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2003 in Belgium
Events from the year
2003 in
Belgium
Incumbents
Monarch
:
Albert II
Prime Minister
:
Guy Verhofstadt
Events
February
1 February âÂÂ
Lucas Van Looy
consecrated as
bishop of Ghent
15 February â 70,000 people march through the streets of
Brussels
as part of the global anti-war protest.
15-16 February -
Antwerp Diamond Heist
(largest diamond robbery and one of the largest robberies in history)
April
12 April â Wedding of
Prince Laurent
and
Claire Coombs
May
15 May âÂÂÃÂ
Art deco
cinema
De Roma
in
Borgerhout
reopens as a cultural centre and performance venue
18 May âÂÂ
Belgian federal election, 2003
June
1 June âÂÂ
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Belgium
July
12 July âÂÂ
Verhofstadt II Government
sworn in
August
*
September
7 September âÂÂ
Guy Harpigny
consecrated as
bishop of Tournai
October
1 October â Merger between 3 universities leads to the establishment of the
University of Antwerp
.
Births
23 April âÂÂ
Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
, fifth child of
Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
and
Princess Astrid of Belgium
20 August âÂÂ
Prince Gabriel of Belgium
, second child of
Philippe of Belgium
(then Duke of Brabant) and
Mathilde of Belgium
Deaths
January
8 January -
Franz Drappier
comic book writer
11 January -
Bob Maertens
soccer player
22 January -
Georges Mommerency
politician
29 January -
Louis Baret
singer and comedian
February
4 February
Pierre Carteus
soccer player
André Noyelle
cyclist
6 February -
Mark Braet
poet and politician
9 February -
René Uyttendaele
mayor
26 February
Christian Goethals
race-car driver
Michel Van Maele
mayor
March
11 March -
Jacques Yerna
politician
31 March -
Theo Mertens
trumpet player
April
3 April -
Karel Boumans
comic book writer
17 April -
Jeff Schell
molecular biologist
20 April -
Henri Lemaître
papal diplomat
May
15 May
Rik Van Steenbergen
cyclist
Marcel Thielemans
singer and trombone player
22 May -
Albert Mettens
soccer player
June
1 June -
André Lootens
mayor
26 June -
Gerard Gaudaen
wood carver
July
18 July -
Daniël Van Avermaet
TV presenter
August
1 August -
Guy Thys
soccer manager
5 August -
Maurice Mollin
cyclist
September
4 September -
Lola Bobesco
violinist
8 September -
August Vanistendael
union leader and politician
22 September
Maxime Brunfaut
architect
Armand Pien
weather man and TV presenter
October
29 October -
Albert Cool
mayor
30 October -
Antoon Roosens
philosopher
November
11 November -
Paul Janssen
, founder of
Janssen Pharmaceutica
December
8 December -
Charly Talbot
politician
11 December -
Ann Petersen
actress
See also
2003 in Belgian television
References