1991 in Belgium

Events from the year 1991 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin
• Prime Minister: Wilfried Martens

Events

• 7 February – André-Joseph Léonard appointed Bishop of Namur by Pope John Paul II
• 14 April – André-Joseph Léonard consecrated as Bishop of Namur by Cardinal Godfried Danneels
• 18 July - Assassination of Socialist politician André Cools.
• 25 August - The Belgian Grand Prix is held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and is won by Ayrton Senna.
• 29 September - New government formed under incumbent Prime Minister Wilfried Martens
• 24 November - Belgian general election, 1991
• 27 December – Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem retires as bishop of Ghent

Births

• 7 January - Eden Hazard, footballer
• 28 June - Kevin De Bruyne, footballer
• 12 September - Thomas Meunier, footballer
• 12 November - Gijs Van Hoecke, cyclist

Deaths

• 18 July - André Cools (63), Socialist politician and former government minister
• 27 September - Alois Vansteenkiste (63), cyclist

References