2009 in Belgium
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See also: | Other events of 2009 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the year 2009 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Albert II[1]
- Prime Minister: Herman Van Rompuy to 15 November; from 25 November Yves Leterme
Events
- January
- 4 January – Johan Bonny consecrated as bishop of Antwerp.[2]
- 23 January – Dendermonde nursery attack
- February
- 11 February – With 5,000 present, the Fortis shareholders' meeting to vote on the break-up and sale of the company to the Dutch and Belgian governments was the largest shareholders' meeting in Belgian history.[3]
- 26 February – Franco-Belgian bank Dexia announces 3.3 billion euros of net losses for 2008.[4]
- March
- 4 March – Association belge des familles des disparus (founded 1948) wound up.[5]
- October
- 11 October – Father Damien canonised by Pope Benedict XVI, in the presence of King Albert II, Queen Paola, and Herman Van Rompuy.[6]
- November
- 15 November – Herman Van Rompuy resigns as Prime Minister in order to become President of the European Council; Van Rompuy Government ends.
- 25 November – Leterme II Government sworn in.
Deaths
- 4 January - Lei Clijsters (52), footballer, father of Kim Clijsters.[7]
- 2 February - Louis Proost (73), cyclist.[8]
- 4 March - Patricia De Martelaere (51), writer.[9]
- 18 March – Rita Lejeune (102), medievalist
- 6 March - Henri Pousseur (79), composer.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Albert II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Danneels, Godfried (4 Jan 2009). "Homilie door kardinaal Godfried Danneels" [Homily by Cardinal Godfried Daneels] (PDF). Kerknet (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 Jan 2009.
- ^ "Drukst bijgewoonde vergadering ooit". De Tijd (in Dutch). 11 Feb 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2018.
- ^ "Franco-Belgian bank Dexia posts 3.3 billion euros losses for 2008". Expatica. 27 Feb 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 1 Sep 2018.
- ^ Laurence Dumonceau (2018). "Inventaire des archives du Fonds Vander Borght, 1940–2009" (PDF).
- ^ "Le Père Damien proclamé saint", Le Soir, 11 Oct 2009, archived from the original on 2009-10-14, retrieved 2018-08-31
- ^ "Former Red Devil Lei Clijsters dies". www.soccernews.com. Soccer News. 4 Jan 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2018.
- ^ "Louis Proost". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 7 Jan 2018.
- ^ "Patricia de Martelaere". Knack (in Dutch). 11 Mar 2009. Retrieved 1 Sep 2018.
- ^ "Henri Pousseur, compositeur". Le Monde (in French). 10 Mar 2009.
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