1976 in Belgium

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Events in the year 1976 in Belgium.

Incumbents

Events

3 January – Flooding in Ruisbroek.^[2]
April – World Environment and Resources Council conference in Brussels.^[3]
16 May – Niki Lauda wins the 1976 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit Zolder
22 June to 8 July – Longest heatwave recorded in Belgium, with 16 days of temperatures over 30°C.^[4]
8 July – European People's Party founded in Brussels
20 September – Brussels Metro opens.
10 October – Municipal elections confirm the fusion of the Belgian municipalities, reducing the number of local governments from 2,359 to 589.^[5]

Publications

OECD, Economic Surveys: Belgium–Luxembourg.^[6]
Jonathan E. Helmreich, Belgium and Europe: A Study in Small Power Diplomacy (The Hague, Mouton)

Art and architecture

Astro Tower, Brussels Wetstraat675.jpg — Astro Tower, Brussels

Buildings

Astro Tower, Brussels, completed.

Births

18 January – Laurence Courtois, tennis player
29 January – Belle Perez, singer
27 February – Ludovic Capelle, cyclist
3 March – Joos Valgaeren, footballer
4 March – Regi Penxten, DJ
11 June – Gaëtan Englebert, footballer
17 June – Sven Nys, cyclist
10 July – Wilfried Cretskens, cyclist
12 July – Dave Bruylandts, cyclist
26 August – Freya Piryns, politician
19 November – Benny Vansteelant, athlete (died 2007)
16 November – Mario Barravecchia, singer
4 December – Mbo Mpenza, footballer
11 December – Timmy Simons, footballer

Deaths

6 January – Henry George (born 1891), cyclist
28 January – Marcel Broodthaers (born 1924), artist
17 February – Jean Servais (born 1910), actor
16 March – Albert Lilar (born 1900), politician
13 April – Gustave Danneels (born 1913), cyclist
10 August – Fernand Dehousse (born 1906), politician
29 December – Ivo Van Damme (born 1954), athlete

References

↑ "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.
↑ Patrick Poppe (3 January 2016). "Ramp in Ruisbroek veertig jaar geleden". Gazet van Antwerpen .
↑ The Environment of Human Settlements: Human Well-Being in Cities, edited by P. Laconte et al., vol. 1 (Oxford, Pergamon, 1976).
↑ Philippe Mievis (3 June 2011). "L'été 1976: un été légendaire". meteobelgique.be.
↑ Lina Pasquale (6 October 2018). "1976: des élections communales pas comme les autres". Le Soir (in French).
↑ OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium 1976. July 1976. ISBN 9789264150171.

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[1] "Baudouin I, king of Belgium". Encyclopedia Britannica.

[2] Patrick Poppe (3 January 2016). "Ramp in Ruisbroek veertig jaar geleden". Gazet van Antwerpen .

[3] The Environment of Human Settlements: Human Well-Being in Cities, edited by P. Laconte et al., vol. 1 (Oxford, Pergamon, 1976).

[4] Philippe Mievis (3 June 2011). "L'été 1976: un été légendaire". meteobelgique.be.

[5] Lina Pasquale (6 October 2018). "1976: des élections communales pas comme les autres". Le Soir (in French).

[6] OECD Economic Surveys: Belgium 1976. July 1976. ISBN 9789264150171.

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