1970 in Belgium

← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Belgium → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1970 List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1970 in Belgium.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Baudouin ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Gaston Eyskens

Events

• 16 August – Jacky Ickx wins 1970 Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring
• 20 September – Jacky Ickx wins 1970 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Mont-Tremblant
• 11 October – Municipal elections
• 24 December – Constitutional amendment to reflect the legal status of communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. ^[2]

Publications

• Luc André and Paul van Morckhoven, Contemporary Belgian Theatre (Brussels, Belgian Information and Documentation Institute) ^[3]
• Jan Dhondt, The Industrial Revolution in Belgium and Holland, 1700–1914 (London, Collins) ^[4]
• OECD, OECD Economic Surveys: B.L.E.U. 1970. ^[5]

Art and architecture

Buildings

• Work beings on Jacques Cuisinier's Brusilia building (completed 1974)

Births

• 17 January – Tom Hautekiet, graphic designer (died 2020)
• 10 March – Benoît Lutgen, politician

References

1. "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
2. F. Perin, "Le révision de la Constitution Belge du 24 décémbre 1970", in Miscellanea W.J. Ganshof van der Meersch, vol. 3 (Brussels, 1972), pp. 261-291.
3. At Internet Archive
4. "The industrial revolution in Belgium and Holland, 1700-1914". 1970.
5. On Google Books

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