Events from the year 1993 in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

Baudouin Baudouin (;, ; nl, Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf, ; german: Balduin Albrecht Karl Leopold Axel Maria Gustav. 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993), Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his dea ...

(until 31 July); Albert II (from 9 August) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Jean-Luc Dehaene Jean Luc Joseph Marie "Jean-Luc" Dehaene (; 7 August 1940 – 15 May 2014) was a Belgian politician who served as the prime minister of Belgium from 1992 until 1999. During his political career, he was nicknamed "The Plumber" and "The Minesweep ...

Events

;January * 20 January – Kidnapping of Ulrika Bidegård ;February * 6 February – Revision of the Constitution of Belgium signed into law ;May * 15 May –

Barbara Dex Barbara Maria Karel Deckx (born 22 January 1974), better known by her stage name Barbara Dex, is a Belgian singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Iemand als jij". Dex had qualified via the Belgian n ...

represents Belgium at the

Eurovision Song Contest 1993 The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Millstreet, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song " Why Me?" by Linda Martin. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...

;June * 6 June – Standard Liège wins the Belgian Cup at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium ;July * 31 July – Death of King Baudouin ;August * 9 August – Albert II sworn in as monarch

Publications

* M. Leroy, ''De la Belgique unitaire à l'Etat fédéral'' (Brussels, Bruylant).

Births

* 29 March –

Thorgan Hazard Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard (born 29 March 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Belgium national team. He is the younger brother of Eden and ...

, footballer * 13 April – Daan Myngheer, cyclist (died 2016) * 9 May – Rachel Sobry, politician * 13 May – Romelu Lukaku, footballer * 1 June –

Noémie Happart Noémie Happart (born 1 June 1993) is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2013. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2013. Miss Belgium 2013 Noemie Happart, then a student at Uni ...

, model * 4 September –

Yannick Carrasco Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (born 4 September 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Belgium national team as a winger or wing-back. He began his career with Monaco, where he scored 20 goals in 105 ...

, footballer * 2 October –

Michy Batshuayi Michy Batshuayi-Atunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Belgium national team. Batshuayi began his professional career at Standard Liège in 2011, scorin ...

, footballer

Deaths

* 12 January –

Pierre Nihant Pierre Nihant (5 April 1925 – 12 January 1993) was a Belgian cyclist. He was born in Trembleur (part of Blegny), in the Province of Liège. He won a silver medal in the 1000m time trial at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London Londo ...

(born 1925), cyclist * 3 February :

Éliane de Meuse Éliane Georgette Diane de Meuse (9 August 1899 – 3 February 1993) was a Belgian painter. She was the wife of Max Van Dyck. They met at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts, Brussels where they attended the courses of the same professors. Bio ...

(born 1899), painter : Karel Goeyvaerts (born 1923), composer * 23 February –

Robert Triffin Robert, Baron Triffin (5 October 1911 – 23 February 1993) was a Belgian-American economist best known for his critique of the Bretton Woods system of fixed currency exchange rates. His critique became known later as Triffin's dilemma. Life A ...

(born 1911), economist * 21 March – Albert Ramon (born 1920), cyclist * 10 July –

Alfred Hamerlinck Alfred Haemerlinck (27 September 1905 – 10 July 1993) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer, who won many small races in his career (493 according to some newspapers). He won two stages in the 1931 Tour de France, and wore the yellow ...

(born 1905), cyclist * 31 July –

Baudouin of Belgium Baudouin (;, ; nl, Boudewijn Albert Karel Leopold Axel Maria Gustaaf, ; german: Balduin Albrecht Karl Leopold Axel Maria Gustav. 7 September 1930 – 31 July 1993), Dutch name Boudewijn, was King of the Belgians from 17 July 1951 until his de ...

(born 1930), monarch * 21 September –

Fernand Ledoux Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began his ca ...

(born 1897), actor * 22 November –

Alois De Hertog Alois De Hertog (9 August 1927 – 22 November 1993) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He won the 1953 edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège Liège–Bastogne–Liège, also known as ''La Doyenne'' ("The Old Lady"), is a one-day classic cy ...

(born 1927), cyclist * 29 November –

Arnold Boghaert Arnold Boghaert (21 October 1920 – 29 November 1993) was a Belgian clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau. Boghaert was born in Landegem Nevele () is a village and former municipality located in the Belgian province of ...

(born 1920), bishop

References

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