2016 in Belgium

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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 - (born 1964), criminal.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Philippe, king of Belgium | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ Femke Van den Driessche banned for six years for mechanical doping - Cycling - Eurosport UK
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Christian Laporte (19 November 2016). "Officiel: Mgr De Kesel nouveau cardinal belge". Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Cheers as Belgian beer is added to Unesco cultural heritage list". The Guardian. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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