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Karel Van Miert

  • Oud-Turnhout: January 17, 1942 celebration
  • Beersel: June 22, 2009 celebration
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    Karel Van Miert  

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    Belgium  

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    Karel Van Miert

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Oud-Turnhout: January 17, 1942  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Beersel: June 22, 2009  

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  • groups Political Party

    1. Vooruit
     

  • verified Position Held

    1. Member of the European Parliament
    2. European Commissioner for Transport
    3. European Commissioner for Competition
    4. member of the Flemish Parliament
    5. member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
     

  • school Education

    1. Ghent University
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Gouden Penning (2001)
    2. European handicraft prize (1998)
    3. Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (1998)
    4. Vlerick Award
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • Belgian politician (1942-2009) | Gouden Penning (2001), European handicraft prize (1998), Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (1998), Vlerick Award

1. Levan Varshalomidze

  • Batumi: January 17, 1972 celebration

Georgian politician | Presidential Order of Excellence, Order of David Agmashenebeli | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Batumi: January 17, 1972

2. Rafał Trzaskowski (Rafal Trzaskowski)

  • Warsaw: January 17, 1972 celebration

Polish politician, Mayor of Warsaw since 2018, presidential candidate for Poland in 2020 and 2025 | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2017) | College of Europe

3. Michelle Obama

  • Chicago: January 17, 1964 celebration

lawyer and former First Lady of the United States | National Women's Hall of Fame (2022), Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

4. István Bajkai (Istvan Bajkai)

  • Budapest: January 17, 1964 celebration
  • Budapest: April 22, 2023 deceased

Hungarian jurist, politician | Laurus award (2017) | Eötvös Loránd University | Budapest: January 17, 1964 - Budapest: April 22, 2023 | István Bajkai

5. Georges Dallemagne

  • Fataki: January 17, 1958 celebration

Belgian politician | Université catholique de Louvain | Fataki: January 17, 1958 - Yalta: April 8, 1918 | Georges Dallemagne | Fataki: January 17, 1958

6. Audronius Ažubalis (Audronius Azubalis)

  • Vilnius: January 17, 1958 celebration

Lithuanian journalist and politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Vilnius University | Vilnius: January 17, 1958 - Donostia-San Sebastián: May 28, 1939

7. Bob Jones

  • Wolverhampton: January 17, 1955 celebration
  • Wolverhampton: July 1, 2014 deceased

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands Police (1955-2014) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University of Nottingham | Wolverhampton

8. Manasseh Sogavare

  • Popondetta: January 17, 1955 celebration

Solomon Islander politician (1955–), prime minister of the Solomon Islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024) | Order of Brilliant Star

9. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • Washington, D.C.: January 17, 1954 celebration

American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954) | American Book Awards (2005) | Ring of Fire | Millbrook

10. Alexei Arbatov

  • Moscow: January 17, 1951 celebration

Russian politician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of mass media

11. Sandra Mason

  • Saint Philip: January 17, 1949 celebration

president of Barbados since 2021 | Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (2018), Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (2018)

12. Davíð Oddsson (David Oddsson)

  • Reykjavík: January 17, 1948 celebration

Icelandic politician | Decoration for Exceptional Merits (2006) | University of Iceland | Reykjavík: January 17, 1948 - Des Moines: January 4, 1958 | Davíð

13. James Ramsay, 17th Earl of Dalhousie

  • January 17, 1948 celebration

British land-owner and nobleman (born 1948) | Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | Ampleforth College | January 17, 1948 - Toulon: July 14, 1889

14. Vyacheslav Lyubimov

  • Morshansky District: January 17, 1947 celebration

Soviet politician | Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour | Nizhny Novgorod Management University, Ryazan State Agrotechnological University

15. Dale McCormick

  • New York City: January 17, 1947 celebration

American politician | Maine Women's Hall of Fame (2007) | University of Iowa | New York City: January 17, 1947 - Rome: February 15, 1939 | Dale McCormick | New

16. Javed Akhtar

  • Khairabad: January 17, 1945 celebration

Indian writer, poet and lyricist | National Film Award for Best Lyrics (2003), Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu (2013), National Film Award for Best Lyrics

17. Claude Guéant (Claude Gueant)

  • Vimy: January 17, 1945 celebration

French politician and official | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit (1995)

18. Viktor Yerin

  • Kazan: January 17, 1944 celebration
  • Moscow: March 20, 2018 deceased

Russian general and politician (1944–2018) | Hero of the Russian Federation (1993), Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Medal "For

19. Denis Tunnicliffe, Baron Tunnicliffe

  • January 17, 1943 celebration

British pilot and railwayman (born 1943) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University College London | January 17, 1943 - Helsinki: September 22, 1979

20. René Préval (Rene Preval)

  • Marmelade: January 17, 1943 celebration
  • Port-au-Prince: March 3, 2017 deceased

Ex-President of Haiti (1943-2017) | Order of José Martí | Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech | Marmelade: January 17, 1943 - Port-au-Prince: March 3, 2017 | René

21. Roberto Abugattás (Roberto Abugattas)

  • Mollendo: January 17, 1943 celebration
  • Lima: January 10, 2024 deceased

Peruvian high jumper (1943–2024) | Medal of Honor of the Congress of the Republic of Peru | School Saint Francis of Assisi | Mollendo: January 17, 1943

22. Karel Van Miert

  • Oud-Turnhout: January 17, 1942 celebration
  • Beersel: June 22, 2009 deceased

Belgian politician (1942-2009) | Gouden Penning (2001), European handicraft prize (1998), Ludwig Erhard Prize for Publications in Economics (1998), Vlerick Award

23. Mechai Viravaidya

  • Bangkok: January 17, 1941 celebration

Thai activist | Ramon Magsaysay Award (1994), Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (1995), Prince Mahidol Award (2009) | Geelong Grammar School, Trinity College

24. Mircea Snegur

  • Trifănești: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Chișinău: September 13, 2023 deceased

Moldovan politician | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order for Merits to Lithuania, Order of the Republic (2000), Medal "For Labour Valour" | State Agrarian

25. Bohumil Doležal (Bohumil Dolezal)

  • Prague: January 17, 1940 celebration

Czech literary critic and politician | Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2001), Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic

26. Anson Chan

  • Shanghai: January 17, 1940 celebration

Hong Kong politician | honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Grand Bauhinia Medal, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George

27. Rosa Posada

  • Madrid: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Madrid: October 29, 2014 deceased

Spanish lawyer and politician | Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May (2009) | University of Strasbourg | Madrid: January 17, 1940 - Madrid: October 29, 2014

28. Tabaré Vázquez (Tabare Vazquez)

  • Montevideo: January 17, 1940 celebration
  • Montevideo: December 6, 2020 deceased

President of Uruguay from 2005 to 2010 and from 2015 to 2020 | National Order of San Lorenzo, Medal of Military Merit (2011), honorary doctorate of the

29. Volodymyr Horbulin

  • Zaporizhzhia: January 17, 1939 celebration

Ukrainian statesman | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1982), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class (2009), Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian

30. Valery Kechkin

  • January 17, 1939 celebration
  • Saransk: February 18, 2010 deceased

Russian politician | Medal "For Distinguished Labour", Order of Friendship, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Order of the Badge of Honour

31. Tang Jiaxuan

  • Dantu District: January 17, 1938 celebration

Chinese diplomat and politician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Dostyk Order of grade II | Fudan University, Peking University

32. Ruth Ann Minner

  • Milford: January 17, 1935 celebration
  • Milford: November 4, 2021 deceased

American politician and businesswoman (1935–2021) | Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (1995) | Delaware Technical Community College | Milford: January 17, 1935

33. Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan

  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: January 17, 1933 celebration
  • Boston: May 12, 2003 deceased

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (1933-2003) | honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1988), Freedom Award (1989), Fellow of the

34. Takao Fujimoto

  • Takamatsu: January 17, 1931 celebration

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Tokyo | Takamatsu: January 17, 1931 - December 19, 1938 | Takao Fujimoto | Takamatsu

35. Douglas Wilder

  • Richmond: January 17, 1931 celebration

American politician | Bronze Star Medal, honorary degree (2004), Spingarn Medal (1990), Phoenix Award (1990), Phoenix Award (1987) | Virginia Union University

36. Nicholas Katzenbach

  • Philadelphia: January 17, 1922 celebration
  • Skillman: May 8, 2012 deceased

American lawyer (1922–2012) | Rhodes Scholarship (1947), Henry Allen Moe Prize (1988) | Balliol College, Princeton University, Phillips Exeter Academy

37. Luis Echeverría (Luis Echeverria)

  • Mexico City: January 17, 1922 celebration
  • Cuernavaca: July 8, 2022 deceased

57th President of Mexico | Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Jamaica, Grand Star of the Decoration for

38. Joseph W. Barr

  • Bicknell: January 17, 1918 celebration
  • Playa del Carmen: February 23, 1996 deceased

American politician (1918-1996) | Bronze Star Medal | Harvard University, DePauw University | Bicknell: January 17, 1918 - Playa del Carmen: February 23, 1996

39. M. G. Ramachandran

  • Kandy: January 17, 1917 celebration
  • Chennai: December 24, 1987 deceased

film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 – 1987) | Bharat Ratna (1988), National Film Award for Best Actor (1972), Filmfare Special Award – South (1965)

40. Ma Shitu

  • Zhong County: January 17, 1915 celebration
  • March 28, 2024 deceased

Chinese writer and politician | National Central University (Nanjing), National Southwestern Associated University | Zhong County: January 17, 1915 - March 28, 2024

41. Sen'ichirō Uemura (Sen'ichiro Uemura)

  • Fukue-chō, Tahara: January 17, 1912 celebration
  • March 19, 1991 deceased

Japanese politician and lawyer | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Waseda University | Fukue-chō, Tahara: January 17, 1912 - March 19, 1991 | Sen'ichirō

42. Shakuntala Paranjpye

  • January 17, 1906 celebration
  • May 3, 2000 deceased

Indian actress (1906-2000) | Padma Bhushan | Newnham College | January 17, 1906 - May 3, 2000 | Shakuntala Paranjpye | January 17, 1906 - May 3, 2000 | Padma Bhushan

43. Boris Ponomarev

  • Zaraysk: January 17, 1905 celebration
  • Moscow: December 21, 1995 deceased

Soviet historian and politician (1905-1995) | Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War

44. Jack Acland

  • Christchurch: January 17, 1904 celebration
  • January 26, 1981 deceased

New Zealand politician | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Christ's College, Christchurch | Christchurch: January 17, 1904 - January 26, 1981

45. Colin Campbell

  • Shedden: January 17, 1901 celebration
  • December 25, 1978 deceased

Ontario politician, born 1901 | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Queen's University | Shedden: January 17, 1901 - December 25, 1978 | Colin Campbell

46. István Szőnyi (Istvan Szonyi)

  • Újpest: January 17, 1894 celebration
  • Zebegény: August 30, 1960 deceased

Hungarian painter (1894–1960) | Righteous Among the Nations (1984), Kossuth Prize (1949) | Hungarian University of Fine Arts | Újpest: January 17, 1894

47. Walter Monckton, 1st Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

  • Kent: January 17, 1891 celebration
  • January 9, 1965 deceased

English lawyer and politician (1891-1965) | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order

48. Shūji Masutani (Shuji Masutani)

  • Noto: January 17, 1888 celebration
  • August 18, 1973 deceased

Japanese politician and lawyer (1888–1973) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Kyoto University | Noto: January 17, 1888 - August 18, 1973 | Shūji

49. Vilho Annala

  • Lapua: January 17, 1888 celebration
  • Helsinki: July 28, 1960 deceased

Finnish politician (1888–1960) | Memorial medal of the Winter War, Cross of Liberty, 1st Class (1942), Cross of Liberty, 4th Class (1941), Order of the

50. Chu Minyi

  • Wuxing District: January 17, 1884 celebration
  • Suzhou: August 23, 1946 deceased

Chinese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Strasbourg | Wuxing District: January 17, 1884 - Suzhou: August 23, 1946 | Chu Minyi

51. Compton Mackenzie

  • West Hartlepool: January 17, 1883 celebration
  • Edinburgh: November 30, 1972 deceased

Scottish writer, cultural commentator, raconteur and nationalist (1883-1972) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Bachelor | St Paul's School

52. David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty

  • County Wexford: January 17, 1871 celebration
  • London: March 11, 1936 deceased

Royal Navy officer (1871-1936) | Order of the Star of Romania, Cross of Liberty, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the

53. Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger

  • Hazerswoude: January 17, 1867 celebration
  • Scheveningen: March 19, 1951 deceased

Dutch politician (1867-1951) | Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

54. Kōjirō Matsukata (Kojiro Matsukata)

  • Kagoshima: January 17, 1865 celebration
  • June 24, 1950 deceased

Japanese businessman (1865–1950) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Rutgers Preparatory School, Yale University, Rutgers University, Kōgyokujuku

55. Pavel Kurlov

  • January 17, 1860 celebration
  • June 20, 1923 deceased

Russian politician (1860–1923) | Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class | Alexander Military Law Academy, Nikolaevskaya Cavalry School

56. Douglas Hyde

  • Castlerea: January 17, 1860 celebration
  • Dublin: July 12, 1949 deceased

first President of Ireland; historian, poet, and folklorist (1860-1949) | honorary citizenship (1906), honorary citizenship (1909), honorary citizen of Dublin

57. Jens Bratlie

  • Nordre Land Municipality: January 17, 1856 celebration
  • Oslo: September 15, 1939 deceased

13th Prime Minister of Norway (1856–1939) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav (1910), Royal

58. Alexis Gripenberg

  • Hamina: January 17, 1852 celebration
  • Helsinki: March 10, 1927 deceased

Finnish politician (1852–1927) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, officier d'académie, Iron Cross 2nd Class, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of

59. Józef Sebastian Pelczar (Jozef Sebastian Pelczar)

  • Korczyna: January 17, 1842 celebration
  • Przemyśl: March 27, 1924 deceased

Polish bishop, saint of the Catholic Church (1842-1924) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Commander with Star of the Order of

60. Édouard Barrera (Edouard Barrera)

  • Perpignan: January 17, 1836 celebration
  • Saint-Martin-Vésubie: July 27, 1903 deceased

French politician | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Navale | Perpignan: January 17, 1836 - Saint-Martin-Vésubie: July 27, 1903 | Édouard

61. Pavel Zelenoy

  • January 17, 1833 celebration
  • Odesa: January 10, 1909 deceased

Russian admiral (1833–1909) | Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog

62. Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: January 17, 1832 celebration
  • March 16, 1909 deceased

British politician (1832-1909) | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | Christ Church, Eton College | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: January 17

63. Antoine-Aimé Dorion (Antoine-Aime Dorion)

  • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade: January 17, 1818 celebration
  • Montreal: May 31, 1891 deceased

Canadian politician and judge (1818-1891) | Knight Bachelor, honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1880) | Séminaire de Nicolet

64. Jean-Baptiste Krantz

  • Arches: January 17, 1817 celebration
  • rue La Bruyère: March 16, 1899 deceased

French politician and engineer (1817–1899) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1867), Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1878), Commander of the Legion of

65. Caleb Cushing

  • Salisbury: January 17, 1800 celebration
  • Newburyport: January 2, 1879 deceased

American politician (1800-1879) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Salisbury: January 17, 1800 - Newburyport: January 2, 1879

66. Charles Monnard

  • Bern: January 17, 1790 celebration
  • Bonn: January 13, 1865 deceased

Swiss historian (1790-1865) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Lausanne | Bern: January 17, 1790 - Bonn: January 13, 1865 | Charles Monnard

67. Magnus Friedrich von Bassewitz

  • Schönhof: January 17, 1773 celebration
  • Berlin: January 14, 1858 deceased

German politician (1773-1858) | honorary citizen of Potsdam (1835), honorary citizen of Berlin (1842) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, University

68. Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet

  • East Lothian: January 17, 1761 celebration
  • Edinburgh: June 23, 1832 deceased

Scottish geologist and politician (1761-1832) | Fellow of the Royal Society, baronet | Christ's College | East Lothian: January 17, 1761 - Edinburgh: June 23, 1832

69. Benjamin Franklin

  • Boston: January 17, 1706 celebration
  • Philadelphia: April 17, 1790 deceased

American polymath and statesman (1706–1790) | honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews, Copley Medal (1753), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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