Baron
Is elevated to the rank of baron by King Albert II of Belgium in recognition of his scientific achievements.
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2013 in Belgium
Explore 11 historical events and records for Belgium in 2013.
Historical records for Belgium in 2013
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Nobel Recognition
Is explicitly acknowledged in the Nobel announcement as Englert's deceased collaborator in the 1964 development of the mass-generating mechanism.
December
Higgs Boson
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics after CERN measurements confirm a particle associated with the symmetry-breaking mechanism proposed in 1964.
Higgs Mechanism Recognition
Receives recognition for the mechanism developed with Robert Brout.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Shares the physics prize for the theory of particle mass generation.
Other events (month unknown)
Lukaku Begins Everton Loan
Romelu Lukaku arrives on loan from Chelsea and quickly strengthens Everton’s attacking options with powerful forward play and regular goals.
Mertens Starts Record-Breaking Napoli Spell
Dries Mertens moved from PSV Eindhoven and became an influential Napoli attacker before eventually setting the club's scoring record.
Nobel Prize
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for the theoretical discovery of the mechanism explaining the origin of mass of subatomic particles.
Prince of Asturias Award
Shares the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research with Peter Higgs and CERN.
Scientific Legacy
Is remembered as the third member of the Brout-Englert-Higgs collaboration whose death made him ineligible to share the 2013 Nobel Prize.
Villa Twenty Goal Premier League Season
Christian Benteke scored 19 Premier League goals in his first Aston Villa season and was central to the club's survival effort.
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