2016 in Belgium
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See also: | Other events of 2016 List of years in Belgium |
Events in the year 2016 in Belgium.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Philippe[1]
- Prime Minister: Charles Michel
Events
- January
- 30 January – Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche is caught concealing a motor and battery in her bicycle during the under-23 women's race at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Zolder. She was found guilty of "technological fraud", the world's first case of mechanical doping in cycling.[2]
- February
- 6 February – 6th Magritte Awards to recognise achievement in the film industry held in Brussels
- March
- 22 March – 2016 Brussels bombings cause 34 deaths
- 25 March – 2016 E3 Harelbeke (one-day cycling classic)
- 27 March – 2016 Gent–Wevelgem (one-day cycling classic)
- April
- 3 April – 2016 Tour of Flanders (one-day cycling classic)
- June
- 5 June – Hermalle-sous-Huy train collision
- August
- 6 August – 2016 stabbing of Charleroi police officers: a man attacks two policewomen with a machete
- 28 August – Nico Rosberg wins the Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.[3]
- October
- 5 October – 2016 stabbing of Brussels police officers: man stabs three police officers
- November
- 19 November – Jozef De Kesel, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, appointed cardinal.[4]
- 30 November – UNESCO lists beer culture in Belgium as part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.[5]
- December
- 4 December – Lode Aerts consecrated as bishop of Bruges
Deaths
- 6 February – Eddy Wally (born 1932), singer.
- 27 March – Antoine Demoitié (born 1990), cyclist.
- 21 May – Gaston Berghmans (born 1926), actor and comedian.
- 25 July - Paskal Deboosere (born 1962), radio and television host.
- 18 August – Jan van Cauwelaert (born 1914), bishop.
- 22 August - Toots Thielemans (born 1922), jazz musician.
- 20 October - Roger Lallemand (born 1932), politician.
- 4 November - Hubert van Herreweghen (born 1920), poet.
- 6 November - Marc Sleen (born 1922), comics artist.
- 2 December - Paul de Wispelaere (born 1928), poet and novelist.
- 13 December - Patrick Derochette (born 1964), criminal.
See also
References
- ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Femke Van den Driessche banned for six years for mechanical doping – Cycling – Eurosport UK
- ^ Giles Richards (28 August 2016). "Lewis Hamilton comes third to keep F1 lead as Nico Rosberg wins Belgian GP". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Christian Laporte (19 November 2016). "Officiel: Mgr De Kesel nouveau cardinal belge". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Cheers as Belgian beer is added to Unesco cultural heritage list". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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