2010 in Belgium

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List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 2010 in Belgium.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: Albert II[1]
  • Prime Minister: Yves Leterme (until 22 April; thereafter as caretaker)

Events[]

January[]

  • 18 January - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Godfried Danneels as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and appoints André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, as his successor.[2]
  • 27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of Liège, killing 14 and injuring dozens.[3]

February[]

  • 15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths[4]
  • 27 February - André-Joseph Léonard, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels

April[]

  • 22 April - fall of Leterme II Government[5]
  • 23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors[6]
  • 26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.[7]

May[]

  • 31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard[8]

June[]

  • 13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010,[9] Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout 2010–11 Belgian government formation
  • 20 June - Rémy Vancottem installed as bishop of Namur
  • 24 June - judicial police carry out raids at Cardinal Danneels's apartment and the archbishop's palace in Mechelen in a fruitless search for incriminating documents[10]

July[]

  • 10 July - Jozef De Kesel installed as bishop of Bruges

August[]

  • 29 August - Lewis Hamilton wins the 66th Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium.[11]

October[]

  • 21 October - Conclusion of the "Parachute Murder" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison."Els Clottemans veroordeeld tot 30 jaar opsluiting". Het Belang van Limburg. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

November[]

  • 12–13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Albert II | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ Rinunce e nomine, Vatican Press Office, 18 Jan. 2010. Accessed 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ Barbara Schaal (27 January 2016). "Liège: l'explosion d'un immeuble rue Léopold, c'était il y a 6 ans" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Belgium train crash: Wintry scene of destruction". BBC News. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Belgian PM Yves Leterme offers to stand down". BBC News. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Belgium's Catholic bishop of Bruges quits over abuse". BBC News. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Belgium's king accepts Yves Leterme's resignation". BBC News. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ^ Riccardo Gutierrez (31 May 2010). "Rémy Vancottem nouvel évêque de Namur". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  9. ^ Dominic Hughes (14 June 2010). "Belgium coalition talks seek to bridge deep divide". BBC News. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Belgian Catholic offices raided in sex abuse probe". BBC News. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  11. ^ Paul Weaver (29 August 2010). "Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix as Jenson Button crashes out". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  12. ^ Archives, Cycling. "René Oreel". cyclingarchives.com.
  13. ^ CDR-Mededelingen. "Componist Ernest van der Eyken overleden - Le blog de CDR-Mededelingen" (in Dutch).
  14. ^ lameuse.be. "La Meuse" (in French).
  15. ^ "Coenen dies after brain tumor". 10 February 2010.
  16. ^ "Fred Chaffart overleden". De Standaard (in Dutch).
  17. ^ "inmemoriam.be - Jan Frans De Blaes († 27/2/2010)".
  18. ^ "Voormalige zangeres van Milk Inc. (33) overleden". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 24 April 2010.
  19. ^ "Bobbejaan Schoepen: Belgian musician who worked with Jacques Brel and Josephine Baker". The Independent. 30 July 2010.
  20. ^ Mettout, Eric (27 July 2010). "Jojo pleure André Geerts". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Goodbye Chloé Graftiaux". planetmountain.com.
  22. ^ "Minister van staat Daniel Ducarme (56) overleden". De Standaard (in Dutch).
  23. ^ "Berni Collas".
  24. ^ "Décès du chanteur belge Fud Leclerc". 7sur7 (in French). 21 September 2010.
  25. ^ "SF Site News » Obituary: Alain Le Bussy". sfsite.com.
  26. ^ "WWII Dutch intelligence leader's story inspired book, film". jsonline.com.
  27. ^ "Slechte week voor: Antoine Duquesne". Express (in Dutch). 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  28. ^ "Herman Liebaers overleden" (in Dutch).
  29. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Richard Van Genechten". cyclingarchives.com.
  30. ^ "In Memoriam Jacques Swaters, 30.10.1926 10.12.2010: Anamera".
  31. ^ Archives, Cycling. "Lucien Mathys". cyclingarchives.com.
  32. ^ VeloNation. "Raymond Impanis dies aged 85". velonation.com.
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