1998 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 1998 List of years in Belgium

Events from the year 1998 in Belgium

Incumbents

• Monarch: Albert II
• Prime Minister: Jean-Luc Dehaene

Events

• 23 April – Marc Dutroux briefly escapes from custody

Publications

• J. C. H. Blom and E. Lamberts (eds), History of the Low Countries (New York, Berghahn Books) ^[1]
• Dan Michman (ed.), Belgium and the Holocaust: Jews, Belgians, Germans (Jerusalem, Vad Yashem) ^[2]
• André Pickels and Jacques Sojcher, Belgique: toujours grande et belle (Brussels, Edition Complexe) ^[3]
• Marc Swyngedouw and Marco Martiniello (eds), Belgische toestanden: de lotgevallen van een kleine biculturelle Europese democratie (Antwerp, Standaard; Amsterdam, Anthos) ^[4]

Births

• 26 July – Achraf El Yakhloufi, politician ^[5]
• 3 September – Oskar Seuntjens, politician ^[6]

Deaths

• 5 June — Luc Gillon (born 1920), priest-scientist
• 15 June — Anton van Wilderode (born 1918), priest-poet
• 2 October – Olivier Gendebien (born 1924), racing driver

References

1. History of the Low Countries at Internet Archive
2. Belgium and the Holocaust at Internet Archive
3. Belgique at Internet Archive
4. Belgische toestanden at Internet Archive
5. "De Kamerleden: Achraf El Yakhloufi" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
6. "De Kamerleden: Oskar Seuntjens" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives . Retrieved 1 September 2024.