyclist 31 October – Dimitri Mbuyu, footballer 8 November – Dominique Leroy, businesswoman
Deaths 7 January – Jean Verbrugge (born 1896), orthopedic surgeon 26 February – Léon Vanderstuyft (born 1890), cyclist 29 February – Victor van Straelen (born 1889), conservationist 27 March – Roger Motz (born 1904), politician 21 June – Jan Mertens (born 1904), cyclist 27 June – Georges Brausch (born 1915), ethnographer 13 July – Achille Delattre (born 1879), trade unionist 30 July – Alfred Verdyck (born 1882), footballer 2 September – Henri Hanlet (born 1888), cyclist 17 September – Jean Ray (born 1887), writer 28 September – Henri Grégoire (born 1881), scholar 5 October – Jean-Baptiste Janssens (born 1889), Jesuit 16 November – Lucien Dehoux (born 1890), gymnast 7 December – Aloïs Simon (born 1897), historian
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