2013 in Belgium

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Events in the year 2013 in Belgium.

Incumbents[]

Philippe, king of the Belgians since 21 July 2013
  • Monarch: Albert II (to 21 July), Philippe (from 21 July)[1]
  • Prime Minister: Elio Di Rupo[2]

Events[]

  • January 1: Bart De Wever (New Flemish Alliance) becomes mayor of Antwerp.
  • January 6: Noémie Happart crowned Miss Belgium 2013.
  • January 13: Following accusations of tax evasion, Belgium's Dowager Queen Fabiola of Belgium has her annual allowance cut by over 400,000 pounds.
  • February 9: Five people killed in a plane crash at Charleroi airport.[3] The airport was closed shortly after the crash.[4]
  • February 21: 30,000 angry workers take to the streets of Brussels to demonstrate against government austerity plans.[5]
  • May 4: During a railway accident in Wetteren several tank cars filled with acrylonitrile explode.
  • May 19: Anderlecht draw against Zulte Waregem to win the Jupiler Pro League.
  • May 21: Soccer club Beerschot AC declared bankrupt by the Court of Commerce.
  • May 30: Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Aloys Jousten as bishop of Liège
  • July 3: King Albert II of Belgium announces his pending abdication in favour of his son Philippe.[6]
  • July 14: Jean-Pierre Delville consecrated as bishop of Liège
  • July 21: King Albert II of Belgium abdicates in favour of his son King Philippe.[7][8][9]
  • July 25: First official heatwave in Belgium since the 2006 European heat wave.
  • August 25: Sebastian Vettel wins the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix.
  • October 6: wins the Marathon of Brussels in 2:15.49.
  • October 8: François Englert and Briton Peter Higgs awarded the Nobel prize for Physics.
  • October 12: Popgroup Clouseau make a comeback with the song "Vliegtuig" {Airplane} in the Ultratop 50.
  • October 19: Ten parachutists and a pilot die in a plane crash shortly after take-off.[10]
  • December 3: Three heavy pile-ups occur on the due to fog
  • December 7: Veerle Baetens wins the European Film Award for Best Actress. Death of a Shadow wins in the category Best Short Film.

Sports[]

  • February 27: Ellen van Dijk wins 2013 Le Samyn des Dames
  • August 23–26: Ellen van Dijk wins 2013 Lotto-Belisol Belgium Tour

Deaths[]

  • 4 January – Amanda Stassart, 89, member of the Resistance during World War II and air hostess
  • 9 October – Wilfried Martens, 77, former Prime Minister of Belgium.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belgian King Philippe sworn in". BBC News. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Belgian king begins talks on forming new government". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Belgium plane crash closes Charleroi airport". BBC News. February 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Five people killed in plane crash at Charleroi Airport in Belgium". RTÉ News. February 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Demonstration in Brussels". Euronews. February 21, 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  6. ^ "Belgium's King Albert II announces abdication". BBC News. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Belgium's new King: Albert II abdicates after 20-year reign to make way for son Philippe". The Independent. July 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Belgium's Albert II abdicates to make way for Philippe". Deutsche Welle. July 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "Belgium's King Albert II gives up throne to son". CNN. July 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Ten Parachutists Killed In Belgium Plane Crash". Sky News. October 19, 2013.


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