Events in the year 2010 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Yves Leterme Yves Camille Désiré Leterme (; born 6 October 1960 in Wervik) is a Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). He was the prime minister of Belgium, from November 2009 to December 2011. Leterme was the ...

(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 André-Joseph Léonard (born 6 May 1940) is a Belgian prelate who served as the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium after his installation on 27 February 2010. He had previously served as Bishop of Namur from 1991 until 2010 u ...

, bishop of Namur, as his successor. * 27 January - A gas explosion destroys a building in the centre of

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...

, killing 14 and injuring dozens.

February

* 15 February - Halle train collision causes 18 deaths * 27 February -

, bishop of Namur, installed as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels

April

* 22 April - fall of Leterme II Government * 23 April - Pope Benedict XVI accepts the resignation of Roger Vangheluwe as bishop of Bruges after revelations of his sexual abuse of minors * 26 April - Albert II accepts Yves Leterme's resignation as Prime Minister.

May

* 31 May - Rémy Vancottem appointed the new bishop of Namur in succession to André-Joseph Léonard

June

* 13 June - Belgian federal election, 2010, Yves Leterme remaining head of caretaker government throughout

2010–11 Belgian government formation 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

* 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

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 The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has held ...

in Spa, Belgium.

October

* 21 October - Conclusion of the "

Parachute Murder The Parachute murder is the name the Belgian media gave to the crime that led to a 2010 Belgian love triangle skydiving murder trial. The defendant, elementary school teacher and amateur skydiver Els 'Babs' Clottemans, was found guilty of murder ...

" trial: suspect sentenced to 30 years in prison.

November

* 12–13 November - Cyclone Carmen causes flooding

Deaths

* 2 January -

René Oreel René Oreel (19 September 1922 – 2 January 2010) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1947 Tour de France The 1947 Tour de France was the 34th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 25 June to 20 July. The total race di ...

(87), racing cyclist * 6 February -

Ernest van der Eyken Ernest Jozef Leo van der Eyken (23 July 1913 in Antwerp – 6 February 2010 in Brussels) was a Belgian composer, conductor and violist. Van der Eyken received his first musical training at the age of five at the Music Academy in Sint-Truiden. At ...

(96), composer, conductor and violist * 7 February -

Jean-Marie Buisset Jean-Marie Buisset (21 August 1938, in Anderlecht – 7 February 2010) was a Belgium field hockey player and bobsledder. He competed at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. As a field hockey player Buisset competed at the 1964, 1968 an ...

(71), Olympic bobsledder and field hockey player * 9 February -

Davy Coenen Davy Coenen (2 April 1980 – 9 February 2010) was a Belgians, Belgian mountain biker. He won both the ''Benelux Cup'' and the ''Flanders Cup''. He also finished third in the 2007 Belgium championship. While training to qualify for the 2012 Olymp ...

(29), mountain biker * 22 February -

Fred Chaffart Ferdinand "Fred" Chaffart (1936 in Deurne, Belgium – 22 February 2010 in Brussels) was a Belgian businessman. Education He obtained a master's degree in Economics and completed the Senior Executive Program at Stanford University (United States) ...

(74), businessman * 27 February -

Frans De Blaes Frans De Blaes (17 September 1909 – 27 February 2010) was a Belgian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He competed in the K-2 1000 m at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germa ...

(100), Olympic sprint canoer * 22 April - Ann Vervoort (33), singer in

Milk Inc. Milk Inc. is a dance music group that formed in the commercial dance scene in Belgium in 1995. The discography of the group includes a total of seven studio albums and 41 singles. History Milk Inc. released their first hit single "La Vache" i ...

* 17 May - Bobbejaan Schoepen (85), singer-songwriter and entrepreneur * 27 July -

André Geerts André Geerts (18 December 1955 – 27 July 2010) was a Belgian comics creator best known for his series ''Jojo''. Biography André Geerts was born in Brussels in 1955. He studied at the Institut Saint-Luc art school in Brussels. He started work ...

(54), cartoonist (French) * 21 August -

Chloé Graftiaux Chloé Graftiaux (18 July 1987 in Brussels, Belgium – 21 August 2010 in Courmayeur, Italy) was a Belgian competition climber and alpinist who fell to her death on the Aiguille Noire de Peuterey in the Mont Blanc massif, aged 23. In the 2 ...

(23), rock climber * 28 August - Daniel Ducarme (56), former Minister-President of the Brussels Capital-Region * 16 September -

Berni Collas Bernard "Berni" Collas (27 April 1954 – 16 September 2010) was a Belgian German-speaking politician and member of the liberal Party for Freedom and Progress (german: Partei für Freiheit und Fortschritt). He was married and had three children. ...

(56), member of the Belgian Senate * 20 September -

Fud Leclerc Ferdinand Urbain Dominic Leclerc (, 1924 – 20 September 2010) was a Belgian singer, who was also the pianist of Juliette Gréco. Leclerc had a career as a pianist, accordionist, songwriter and singer before retiring to travel the world. On hi ...

(86), singer * 14 October -

Alain Le Bussy Alain Le Bussy (1947 – 14 October 2010) was a prolific Belgian author of science fiction who won the Prix Rosny-Aîné in 1993 for his novel ''Deltas''. He died on 14 October 2010 from complications following throat surgery. His writing caree ...

(63), science fiction author * 1 November - Gaston Vandermeerssche (89), Belgian partisan (subject of ''

Gaston's War ''Gaston's War'' is a Belgian 1997 drama film directed by Robbe De Hert and starring Werner De Smedt, Mapi Galán and Peter Firth. Based on a novel by Allan Mayer, the film is set many decades after the Second World War, and tells the story of ...

'') * 4 November -

Antoine Duquesne Antoine Duquesne (; 3 February 1941 – 4 November 2010) was a Belgian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the French Community of Belgium with the MR/ MCC/ PRL, Member of the Bureau of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats fo ...

(69), politician * 9 November -

Herman Liebaers Herman Liebaers (February 1, 1919 in Tienen, Belgium – November 9, 2010 in Jette, Brussels) was a Belgian linguist. He was director general of the central Belgian Royal Library and ''Marshal of the Royal Household'' of the Royal Court of Be ...

(91), linguist * 13 November -

Richard Van Genechten Richard Van Genechten (23 July 1930 – 13 November 2010) was a Belgian professional racing cyclist. He rode in four editions of the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held ...

(80), cyclist * 10 December -

Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters (30 October 1926 – 10 December 2010) was a racing driver from Belgium and former team owner of Ecurie Francorchamps and Ecurie Nationale Belge. Racing career Swaters made his debut in the 24 Hours of Spa in an MG co-driv ...

(84), racing driver * 19 December - Lucien Mathys (86), cyclist. * 31 December -

Raymond Impanis Raymond Impanis (19 October 1925 – 31 December 2010) was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Tour of Flanders, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen ...

(85), cyclist

References

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