1985 in Belgium
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Events in the year 1985 in Belgium.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 15 January – Communist Combatant Cells (CCC) bomb the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, killing two firemen and wounding others.[2]
- 3 February – Roger Vangheluwe consecrated as bishop of Bruges by Cardinal Godfried Danneels
- 16 to 21 May – Pope John Paul II visits Belgium
- 29 May – Heysel Stadium disaster
- 15 September – Ayrton Senna wins the 1985 Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps
- 27 September – Brabant killers carry out armed robberies in Braine-l'Alleud and Overijse, killing eight.
- 8 October to 5 November – CCC firebomb a series of companies
- 13 October – General elections
- 9 November – Brabant killers carry out an armed robbery in Aalst, killing eight.
- 6 December
- CCC attack NATO pipeline in Wortegem-Petegem
- Liège law court bombing
Publications[edit]
- T. Luykx and M. Platel, Politieke geschiedenis van België van 1944 tot 1985 (2 vols., Antwerp, Kluwer).
Art and architecture[edit]
- Films
- Hugo Claus (dir.), De Leeuw van Vlaanderen
- Nicole Van Goethem (dir.), A Greek Tragedy
Births[edit]
- 5 January – Bart Goossens, footballer
- 1 February – Tim De Meersman, footballer
- 5 February – Tatiana Silva, beauty queen
- 15 February – Sara Peeters, cyclist
- 12 March – Stromae, musician and producer
- 16 March – Saskia Bricmont, politician
- 20 June – Dieter Vanthourenhout, cyclist
- 5 August – Joeri Calleeuw, cyclist
- 14 September – Stijn Neirynck, cyclist
- 25 September – Nicolas Achten, musician
- 10 October – Dominique Cornu, cyclist
- 5 December
- Mehdi Dehbi, actor and theatre director
- Nico Verdonck, racing driver
- 22 December – Aurora Marion, actress
Deaths[edit]
- 2 February – Lucien Cooremans (born 1899), politician
- 18 July – Louisa Ghijs (born 1902), actress
- 17 June – Pieter De Somer (born 1917), scientist
- 10 October – Alice Melin (born 1900), politician
- 29 October – Alice Roberts (born 1906), actress
- 16 November – Léon Lampo (born 1923), athlete
- 9 December – François Morren (born 1899), athlete
- 15 December – Jean van den Bosch (born 1910), diplomat
References[edit]
- ^ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. 8 March 2024.
- ^ John E. Jessup (1998). An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 133. ISBN 978-0-313-28112-9.
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