Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston, in Ixelles. Her father was British, her mother Dutch. She spent some time in London and in Holland, where she was during the Occupation, arriving in the USA in 1953. ...
War dead, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Hergé (the French pronunciation of R G), pseudonym of Georges Remi. Born Brussels. Buried at the Dieweg Cemetery at Uccle. A "bande dessinée" (strip cartoon) pioneer, in 1929 he wrote "Tintin e...
War dead, Art, Literature, Seriously Famous
French, born in Besançon. Examples of work: Les Misérables, Hunchback of Notre Dame. He came to Belgium as a tourist many times and came as a political exile from the Louis Napoleon coup in Fran...
War dead, Exile, Literature, Seriously Famous, France
Born at Carpineto, Italy, as Gioacchino Pecci. Died at Rome. In January 1843 he was appointed apostolic nuncio to Brussels, leaving in 1846 to become Bishop of Perugia. Elected Pope in 1878.
War dead, Religion, Seriously Famous, Italy
Auguste Lumière: born 19 October 1862, died 10 April 1954 Louis Lumière: born 5 October 1864, died 6 June 1948
Group, Cinema, Seriously Famous, France
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