1991 in Belgium
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Events from the year 1991 in Belgium
Incumbents
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.[2]
- 25 August - The Belgian Grand Prix is held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and is won by Ayrton Senna.[3]
- 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
- 12 November - Gijs Van Hoecke, cyclist
Deaths
- 18 July - André Cools (63), Socialist politician and former government minister
- 27 September - Alois Vansteenkiste (63), cyclist[4]
References
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- "Baudouin I | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- Marc Cools and Veerle Pashley, "Shadows of Power: Agusta, a Belgian Affair", in The Routledge Handbook of White-Collar and Corporate Crime in Europe edited by Judith van Erp, Wim Huisman, Gudrun Vande Walle (Routledge, 2015), pp. 336-345.
- "1991 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "Alois Vansteenkiste". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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