1991 in Belgium

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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
28 June - Kevin De Bruyne, footballer
12 September - Thomas Meunier, 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]

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References

↑ "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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[1] "Baudouin I | king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

[2] 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.

[3] "1991 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

[4] "Alois Vansteenkiste". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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