Dirk Verbruggen (January 16, 1951 – April 13, 2009) was a Flemish poet and writer from Mechelen. He studied Germanic philology at the Catholic University of Leuven and became a Dutch teacher. He debuted as a poet in 1979 with 'Spiegels in het zand' and published several poetry collections and novels. Verbruggen was also involved in theater, performing plays with his students. He passed away from cancer at 58, and his last novel, 'Goede papieren', was published posthumously in 2009.
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Meaning of the name - Dirk
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Dirk Verbruggen belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Mechelen
Place of Death: Mechelen
Cause of Death: cancer
Educated At: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Occupation: poet | writer
Employers: Coloma-instituut te Mechelen
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 16, 1951
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 16, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 16, 2026 |
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| Sun | 25 Capricorn 46 | 26 Capricorn 34 | 11 Aries 9 |
| Moon | 14 Taurus 22 | 2 Capricorn 36 | 13 Aquarius 11 |
| Mercury | 2 Capricorn 59 | 23 Capricorn 25 | 29 Aries 25 |
| Venus | 11 Aquarius 4 | 28 Capricorn 58 | 13 Taurus 40 |
| Mars | 25 Aquarius 24 | 24 Capricorn 48 | 23 Aries 30 |
| Jupiter | 7 Pisces 42 | 19 Cancer 16 | 25 Pisces 16 |
| Saturn | 2 Libra 52 | 27 Pisces 10 | 28 Virgo 37 |
| Uranus | 6 Cancer 43 | 27 Taurus 37 | 5 Cancer 35 |
| Neptune | 19 Libra 31 | 29 Pisces 45 | 18 Libra 21 |
| Pluto | 19 Leo 10 | 3 Aquarius 12 | 17 Leo 35 |
| Rahu | 21 Pisces 57 | 11 Pisces 20 | 17 Pisces 58 |
| Ketu | 21 Virgo 57 | 11 Virgo 20 | 17 Virgo 58 |
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