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]
• 29 August – 2016 Brussels National Institute of Criminology fire: unknown individuals commit an arson attack

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.
• 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 - Patrick Derochette (born 1964), criminal.

See also

• 2016 in Belgian television

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.