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Belgium in 1990

Historical records for Belgium in 1990, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

13Records
7Events
10Named people
4Places
3Categories

Historical records

June

12 June 1990Long-Range Goal Against South KoreaMichel De Wolf

Verona · Sport / Football

Strikes Belgium's second goal from distance in the 64th minute to secure a 2-0 World Cup victory over South Korea.

12 June 1990Opening Goal Against South KoreaMarc Degryse

Verona · Sport / Football

Breaks the deadlock in the 53rd minute as Belgium begin their 2-0 World Cup victory over South Korea.

17 June 1990World Cup Goal Against UruguayJan Ceulemans

Verona · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's third goal in the 3-1 World Cup group-stage victory over Uruguay.

17 June 1990World Cup Goal Against UruguayLei Clijsters

Verona · Sport / Football

Scores the opening goal as Belgium defeat Uruguay 3-1 at the World Cup.

19 June 1990Treaty of SchengenMark Maria Frans Eyskens

Schengen · Government / Government of Belgium

Eyskens endorses the detailed Convention governing visas, frontiers and cooperation between national authorities. Belgian officials favour gradual implementation backed by shared security measures.

19 June 1990Treaty of SchengenWilfried Martens

Schengen · Government / Government of Belgium

Leads Belgium when the five founding states sign the Convention implementing the 1985 Schengen Agreement.

19 June 1990Treaty of SchengenLouis Tobback

Schengen · Government / Government of Belgium

In Belgium, Tobback supports stronger external-border and policing safeguards accompanying freer internal movement. Belgian policy links freer movement with close Benelux cooperation.

19 June 1990Treaty of SchengenMelchior Wathelet

Schengen · Government / Government of Belgium

During the Schengen process, Wathelet supports the legal framework established by the Schengen Implementing Convention. The Belgian approach combines mobility with common visa and policing rules.

21 June 1990World Cup Goal Against SpainPatrick Vervoort

Verona · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's goal in the 2-1 World Cup group-stage defeat by Spain.

November

27 November 1990Treaty of SchengenMark Maria Frans Eyskens

Paris · Government / Government of Belgium

During the Schengen process, Eyskens welcomes Italy's entry into the Schengen arrangements at Paris. Belgium supports wider participation while preserving practical security cooperation.

27 November 1990Treaty of SchengenWilfried Martens

Paris · Government / Government of Belgium

Martens helps lead Belgium as Italy signs its agreement to accede to the Schengen Convention. Brussels also stresses coordinated policing and external-border safeguards.

Other Events

1990Joint Web ProjectRobert Cailliau

Geneva · Science / Technology

Helps organize development and promotion of web technology at CERN.

1990World Wide Web ProposalRobert Cailliau

Geneva · Science / Technology

Co-authors a formal proposal for the World Wide Web project.

Names involved

Jan CeulemansLei ClijstersLouis TobbackMarc DegryseMark Maria Frans EyskensMelchior WatheletMichel De WolfPatrick VervoortRobert CailliauWilfried Martens

Places involved

GenevaParisSchengenVerona

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.