2010 in Belgium

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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

• 2 January - René Oreel (87), racing cyclist[12]
• 6 February - Ernest van der Eyken (96), composer, conductor and violist[13]
• 7 February - Jean-Marie Buisset (71), Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player[14]
• 9 February - Davy Coenen (29), mountain biker[15]
• 22 February - Fred Chaffart (74), businessman[16]
• 27 February - Frans De Blaes (100), Olympic sprint canoer[17]
• 22 April - Ann Vervoort (33), singer in Milk Inc.[18]
• 17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen (85), singer-songwriter and entrepreneur[19]
• 27 July - André Geerts (54), cartoonist[20] (French)
• 21 August - Chloé Graftiaux (23), rock climber[21]
• 28 August - Daniel Ducarme (56), former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region[22]
• 16 September - Berni Collas (56), member of the Belgian Senate[23]
• 20 September - Fud Leclerc (86), singer[24]
• 14 October - Alain Le Bussy (63), science fiction author[25]
• 1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche (89), Belgian partisan (subject of Gaston's War)[26]
• 4 November - Antoine Duquesne (69), politician[27]
• 9 November - Herman Liebaers (91), linguist[28]
• 13 November - Richard Van Genechten (80), cyclist[29]
• 10 December - Jacques Swaters (84), racing driver[30]
• 19 December - Lucien Mathys (86), cyclist.[31]
• 31 December - Raymond Impanis (85), cyclist[32]

See also

• 2010 in Belgian television

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. Guardian Media Group. 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. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/coenen-dies-after-brain-tumor/
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. http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/showSenator&ID=4367&LANG=nl
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.